Gerard Marata

Gerard Marata is a partner at LA GUARD, a Barcelona-based law firm recognised as Environmental Law Firm of the Year in Spain at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025. A founding figure at the practice, he has built a reputation as a specialist in the fiscal dimension of environmental and energy law, an area where regulation, taxation and sustainability increasingly intersect. The award reflects both the firm's focus on environmental matters and the distinctive expertise that Gerard Marata brings to this demanding field.

LA GUARD is a legal practice based in Barcelona that advises national and international companies as well as private clients, positioning itself around solutions that combine technical rigour, commercial awareness and a creative approach to problem-solving. Within this framework the firm has developed particular strength in environmental and energy-related work, a field in which legal, regulatory and tax questions are closely bound together. That integration allows the firm to advise clients not only on compliance with environmental rules but also on the financial and fiscal consequences that flow from them, offering a rounded perspective on issues that many advisers treat in isolation.

Gerard Marata's practice sits at the heart of this environmental focus. He is highly experienced in energy and environmental taxation, advising on matters that include the taxation of renewable energy, hydrocarbons, waste management, greenhouse-gas emissions, air pollution and water. These are areas of growing importance as governments use fiscal instruments to shape environmental behaviour and as companies in energy, industry and infrastructure face an expanding web of environmental levies and incentives. His command of both the environmental and the tax dimensions of these questions allows him to guide clients through obligations and opportunities that are often complex and evolving.

Beyond his advisory role, Gerard Marata is a frequent author and lecturer on tax matters, contributing to professional debate and to the wider understanding of environmental and energy taxation. This engagement reinforces his standing as a specialist and keeps the firm's advice aligned with the latest regulatory and fiscal developments. For clients, it means access to an adviser who is not only handling day-to-day matters but is also engaged with the direction of the field itself, an asset in an area where the rules change frequently and the stakes for energy and industrial businesses can be significant. Environmental and energy taxation in Spain has grown rapidly as fiscal policy is used to advance climate and sustainability goals, and companies increasingly require advisers who can interpret new levies and incentives as they emerge.

LA GUARD's client focus spans both companies and private individuals, with its environmental and energy work serving businesses that operate in sectors where environmental regulation and taxation weigh heavily on strategy and cost. The firm's combination of technical, business and creative approaches is well suited to matters that require legal precision alongside practical, commercially minded solutions. That blend of environmental, energy and tax expertise is difficult to find in a single practice, which helps explain the firm's recognition in this specialised field. The naming of LA GUARD as Environmental Law Firm of the Year in Spain at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025 recognises that specialist positioning, the depth of Gerard Marata's expertise in environmental and energy taxation, and the firm's ability to help clients navigate one of the most technically challenging and fast-moving areas of Spanish law.