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Nuno de Oliveira Garcia

Partner

Practice areas

Tax

Head of Tax in Portugal

Bio

Nuno is a partner and head of Tax at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in Portugal.

He is an expert in tax law, international tax law and tax litigation.

He has a degree in Law and a postgraduate and master’s degree in Tax Law, all ‘cumma sum laude’, from Universidade de Lisboa.

Back in 2017, Nuno won the Forty under 40 award, granted by the prestigious Iberian Lawyer. During his career, he has been highlighted as Highly Regarded by the publication World Tax and is also recognised by the prestigious legal directory Chambers and Partners as one of the leading professionals in the Tax practice area. Finally, he has been awarded by International Tax Review IRC and by Tax Advisory Survey as Tax Controversy Leader Portugal.

Nuno is a Tax Law Professor at Universidade de Lisboa, teaching Tax Law and International Tax Law, and is listed as arbitrator for tax matters since the debut of the prominent Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa (CAAD). He has participated as author and co-author in more than twenty specialised legal publications, and his master’s thesis is currently printed in its 3rd edition under the prominent Almedina label.

Membership of professional bodies and associations

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association (OA) since 2003
National representative, between 2015 and 2017, and member of the tax committee of the International Association of Young Lawyers | Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA)
Invited member of the Centro de Investigação de Direito Europeu, Económico, Financeiro e Fiscal (CIDEEFF), Universidade de Lisboa
Member of the council of the Journal of Public Finance and Fiscal Law (RFPDF) of the Faculty of Law of the Universidade de Lisboa
Founder of the Observatório de Taxas e Contribuições integrated in CEDIPRE, Universidade de Coimbra
Invited member of the Instituto de Direito Financeiro e Fiscal (IDEFF), Universidade de Lisboa
Associate member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA)
Associate member of the Associação Fiscal Portuguesa (AFP)
Associate member of the Associação Portuguesa dos Consultores Fiscais (APCF)

Languages

Portuguese
Spanish
English
French

Acknowledgments

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020

Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Tax – Portugal

"Nuno de Oliveira Garcia has strong commercial awareness and a high level of client service."

World Tax 2023. Highly Regarded: Indirect tax, Transactional tax, Tax controversy

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Tax – Portugal

"stellar track record in handling complex corporate tax litigation."

The Legal 500 2022. Tax – Portugal

«The tax team led by Nuno Oliveira Garcia has a very deep knowledge of tax law and has a very thorough and creative approach in search of the best solution for the client, they are a reference team for any tax matter of great complexity.»

The Legal 500 2022. Tax – Portugal

«Nuno Oliveira Garcia- He has an enormous capacity to demystify issues and propose the best resolution for each situation.»

World Tax 2021. Highly Regarded

“Stellar, excellent attorney. Trusted to handle all our tax controversy matters with success”. “Excellent. Very pleased with his communication, knowledge and responsiveness”. “Pro-active, comprehensive skills and always delivers on time”. “Nuno was very professional and an excellent tax adviser.”

Chambers & Partners Europe 2021. Tax – Portugal

"Nuno has the pragmatic ability to ask the necessary questions and give an answer on the spot without needing to say that he will analyse and then return the call." "high-quality advice on indirect tax."

The Chambers Europe 2020. Tax – Portugal

"He is very proactive, dynamic and is always trying to find innovative solutions." "His quality is excellent, he's very straightforward and looks to the needs of the client."
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