Juan de la Lastra

Juan leads the tax insurance offering at Acquinex for the Southern European region. In his role, he is responsible for underwriting stand-alone tax policies and supporting his W&I colleagues with tax input where needed.

Before joining Acquinex, Juan held various roles at AIG, initially as a Senior Tax Underwriter and later as Head of M&A Tax for Iberia and the Mediterranean. In that capacity, he built AIG’s tax insurance practice in the region from the ground up. He was also one of the first locally based underwriters to enter the M&A insurance market in Spain.

Prior to his time at AIG, Juan worked at the international law firm Ashurst, advising domestic and international clients on a wide range of tax matters. His work also included advising other M&A insurance carriers on tax risk underwriting. He began his career at EY, where he developed a strong foundation in tax advisory within a Big Four environment, gaining exposure to complex transactions and a wide range of industries.