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Managing Partner: Guido Arie Petraroli
Managing Partner: Alfredo Fossati
Partner: Jean-Paul Baroni
Partner: Carlo Polito
Partner: Marco Sandoli
Quick facts
Partners

6

Other qualified practitioners

16

Total number of practitioners

22

Practitioners (worldwide)

22

Languages

Italian, English

Network memberships

Taxand

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Indirect tax
Private client
Tax
Tax controversy
Transactional tax
Transfer pricing
Firm overview

LED Taxand assists Italian and international clients in the private equity, real estate, banking, asset management, venture capital, energy and infrastructure sectors, integrating tax expertise with an in-depth understanding of the regulatory and market constraints typical of each industry.
Our practice areas cover the taxation of extraordinary transactions and M&A, international taxation and transfer pricing, financial and real estate taxation, VAT and indirect taxes, tax litigation, wealth management and international mobility of individuals.

A tax boutique that thinks like an advisory house: technical, discreet, international.

Tax:

LED Taxand has over twenty-five professionals exclusively dedicated to tax matters, who operate throughout the entire life cycle of the transaction — from origination to exit — combining technical depth, business sensitivity and execution capabilities in multi-jurisdictional contexts. Our model is partner-led: every engagement is handled directly by a partner, with lean and strong team of professionals.

Key practice areas

Corporate Tax Matters:

  • Restructuring
  • Cost-sharing Arrangements
  • APAs
  • Transactions
  • M&A
  • Financial Services
  • Corporate Taxes
  • Cryptocurrency

Dispute Resolution:

  • Audit Defence
  • Audit Support
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Pre-litigation
  • MAPs/ADRs
  • Litigation

Tax Advisory:

  • Tax Consulting
  • International Tax Advisory

Indirect Tax:

  • VAT
  • GST
  • Customs

Transfer pricing:

  • International Tax Planning
  • Cross-border Project Management
  • TP Policy Design
  • Business Restructuring
  • Business Model Optimisation
  • Audit Defence
  • Audit Support
  • TP Risk Management
  • Cost-sharing Arrangements
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Litigation

Other:

  • Real Estate 
Sector expertise
  • Automotive
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Food and beverage
  • Energy
  • Industrials
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Natural resources
  • Real estate
  • Technology and telecommunications
Address:
Via dell'Annunciata 7
Milano, 20121
Italy
Tel:+39026556721 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.led-taxand.it/en/
2026 Edition
General corporate tax
Tier 3
56 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Studio Legale
7 practice areas
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Chiomenti
7 practice areas
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Maisto e Associati
7 practice areas
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Studio Tributario e Societario Deloitte | STS Deloitte
7 practice areas
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Tremonti Partners
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
7 practice areas
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Andersen
7 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
4 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
5 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Dentons
6 practice areas
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Di Tanno Associati
7 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
5 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
7 practice areas
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Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
7 practice areas
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PwC TLS Avvocati & Commercialisti
7 practice areas
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Tax Bridge STP
4 practice areas
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Valente Associati GEB Partners / Crowe Valente
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

Belluzzo International Partners
7 practice areas
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CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni
3 practice areas
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De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani
7 practice areas
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Eptalex Garzia Gasperi & Partners
6 practice areas
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Escalar & Associati
6 practice areas
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Fantozzi & Associati Studio Legale Tributario
3 practice areas
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Hager & Partners
7 practice areas
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LED Taxand
7 practice areas
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Legance – Avvocati Associati
3 practice areas
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Lipani Legal & Tax
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
7 practice areas
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Nctm Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
3 practice areas
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Studio Legale e Tributario Biscozzi Nobili & Partners
7 practice areas
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Studio Tributario Tognolo
4 practice areas
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WTS R&A Studio Tributario
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bernoni Grant Thornton
3 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
2 practice areas
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FIVERS Studio Legale e Tributario
3 practice areas
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Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners
3 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
5 practice areas
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LifeCapital
3 practice areas
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Loconte & Partners
6 practice areas
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Tier 5

CBA Studio Legale & Tributario
2 practice areas
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Caravati Pagani
7 practice areas
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Giovannelli & Associati
2 practice areas
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Gitti and Partners - Studio Legale Associato
2 practice areas
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Jones Day
2 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
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Other notable

Bureau Plattner
3 practice areas
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Fava & Partners
3 practice areas
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Masotti Cassella
3 practice areas
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Private client
Tier 3
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Belluzzo International Partners
7 practice areas
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Chiomenti
7 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
7 practice areas
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Maisto e Associati
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Hager & Partners
7 practice areas
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Loconte & Partners
6 practice areas
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PwC TLS Avvocati & Commercialisti
7 practice areas
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Studio Legale e Tributario Biscozzi Nobili & Partners
7 practice areas
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Studio Tributario e Societario Deloitte | STS Deloitte
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dentons
6 practice areas
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Eptalex Garzia Gasperi & Partners
6 practice areas
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LED Taxand
7 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
3 practice areas
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Valente Associati GEB Partners / Crowe Valente
7 practice areas
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Other notable

