Baschwitz, Pablo

Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Pablo Baschwitz focuses his practice on international tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, real estate investments, and taxation of nonresidents. He frequently advises clients in cross-border transactions involving other Jones Day offices. He also advises on Spanish tax matters, tax inspections, and lawsuits.

Among the clients he has recently advised are Banco Santander, Celgene, Diebold, EDF, France Telecom, JohnsonDiversey, La Poste, Northrop Grumman, NTR, Pfizer, Platinum Equity, and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi.

He is a regular speaker at conferences in Spain and abroad and has written articles for publications that specialize in tax law.

Areas of Practice

• Tax
• International/Cross-Border Planning & Transactions
• Mergers & Acquisitions/Tax
• Real Estate & Pass-Through Entities/Tax
• State and Local Tax Counseling
• Tax Audits & Controversies

Representative Cases

• Celgene announces $2.9 billion acquisition of Pharmion
• Celgene Corporation is involved in global tax planning , (2009)
• France Télécom acquires Amena for $7.7 billion , (2009)
• Net Transmit & Receive completes reorganization , (2009)
• Pamplona Capital acquires business unit from Johnson Matthey , (2009)
• Pfizer sells consumer healthcare business to Johnson & Johnson for $16.6 billion , (2009)
• Platinum Equity sells NextiraOne Europe , (2009)
• RHJ International SA acquires Tafime SA
• Spanish NGO helping children with severe disability opens residential and day center
• Timken Company acquires Torrington Division of Ingersoll-Rand Company , (2009)
• WL Ross & Co. forms joint venture with Lear Corporation and Franklin Mutual Advisers , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Corporate Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxation, Excise Taxes, Income Taxation, International Law, International Taxation, International Taxation, International Transactions, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Payroll Taxes, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Real Estate Law, Sales & Use Taxes, State, Local & Municipal Law, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• Madrid, Spain

Education

• Instituto de Empresa - Spain
• U Complutense Madrid - Spain

Published Works

• Taxation and Real Estate in Spain, 2004
• Taxation of Real Property in Spain, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2004
• Thin Capitalization Rules in Spain: Comments on the Judgment Issued by the European Court of Justice of December 12, 2002, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2003
• Group Taxation in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, 2002

Address

Paseo de Recoletos 37-41
Planta 5ª
28004 Madrid, Spain

Phones

34.91.520.3921 (Business Phone)

Faxes

34.91.520.3938 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com