KPMG Abogados Expands Presence in the Canary Islands

KPMG Abogados, under the leadership of Alberto Estrelles, is boosting its footprint in the Canary Islands through the integration of Núñez González & Rodríguez Abogados (NGR Abogados). This strategic move adds a team of 19 professionals to the firm, including two new partners. The decision to incorporate NGR Abogados aligns with KPMG Abogados’ commitment to reinforcing its position in the Canary Islands.

The law firm recognizes the potential for economic activity in the Canary Islands following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union. Leveraging the archipelago’s favorable tax incentives, KPMG Abogados aims to attract business activity from Gibraltar to the Canary Islands.

Image: Enrique Núñez (new partner of KPMG Abogados), Alberto Estrelles (managing partner of KPMG Abogados) and Jaime Sanz (new partner of KPMG Abogados).

Enrique Núñez

Enrique Núñez, new partner of KPMG Abogados and head of the legal area of the firm in the Canary Islands, has been a founding partner of NGR and head of the Corporate and Insolvency area of the firm he joins. He has more than 18 years of experience in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Insolvency and Restructuring.

He is also a professor of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law in postgraduate programs at the University of the Mid-Atlantic. Until the incorporation of NGR, he worked in the Corporate and Commercial area of J&A Garrigues. He holds a law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid and a postgraduate degree in Corporate and Bankruptcy Law.

Jaime Sanz

Jaime Sanz, joins KPMG Abogados as a new partner and head of the firm’s tax practice in the Canary Islands. He holds a Doctorate in Tax Law Cum Laude, a Diploma in Business Studies and a Master’s Degree in Business Law from the San Pablo CEU University. He is an expert, among other subjects, in International Taxation, Economic and Fiscal Regime of the Canary Islands and Entertainment Law.

He has previously worked at J&A Garrigues, EY and PwC. He is an associate professor at the Universidad San Pablo CEU and the Universidad del Atlántico Medio, professor of the Master in International Taxation of the UNIR and regular contributor to various doctrinal publications and articles in the press.

Luis González and Ignacio Rodríguez

Luis González -specialized in Administrative and Real Estate Law- and Ignacio Rodríguez -Senior Technician of the State Agency of Tax Administration, on leave of absence-, until now partners of NGR Abogados, join KPMG Abogados as Of Counsels of the Legal and Tax areas in the Canary Islands, respectively. They are joined by fifteen other professionals.

In the words of Alberto Estrelles, Managing Partner of KPMG Abogados, “with the integration of NGR Abogados, KPMG’s firm commitment in the Canary Islands is materialized in line with our growth and development objectives. The experience and knowledge of both the new incorporations and others that may arise, as well as those of the excellent team of professionals we already had in the Islands, will help us to consolidate our position as the benchmark professional services firm in the region”.