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Giulia Isabella Valenzi

Senior Lawyer
About

Giulia Isabella Valenzi is a Senior Lawyer in the Tax department and is based in the Rome office.

She advises both Italian and international clients on tax law and tax planning, with a particular focus on M&A transactions in the energy sector. She provides assistance on the tax aspects of the acquisition and disposal of assets in the wind, solar, storage, hydroelectric, and cogeneration sectors, as well as advising international investors on the tax structuring of transactions involving renewable energy project pipelines.

Giulia also specializes in the implementation of tax risk management and monitoring systems, including for the purpose of joining the Italian Cooperative Compliance program. She provides assistance in managing and analyzing DAC 6 obligations, as well as drafting and/or updating organizational models pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, with a particular focus on tax-related offenses.

Moreover, Giulia assists leading corporations in analyzing the tax implications of their employee incentive schemes, including equity plans, carried interest structures, stock options, and phantom stock options.

She graduated Cum Laude in Law from Sapienza University of Rome and in Economics and Management from Tor Vergata University of Rome. She also earned a Second-Level Master’s Degree in Tax Law, Accounting, and Fiscal Planning from Luiss Business School - Rome. Before joining DLA Piper, she collaborated with top-tier Italian law firms and the Avvocatura Generale dello Stato.

Giulia is the author of numerous editorial contributions for IPSOA Wolters Kluwer and Il Sole 24 ORE, as well as articles published in academic tax law journals.

EXPERIENCE

  • Securing the landmark Constitutional Court ruling No. 158 of July 21, 2020, which rejected the constitutional legitimacy challenge against Article 20 of DPR No. 131/1986 concerning the registration tax treatment of M&A transactions.
  • Structuring and executing the first offshore wind farm in the Mediterranean for an Italian energy group.
  • Advising one of Italy’s leading energy companies on the tax aspects of acquiring a wind energy business from a major international energy group.
  • Assisting Italian and multinational clients with the tax-related challenges of acquiring photovoltaic plants in Italy and structuring these transactions.
  • Supporting several international investment funds in structuring their investments in Italy, particularly in the energy sector.
  • Handling multiple transactions involving the purchase and sale of yachts and ships on behalf of foreign companies and private clients.
Languages
  • Italian
  • English
  • French
Education
  • Master degree in Economics, University of Rome – Tor Vergata
  • Master degree in Law, University of Rome Sapienza, cum laude
  • Master in Accounting, Tax law and Tax Planning – Luiss Business School of Rome


    Graduate school for legal professions – Sapienza University of Rome

Publications

  • Giulia Isabella Valenzi is the author of numerous editorial contributions with the publishing houses IPSOA Wolters Kluwer and Il Sole24ORE and of articles in scientific journals on tax law.

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper, Giulia Isabella Valenzi worked with leading Italian law firms.

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Admitted to the Rome bar

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