Curriculum Vitae
Full CV including publications, teaching, grants, and policy roles — last updated 2026. My work has been cited more than 322 times (h-index: 10) and registers over 25,000 downloads on SSRN.
Dr. Leopoldo Parada is Reader in Tax Law (Associate Professor) at King's College London (The Dickson Poon School of Law). Previously, he was Associate Professor in Tax Law and Co-Director of the Centre for Business Law and Practice at the University of Leeds. He has also held academic positions in Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany, and practised full-time as a tax lawyer in Chile, Brazil, and the United States.
His research focuses on the international implications of base erosion and profit shifting, the application of double tax conventions, anti-avoidance mechanisms, and the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy. He holds a PhD awarded with the highest distinction (sobresaliente cum laude) and the Extraordinary Prize from the University of Valencia, as well as the prestigious 2018 Sorbonne Ph.D. Tax Thesis Award (Prix Sorbonne Fiscalité) for the best PhD thesis in international and EU tax law.
Dr. Parada works as a tax policy advisor for governments and international organisations worldwide, including participation in legislative tax reforms such as the introduction of interest limitation rules in Indonesia and international tax cooperation matters for the Government of Curaçao. He has also actively collaborated with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on landmark investigations including the Pandora Papers (2021). His academic work has been cited by the US Congressional Research Service and by the EU Advocate General in CJEU Case C-342/20. He is a member of the Society of Legal Scholars (UK), the European Association of Tax Law Professors (EATLP), and the International Fiscal Association (IFA) UK Branch.
Research interests
Current work maps the shared scripts underpinning GAARs, SAARs and TAARs, tracing how these are translated into domestic, treaty and EU instruments. A second strand examines how global minimum tax rules reshape incentives for developing and smaller jurisdictions.
Selected themes
- Global minimum tax & effective tax ratesDesign, safe harbours, and ETR computation for MNEs under Pillar Two.
- Architectures of anti-avoidanceSystem-level mechanisms across domestic, treaty and EU legal levels.
- Tax policy for smaller jurisdictionsNavigating OECD-driven reforms without eroding local policy space.
- EU freedoms & state aid in taxCJEU case law analysis and the limits of EU anti-avoidance directives.
Over 25,000 downloads on SSRN · 322+ citations · h-index 10 · Full list on Google Scholar.
- L. Parada and R. de la Feria. Oxford University Press, 2026 (forthcoming).
- Kluwer Law International, 2024, pp. 1–475.
- Kluwer Law International, 2018, pp. 1–451.
- L. Parada (ed). Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022, pp. 1–213.
- L. Parada, G. Bizioli, M. Grandinetti, and A. Vicini Ronchetti (eds). Eucotax Series, Kluwer Law International, 2020, pp. 1–266.
- In W. Haslehner and B. Kuzniacki (eds), Commentary on the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive. Edward Elgar, 2026 (forthcoming).
- In A. Baez et al. (eds), Taxation of Trusts, Foundations and Similar Arrangements in a Global Setting. Kluwer Law International, 2025.
- In W. Haslehner, K. Pantazatou, G. Kofler & A. Rust (eds). Edward Elgar, 2024.
- In G. Bizioli et al. (eds), Corporate Taxation, Group Debt Funding and Base Erosion. Kluwer Law International, 2020, pp. 209–229.
- In W. Haslehner et al. (eds), The Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive. Edward Elgar, 2020, pp. 200–228.
- Florida Tax Review 24(2), 2021. Republished in Tax Magazine 2, 2022.
- EC Tax Review 30(2), 2021.
- Intertax 49(11), 2021.
- R. Mason & L. Parada. British Tax Review 5, 2019.
- British Tax Review 3, 2018. Cited by EU Advocate General in Case C-342/20.
- Intertax 46(12), 2018.
- Caribbean Tax Law Journal 8, Special Issue, 2025.
- Tax Notes International 119(7), 2025.
- Columbia Journal of Tax Law 15(2), 2024.
- Tax Notes International 113, 2024.
- L. Parada & R. Mason. Virginia Tax Review 40(1), 2020.
- R. Mason & L. Parada. Tax Notes International 92, 2018. Cited in US Congressional Research Service Report R45532.
Current Modules
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EU Tax LawKing's College London — Freedoms, state aid, and EU-level anti-avoidance instruments.
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Global Minimum Tax: Policy and PracticeKing's College London — Pillar Two design, safe harbours and implementation.
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Tax Policy Practice ProjectKing's College London — Applied tax policy project module.
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International Tax Law and PolicyCentre for Transnational Legal Studies (Georgetown Law) — International tax policy in a global context.
