What has been the highlight of your practice over the past 12 months?

Our private client team in Cuatrecasas has been very successful due to its extensive knowledge in tax and civil law matters, gained through its extensive client base. We have organised our firm in practice groups based on technical expertise such as private client expertise, but also on business sectors and clients’ jurisdictions. We are advising many of the top families in the Catalonian region where I am based and I am proud of having been part of that success.

What advice would you give rising stars/new lawyers in the private client world?

Based on the kind of clients we advise on private client issues, I would say that trust has to be the basis of any relationship. Clients have to see us as someone who is on their side and who will treat their heritage as if it were our own. Trust and confidentiality is the other principle that any relationship has to be based on.

What is your favourite quote?

"Communication, the thing humans forgot when we invented the words," Richard Branson.

What has been the highlight of your practice over the past 12 months?

During the last year, one of the most interesting technical issues that I have advised on was the applicability of the tax treaties signed by Spain, under Article 4, to a resident under the Spanish "impatriate" preferred tax regime.
I have also advised regarding pre-immigration tax structure for a Peruvian UHNWI moving to Spain that had multiple assets and structures in different jurisdictions.

What advice would you give rising stars/new lawyers in the private client world?

I would advise them to focus on the clients and anticipate their needs since the clients and their legal well-being are the most important thing of our profession.
I would also advise them to acquire as much legal international knowledge as possible.

What is your favourite quote?

“Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world,” Nelson Mandela.