Tax

Di Tanno Associati

Di Tanno Associati has significant expertise in M&A transactions. Other core tax areas are private equity and real estate fund-related taxation, along with tax litigation and mandates for HNWIs. The team is co-led by Tommaso Di Tanno, ‘one of the top tax lawyers in Italy’; and Fabio Brunelli, a specialist in the taxation of financial products, funds, corporate finance and M&A, as well as international taxation and tax litigation. Enrico Pauletti, Marco Sandoli, Luca Marraffa, Carlo Curti and Sabrina Tronci are also experienced advisers. Raffaele Villa left the firm in April 2024.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Incredibly deep knowledge of the challenging world of the Italian Tax Authority.’
‘Innovative solutions. Consistently achieving favourable outcomes. It manages litigation that is very complex, in terms of topics and quantity, with impeccable organisational skills and complete and timely assistance.’
‘Total control over litigation, availability at all times, timely and effective reporting, in-depth knowledge of the companies’ realities, combined with the search for the most appropriate and effective defensive and advisory solutions.’
‘Strong expertise, professionalism and flexibility, which are aligned properly with the clients’ business while creating value.’
‘Competence, professionalism and flexibility.’
‘The reasons why Di Tanno is one of the best firms in Italy for tax practice are its great client care, high-level professionalism and experience - an undisputed reputation. Compared to other legal firms, when achieving clients’ targets, Di Tanno delivers not only a high degree of effectiveness but also of efficiency.’
‘Tommaso Di Tanno is one of the top tax lawyers in Italy - he has in-depth knowledge of the Italian tax system and provides very valuable support. He is able to combine an academic approach with a pragmatic one, facilitating the identification of possible solutions.’
‘Luca Marraffa delivers timely and high-quality advice.’

Key clients

Vodafone
ANIMA SGR
Enel Green Power Italia
Creationdose
Investire SGR
SEA
CDP Venture Capital SGR
Gruppo RAI
Facile Ristrutturare
Inarcassa
Indaco Venture Partners SGR
UniCredit
Fimer
Italiana Petroli
Leonardo Energia - Società Consortile
Logista Italia
Covivio
Illimity
Agusta Westland
Argos Wityu
Invrsion
Orto di Jack
Progressio Sgr
Feudi di San Gregorio
Equita Capital Società di Gestione del Risparmio

Work highlights

Advised F2i on the acquisition tax due diligence for the establishment of Fund VI.
Represented Feudi di San Gregorio in a case before the Court of Justice of the European Union challenging the compatibility of Italian VAT legislation with EU law.
Advised Progressio on the launch of its fund, Progressio Investimenti IV, which secured €182m in commitments from investors.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.