The Dentons tax practice covers a wide range of matters in key areas such as, tax structuring of cross-border investment vehicles, tax structuring of M&A transactions, real estate tax structuring and tax litigation. The firm provides different clients from various different industries such as, banking and finance, transport, healthcare, food retail, telecoms and asset management, with a full service, also bringing expertise in tax criminal law, tax advisory and advance tax rulings. Head of the practice, Andrea Fiorelli provides ‘clear, solution-oriented advice’ on the fiscal treatment of financial products as well as international taxation and planning.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is recognized for its strong sector expertise, commercial awareness, and pragmatic approach to complex matters. Clients value the combination of technical excellence with clear, business-oriented advice and the team’s responsiveness across jurisdictions.’
- ‘The individuals I work with stand out for their combination of technical excellence, accessibility, and commercial insight. They differentiate themselves from competitors by providing clear, solution-oriented advice that is tailored to the client’s specific business needs, rather than purely theoretical analysis.'
- ‘The Dentons team does provide qualified assistance and a responsive capacity to meet the client’s requests as well as to successfully complete the related engagements, where requested, by cooperating with several external professionals of their network like us.’
- ‘We have been working with this firm for several years and are completely satisfied with their expertise and, above all, their availability in contacting us and the promptness of their feedback.’
- ‘Fabrizio Capponi is a highly competent professional with extensive experience in various tax matters. He has always been available and has helped me resolve many issues.’
Key clients
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- UniCredit
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
- Ferrovie dello Stato
- Equita
- IQT
Work highlights
Assisting a pool of banks in the tax aspects connected to the medium-term loan facility.
Assisting Ferrovie dello Stato in the tax aspects of the private placement of a new bond, under the EMTN Program and fully subscribed by the European Investment Bank (EIB).
Assisting Equita SIM, in the tax aspects of the issuance by Carraro Finance of a senior unsecured unrated and nonconvertible bond.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Andrea Fiorelli
Other key lawyers
Roberta Moscaroli; Fabrizio Capponi; Gianmarco Tortora