With the hire of 11 professionals, including two new partners, Dentons is continuing its rapid expansion in Milan by strengthening its Litigation and Arbitration group and establishing a new Tax practice. Partner Sara Biglieri will lead the Litigation and Arbitration group and Partner Andrea Fiorelli will be Head of Tax.

Sara Biglieri was a partner at Studio Rucellai & Raffaelli, where she assisted Italian companies in judicial and arbitration activities and business litigation. She serves on the Boards of Directors of Equita SIM and Supermarkets Italiani SpA (holding Esselunga) as well as on the Supervisory Committee of major Italian companies. She joins Dentons with a team of five professionals: Senior Counsels Luca De Bendetto, Andrea Pupeschi, and Francesca Prati and trainee Ferdinando Bonofiglio.

Andrea Fiorelli was head of the Tax department at Norton Rose Fulbright and prior to that he worked at Di Tanno and Associati. He advises on financial market taxation and fiscal treatment of financial products and UCITS, with a particular focus on international and cross-border transactions. He is also experienced in mergers and acquisitions and company restructuring. Having worked as an officer for the Italian Tax Police, Fiorelli offers clients unique insight in tax pre-litigation and litigation matters within tax avoidance disputes. He joins Dentons with a team of three lawyers: Senior Associate Maria Paola Serra, Associate Luca Guidotti and Junior Associate Matteo Chinaglia.

This is the latest move in Dentons’ bold growth strategy. Dentons opened in Milan in October 2015 with the goal of creating a full-service law firm in Italy. Within four months, the office has almost doubled in size to 38 lawyers. In addition to the two partners and 9 professionals who are joining in February, the Firm also hired Partner Stefano Speroni and four lawyers for its Corporate and M&A team in January.
Federico Sutti, Dentons’ Managing Partner in Italy, commented: “We are extremely pleased to welcome these two well respected partners on board. They will help us to quickly grow our Tax and Litigation and Arbitration practices in Italy, which are integral to Dentons’ full service approach.”

Sara Biglieri added: “I’m thrilled to be part of a global firm that has brought together such high profile professionals in Italy. In particular, I have been impressed with Dentons’ commitment to diversity and support of women leaders.”

Andrea Fiorelli added: “With the globalisation of the financial industry and increased requirements for international tax transparency, cross-border taxation is a critical issue for many of my clients. With qualified tax lawyers in key markets around the world, Dentons offers a uniquely global perspective and deep local knowledge to address even the most complex international tax issues.”

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