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Fabio Balza

Work Department

Tax

Position

Fabio Balza is a Counsel of Linklaters Milan tax department. He joined Linklaters in January 2020.

Fabio regularly advises on Italian tax aspects of M&A and private equity deals following all Italian tax aspects including tax due diligence, structure memorandum, negotiation of tax clauses of transaction and finance documents and assistance in post-closing reorganizations.

Fabio also advises on the Italian tax aspects of real estate, financing and refinancing transactions including management incentive plans, tax audits and tax litigation.

Before joining Linklaters Fabio was responsible of the tax department in the Milan office of an international law firm.

Career

2020 to date: Counsel, Linklaters, Milan

2016-2019: Counsel, Ashurst, Milan

2002-2016: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Milan

1997-2002 : Ernst & Young, Milan

1995-1997: Andersen Legal, Milan

Languages

Italian, English

Memberships

Admitted to the Board of Legal Auditors and Chartered Accountants of Alessandria

Education

1994-1995: Master in Tax Law from Università “Luigi Bocconi”, Milan

1989-1994: Degree in Business Administration from Università “Luigi Bocconi”, Milan

Personal

Fabio is a fellow member of the tax committee of Assoimmobiliare, the Italian national association of real estate operators, which aims to lobby for tax incentives in the real estate sector. He is also a speaker at the tax conferences sponsored by Assoimmobiliare.

His recently published works include a contribution the book “Investire nel Real Estate, Strumenti di investimento e di finanziamento nel settore immobiliare italiano”.