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Michael Graf
Work Department
Tax
Position
Michael Graf is is the Office Managing Partner of Dentons’ Frankfurt office and Co-Head of the European Tax practice. He is an MBA (Diplom-Kaufmann), a lawyer admitted to the German Bar and a certified tax advisor. He specializes in tax law and mainly advises multinational corporations with respect to their national and international tax questions. His advice comprises tax optimized structuring, monitoring tax field audits, filing administrative appeals as well as representing clients before finance courts and the Federal Finance Court (Bundesfinanzhof). Furthermore, he advises on tax optimized structures in connection with M&A deals.
Career
- Office Managing Partner, Dentons, Frankfurt, 2022 to date
- Partner, Dentons, Frankfurt, 2013 to date
- Partner, Haarmann Partnerschaftsgesellschaft, Frankfurt, 2008-2013
- Associate, Allen & Overy, Frankfurt, 2004-2008
- Associate, KPMG, Frankfurt and New York, 2003-2004
Education
Certified Tax Advisor, Germany, 2007
Admission to the Bar, Germany, 2004
Legal clerkship, 2002-2004, Würzburg and Schweinfurt
University of Würzburg, 2002, MBA, (Diplom-Kaufmann)
University of Würzburg, 2000, Legal studies
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Tax
Dentons‘ expertise spans tax advice on transactions and conversions as well as international transfer pricing, where the team regularly assists with cross-border matters. The group focuses on the energy, real estate, financial services, transport and insurance sectors and is also experienced in asset management and compliance. Managing partner of the Frankfurt office and co-head of the European tax practice Michael Graf leads the practice and focuses on international corporate tax. Thomas Voss (W&I and special tax insurance) left for an in-house role at the end of 2023.
Germany > Insurance > Advice to insurers
Dentons impresses with its expertise in insurance distribution and supervision as well as the interface expertise in insurance contract, corporate, antitrust and tax law. Kai Goretzky leads both the German and European insurance practice and demonstrates particular strength in European insurance supervisory, broker and insurance contract law as well as in compliance matters; his current advisory focus includes the digitisation of the insurance industry via insurtechs, automatic processes and AI, as well as the distribution of sustainable insurance products. Michael Graf (head of German and European tax practice) is the key contact for tax law issues. Andreas Berberich primarily advises on W&I insurance and tax risk insurance matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Advice to the transport sector
- Compliance > Compliance
- Industry focus > Energy
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Antitrust
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Public sector > State aid
- Capital markets > Structured finance and securitisation
- Industry focus > Telecoms
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Tax
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Information technology > Data protection
- Employment
- Private equity > Transactions