Dentons

Tax

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.

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

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