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Diego Martín-Abril y Calvo

Of counsel

Practice areas

Private Equity Tax

Industries

Food Private Equity

Bio

Diego is of counsel to the tax department at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

He specialises in general tax law and international taxation.

He holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Diego was Director General of Taxation at the Ministry of Finance and Public Administrations. He is a State Tax Inspector (on voluntary leave of absence), Customs and Excise Inspector (on voluntary leave of absence) and State Comptroller and Auditor (on voluntary leave of absence). In addition, he has held the following positions: Chief Inspector in the Central Delegation of Large Taxpayers of the AEAT, Inspector Coordinator in the National Fraud Investigation Office, Deputy Director General of Tax Techniques of the Tax Management Department, Coordinator of the International Taxation Area of the Tax Management Department of the AEAT and Coordinator of the Central Information Centre of Public Companies.

He has also participated as a speaker at numerous conferences and seminars on taxation. He is the author of several publications on tax matters, especially those related to international taxation. He is also a member of the Advisory or Editorial Board of the following publications: IEF Taxation Chronicle, CEF Auditing and Taxation, Aranzadi’s International Taxation and AEDAF Taxation Management Magazine. He is part of the Council for the Defense of the Taxpayer of the Ministry of Finance.

Memberships of professional bodies and associations

State Lottery and Betting Administration Councils (and Chairman of the Audit Committee) and of Paradores Nacionales
Cooperatives Tax Regime Advisory Board (President)
Taxpayers Advocacy Council
Member of the Advisory Council Committee and supervision of the following publications: IEF Fiscal Chronicle, CEF Auditing and Taxation, Aranzadi`s International Taxation and AEDAF Taxation Management Magazine.

Languages

Spanish
English

Acknowledgments

  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020

Chambers and Partners Europe. 2024 Tax

"A great professional with experience and common sense."

Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Tax

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Tax

Chambers & Partners Europe 2021. Tax

"an expert in international tax with very good knowledge of not just Spanish law, but also of how the OECD and EU work."

The Legal 500 2021. Tax

‘The quality of its professionals is very high. My relationship with Enrique Ortega and Diego Abril is excellent. I really like how they analyze the issues from a technical and practical point of view. They create an environment of trust with the client that is very positive. From my point of view, the high qualification of its professionals, the fluid communication with clients, and the high degree of trust they generate in them, constitute the essential elements that differentiate Gomez Acebo & Pombo from other firms.’

The Chambers Europe 2020. Tax – Spain

"He has a very good reputation."
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