Masotti Cassella
3 practice areas
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Tax controversy
Tier 3
30 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Studio Legale
7 practice areas
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Maisto e Associati
7 practice areas
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PwC TLS Avvocati & Commercialisti
7 practice areas
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Tremonti Partners
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
7 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
4 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
5 practice areas
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Chiomenti
7 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani
7 practice areas
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Dentons
6 practice areas
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Di Tanno Associati
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
5 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
7 practice areas
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Studio Tributario e Societario Deloitte | STS Deloitte
7 practice areas
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Tax Bridge STP
4 practice areas
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Valente Associati GEB Partners / Crowe Valente
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

Belluzzo International Partners
7 practice areas
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Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners
3 practice areas
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LED Taxand
7 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
7 practice areas
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Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
7 practice areas
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Studio Legale e Tributario Biscozzi Nobili & Partners
7 practice areas
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Studio Tributario Tognolo
4 practice areas
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WTS R&A Studio Tributario
7 practice areas
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Transactional tax
Tier 2
28 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
7 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Studio Legale
7 practice areas
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Chiomenti
7 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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Maisto e Associati
7 practice areas
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Studio Tributario e Societario Deloitte | STS Deloitte
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

Andersen
7 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
4 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Belluzzo International Partners
7 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
5 practice areas
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Caravati Pagani
7 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Dentons
6 practice areas
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Di Tanno Associati
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
5 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
7 practice areas
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Hager & Partners
7 practice areas
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LED Taxand
7 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
7 practice areas
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Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
7 practice areas
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PwC TLS Avvocati & Commercialisti
7 practice areas
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Valente Associati GEB Partners / Crowe Valente
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

Eptalex Garzia Gasperi & Partners
6 practice areas
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Studio Legale e Tributario Biscozzi Nobili & Partners
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

FIVERS Studio Legale e Tributario
3 practice areas
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Transfer pricing
Tier 2
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Studio Legale
7 practice areas
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EY
7 practice areas
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Maisto e Associati
7 practice areas
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PwC TLS Avvocati & Commercialisti
7 practice areas
View profile
Studio Tributario e Societario Deloitte | STS Deloitte
7 practice areas
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Valente Associati GEB Partners / Crowe Valente
7 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 2

A&O Shearman
7 practice areas
View profile
Andersen
7 practice areas
View profile
Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
View profile
Bernoni Grant Thornton
3 practice areas
View profile
Bird & Bird
5 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper
7 practice areas
View profile
De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani
7 practice areas
View profile
Fantozzi & Associati Studio Legale Tributario
3 practice areas
View profile
Freshfields
5 practice areas
View profile
Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
7 practice areas
View profile
Hager & Partners
7 practice areas
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LED Taxand
7 practice areas
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Tax Bridge STP
4 practice areas
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Tier 3

Belluzzo International Partners
7 practice areas
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Chiomenti
7 practice areas
View profile
Di Tanno Associati
7 practice areas
View profile
Legance – Avvocati Associati
3 practice areas
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Lipani Legal & Tax
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
7 practice areas
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Nctm Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
7 practice areas
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Studio Legale e Tributario Biscozzi Nobili & Partners
7 practice areas
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Studio Musselli
3 practice areas
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Studio Tributario Tognolo
4 practice areas
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Tremonti Partners
7 practice areas
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WTS R&A Studio Tributario
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni
3 practice areas
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LifeCapital
3 practice areas
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StudioTributarioTognolo
3 practice areas
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TPGS Transfer Pricing Global Solutions
3 practice areas
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Valdani Vicari & Associati
3 practice areas
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Other notable

Fava & Partners
3 practice areas
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Overview

Alma LED is a leading Italian tax and legal advisory firm formed in June 2023 through the merger of LED Taxand and Alma STA. With around 80 professionals across Milan, Rome, and Luxembourg, it offers comprehensive services in tax, legal, and transactional matters. As Italy’s member of Taxand, it benefits from a global network of over 3,000 tax advisors. Alma LED is highly ranked in Fund Formation, FinTech, and other key sectors, and is known for its client-centric approach rooted in ESG values and long-term partnerships. Managing partner Alfredo Fossati is a key individual at the Firm. 

During the research period, the firm assisted IREN S.p.A. in the acquisition of a 50% stake in the share capital of a Newco .In addition, the team advised Alto Partners SGR acquisition of Eurofiere.  

Client Feedback 

Very comprehensive and pragmatic approach.”

Linked Reviews
Tax

Alma LED is an Italian law firm with 25 tax advisors in its Milan headquarters. It is a member of Taxand, the world's largest independent tax organizsation with more than 550 tax partners in over 50 countries. The firm offers tax assistance to domestic and international companies related to direct and indirect taxes, corporate tax, transactional tax, tax planning, tax structuring, due diligence, real estate tax, tax compliance, transfer pricing and international tax. Managing partner Alfredo Fossati is a key individual at the firm.

During the research period, the company aided Henderson Park in the acquisition of real estate assets in Milan, providing tax due diligence and tax structuring of the transactions. The team also helped Clayton Dubilier & Rice acquire PwC's worldwide mobility services division.

Alessandra Ferranti, manager at Studio Trotter & Associati, and Giuseppe Lo Presti, senior associate at Mazars, joined the firm during the research period, while associates Fabrizio Roncalli and Marco Guacci Esposito departed.

Client feedback

“The capacity of understanding innovative business and find adequate TP solution.”

“The capacity to understand deeply the business that is very important for an innovative scale-up company.”

“Competent, professional, reliable.”

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