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Christian Montinari

Partner
Christian Montinari is great for his extreme availability and the feeling of safety when he is by your side – his presence can prove decisive.
Client, The Legal 500 2022
About

Christian Montinari is the Partner who heads the Tax practice group in Italy and member of the global tax committee at DLA Piper.

Chairman and Statutory Auditor of several companies belonging to listed Italian and multinational groups (e.g. Hewlett-Packard, Microtecnica, Micro Focus, DXC, Baglioni Hotel etc.).

Christian is specialized in M&A and structured finance transactions, international taxation, investment fund, tax planning for high net-worth individuals, domestic and international corporate reorganizations, restructuring and business planning.

He also provides assistance in the acquisition phase and in the definition of the best structures for tax optimization for funding, financial flow and disinvesting. He is specialized in defining tax compliance program, APA and MAP. He also advises on tax litigation matters.

Christian is mentioned by The Legal 500 EMEA and ranked by Chambers Europe, Chambers Global and International Tax Review among the most reputable tax professionals in Italy. Author of many articles published in International and National Tax magazines (including International tax planning, Tax Analyst, International Tax Review and other domestic magazines) and speaker at seminars and workshops on major current aspects of tax matters.

Languages
  • Italian
  • English
Education
  • Economics degree cum laude, University of Bari
  • Master Degree in Tax matter at Business School of “Il Sole 24 ore” in Milan
  • European International Tax US Training sessions, Barcelona


    Specialisation course in International Accounting Standard, Milan


    Vienna University of Economic and Business Administration, Tax Course, Recent and pending cases at the ECJ on Direct Taxation


    European International Tax Cross-border operations Training sessions, Paris


    European International Tax EU Training sessions, Amsterdam


    IBFD, International Tax Planning for Multinational Enterprises, Amsterdam

Awards

Christian Montinari is mentioned by The Legal 500 EMEA and ranked by Chambers Europe, Chambers Global and International Tax Review among the most reputable tax professionals in Italy.

He has been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year Financial Taxation” at the Legalcommunity Tax Awards.

Publications

Christian is author of many articles published in International and National Tax magazines (“Corriere Tributario”, “IPSOA”, “International tax planning”, “Tax Analyst”, “International Tax Review” and other domestic magazines).

Seminars

Speaker at seminars and workshops on major current aspects of tax matters.

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper, Christian worked for leading Italian and international law firms. 
 

Memberships And Affiliations

Chairman and Statutory Auditor of several companies belonging to listed Italian and multinational groups. 

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