KPMG Abogados integrates the Canary Islands law firm Núñez González & Rodríguez Abogados

Enrique Núñez is the new partner of KPMG Abogados and will be responsible for the Legal area of the firm in the region. With the integration, the firm's commitment in the Canary Islands is materialized in line with its growth objectives.

KPMG Abogados has announced the integration of Núñez González & Rodríguez (NGR Abogados) in the Canary Islands.

One of the most active firms in business law in the Canary Islands, NGR has a team of 19 professionals focused on the main sectors of activity in the region. The Canary Islands firm maintains a very relevant activity in tax and commercial advice, with special attention to the economic and tax regime of the Canary Islands.

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 Commercial and Bankruptcy area of the firm he joins. He has more than 18 years of experience in Corporate Law, M&A, 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.

With a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and a postgraduate degree in Corporate and Bankruptcy Law, he is recognized by various international directories as one of the best lawyers in his field, as well as a regular contributor to articles, publications and manuals on commercial and bankruptcy law.

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 at UNIR and regular contributor to various doctrinal publications and articles in the press.

Luis González, specialized in Administrative and Real Estate Law, and Ignacio Rodríguez, Senior Technician of the State Agency of Tax Administration, 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 15 other professionals.

Alberto Estrelles, managing partner of KPMG Abogados, attests that “with the integration of NGR Abogados, KPMG's firm'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”.