Partner & Head of Tax, Customs Law & Global Mobility

Tommaso Fonti

Bio:

Tommaso Fonti advises Italian and international businesses and corporate groups on tax, customs and international personnel mobility matters relating to their cross-border activities and investments.

His practice combines expertise in domestic and international taxation of both companies and individuals, transfer pricing, EU and international VAT, customs law and export control. He assists businesses in designing, planning and structuring their international operations, from the organization of overseas activities and commercial, financial and customs flows to the management of international personnel mobility, adopting an integrated approach to the legal and tax implications affecting their international business activities.

He has gained significant international experience through periods of study and professional practice abroad. He is a Partner of Bacciardi Partners and the Head of the Tax, Customs Law and Global Mobility Departments.

Academic background:

  • 2015 – Master of Advanced Studies in International Tax Law from the International Tax Center Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • 2012 – Postgraduate Master’s Degree in International Taxation from Il Sole 24 Ore – Business Unit Formazione ed Eventi, Milan.
  • 2010 – Admitted to the Italian Bar and registered with the Pesaro Bar Association.
  • 2007 – Law degree from Bocconi University, Milan.
    Attended courses and seminars in Italy and abroad on international taxation and international personnel assignments, including the assignment of Italian personnel abroad and foreign personnel to Italy.

Practice Areas:

He leads the Tax, Customs Law and Global Mobility Departments, focusing on:

  • Domestic and international taxation;
  • Transfer pricing;
  • EU and international VAT;
  • Customs law and export control matters, including preferential and non-preferential origin of goods, customs classification and valuation, product labeling, customs seizure procedures and related matters;
  • International mobility of Italian personnel abroad and foreign personnel to Italy.

Professional Experience:

  • 2009 – Visiting attorney at Duane Morris, New York, USA.
  • 2008 – Visiting attorney at Zumpano, Patricios & Winker, Miami, USA.

Languages: English, Italian

Memberships and Other Activities:

  • Member of IR Global, a leading international network of professional firms operating in over 171 countries worldwide.

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