Previously Taught
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Company LawUniversity of Leeds
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Commercial LawUniversity of Leeds
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Tax Transparent Vehicles in Cross-Border TransactionsUniversity of Amsterdam
Supervision
I supervise dissertations and PhD research in international tax, anti-avoidance, and global tax governance. Enquiries from prospective PhD students are welcome — please email with a short research outline.
Selected recent keynotes, invited lectures, and conference presentations
- Global Minimum Taxation and the New Metrics of Competitiveness (keynote)GGI Global Alliance Annual Conference, International Tax Practice Group, Zurich, Switzerland, October 2025.
- Levelling the Playing Field: Competitiveness Beyond Pillar Two (keynote)1st Annual Conference, Singapore Tax Academy Research Initiative (STARI), Singapore Management University, August 2025.
- New Global Economic Scenario for Investments (keynote)TRATAX WTS Malaysia, Royal Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur, April 2025.
- International Cooperation at the United Nations (keynote)Instituto de Estudios Fiscales, Ministry of Finance, Madrid, Spain, November 2024.
- Tax Policy, Tax Treaties, and the Allocation of Taxing Powers (keynote)Seminar on Curaçao–Suriname Double Taxation Agreement, Willemstad, Curaçao, October 2024.
- Taxing Digital: The EU Budget, DSTs, and VATTraining for EU Parliament and Commission staff, Tax Foundation Europe, Brussels, November 2025.
- Global Minimum Taxation: A Strategic Approach for Developing CountriesPresented at 15+ institutions worldwide including University of Virginia, Max Planck Institute, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Singapore Management University, and King's College London, 2022–2025.
- Panel speaker at major conferencesIFA APAC, IFA LATAM, IFA European Region, National Tax Association (USA), Cross-Atlantic European Tax Symposium (ADIT/IFA UK), and others.
- Regular visiting professor positionsUniversity of Luxembourg (2021–2025), University of Amsterdam (2022–2025), University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (2026–).
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📄 Full speaking engagements listDownload complete list (PDF) — 150+ presentations at conferences, universities, and policy events worldwide (2014–2026).
Selected appearances in international press, newswires and specialist tax media.
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📰 Column in Spanish — El País (Uruguay)
- El País, Uruguay (Consultor Tributario column) — in Spanish. ↓ PDF
- El País, Uruguay (Consultor Tributario column) — in Spanish. ↓ PDF
- El País, Uruguay (Consultor Tributario column) — in Spanish. ↓ PDF
- El País, Uruguay (Consultor Tributario column) — in Spanish. ↓ PDF
📺 Other Media Engagements
- Things of Caesar, January 2025.
- King's College London, March 2026.
- Digital Taxes May Take Hold Regardless of Treaty SigningLaw360, Lexis Nexis (Natalie Olivo), June 2024.
- Canada's DST Shows Impatience with Pillar 1 RulesLaw360, Lexis Nexis (Natalie Olivo), July 2023.
- What the OECD's Pillar Two Impact Assessment MissesTax Foundation (USA) — open access article extensively featuring Parada's research, January 2023.
- Millions in Taxes at Stake for Foreign Funds Watching EU CourtBloomberg Tax, UK (Hamza Ali), January 2022.
- The Democrats' New Mantra: Tax HarmonizationTax Notes Federal, Tax Analysts (M. Herzfeld), March 2021.
- TRT World TV, February 2020.
- TaxProf Blog (AALS), March 2025.
- Let's Get Back to Basics with the GloBE Proposal, Academic SaysTax Notes International, Tax Analysts (S. Soong Johnston), January 2020.
- Austria Digital Advertising Tax Could Face State Aid WoesBloomberg Tax, UK (H. Ali), October 2019.
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📄 Full media engagements listDownload complete list (PDF) — 30+ press articles, interviews, podcasts and TV appearances.
- Hosted by Paweł Mikuła. November 2025.
- Apple Podcasts. August 2024.
- Apple Podcasts. February 2024.
- Hosted by Scott Dyreng (Duke University) & Jeff Hoopes (University of North Carolina). Apple Podcasts. December 2022.
- Live radio interview. February 2022.
- 15-minute video interview on the Florida Tax Review article. October 2021.
- Ministry of Finance, Curaçao — Task Force MemberMember of the consultative group advising on the recent tax reform and global minimum tax implementation in Curaçao.
- Keynotes and invited lecturesHigh-profile keynotes on global minimum tax, EU tax law and anti-avoidance at major international conferences in Singapore, China, Switzerland, and elsewhere.
- Press and media commentaryRegular press articles and commentary in Tax Notes International, Kluwer International Tax Blog, El País (Uruguay), Law360, Brink News, and others.
- Advisory and consultancyAdvising governments and organisations on navigating OECD-driven tax reforms, with a focus on smaller and mid-sized jurisdictions.
For enquiries about research collaborations, policy advisory work, speaking engagements, media requests, or PhD supervision, please reach out by email in the first instance.