Borja Álvarez
Senior Associate
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Expert in sports and entertainment law and specialist in tax planning and international tax structures.
Roberto Álvarez is a leading lawyer with a consolidated track record both in Spain and abroad.
His expertise covers a wide variety of sports and he is particularly active in advising on football, tennis, padel and motor racing matters. He frequently advises on the organization of international sport events.
Roberto also specializes in tax structuring ffor film productions and international tours of renowned artists. Over the last 20 years, he has advised on tax matters in many transactions to restructure companies and large assets, in addition to tax planning. On an international level, he has extensive experience in designing international tax structures and in advising non-resident companies and holders of large assets on tax matters.
He is a member of the Madrid Bar Association and the Asturias Institute of Economists.
He lectures in the Master in International Sports Law and the Master in International Legal Practice at ISDE Law & Business School, in the International Master in Sports Law at Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid-Universidad Europea and in the Master in Legal Consultancy for Businesses at IE Business School.
Specialties
Education
LLM in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration (Fulbright Foreign Student Program and NYU School of Law Dean’s Graduate Award)
New York University School of Law, 2017Bachelor of Laws, and Political Science and Public Administration (dual degree; special graduation award)
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2011
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Publications and News
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June 25, 2024Spanish Ministry finds that Chile is entitled to immunity in relation to an action seeking (...)
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January 15, 2024Cuatrecasas Arbitration Highlights
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November 1, 2023The ICSID Enforcement Architecture and Compliance with the International Commitments assumed (...)
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May 11, 2023Green flag for Márquez: Court of Appeal rules in favor of racer and annuls penalty
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April 19, 2023OperaFund and Schwab succeed with ICSID dismissal of Spain’s application for award annulment
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April 18, 2023MotoGP Court of Appeal grants stay of execution on penalty for motorcycle racer Marc Márquez
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October 19, 2022Spain announces it will withdraw from ECT
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July 5, 2022InfraRed successful in obtaining ICSID’s rejection of annulment of award against Spain
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March 24, 2022ICSID reviews and approves new regulations and rules
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June 23, 2021Comentario a las SSTSJ Madrid (2019) de anulación de laudos por prejudicialidad penal (vulneración orden público ex artículo 41.1.f LA)
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November 30, 2020The Yukos Appeal Decision on the Role of Arbitral Tribunal’s Secretaries
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November 15, 2020Country Report on Local Requirements for the Validity of the Arbitral Award: Spain
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July 8, 2020Capítulo 9 "Financiación por parte de terceros (TPF) y Arbitraje Internacional”
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January 29, 2020Minimum Standard of Treatment (MST)
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July 4, 2019Fourth award issued declaring Spain liable under ECT in renewable energy case
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May 11, 2019The Yukos Saga Reloaded: Further Developments in the Interplay between Domestic Legislations and Provisionally Applied Treaties
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January 23, 2019Spanish renewable energy policy