Maria Teresa Madera

Maria Teresa Madera

Lawyer
About

Maria Teresa Madera is a Lawyer in the tax practice group and is based in the Milan office.

Maria Teresa deals with tax matter in the context of indirect taxation, advising clients on VAT and customs matters and assisting them in tax controversy proceedings.

Maria Teresa has also gained solid experience in the Tax Control Framework (TCF), both in the design and implementation of tax risk control and management models and in monitoring activities (known as testing activities). She supports various companies and groups in accessing and managing the Cooperative Compliance regime, as well as in procedures for obtaining and managing AEO status.

She also handles M&A transactions, assisting clients with tax strategies and corporate restructuring operations, including tax due diligence activities.

Areas of FocusTax
Professional QualificationsAvvocato admitted to the Milan Bar

EXPERIENCE

  • Assistance provided to an Italian company specialized in the defense, aerospace and security sectors with reference to the development of the company tax control framework in the VAT sector.
  • Assistance provided to an Italian company active in the consumer goods marketing sector in relation to customs law issues concerning the correct identification of the custom origin of goods.
  • Assistance provided to a NASDAQ-listed company with reference to the acquisition of an Italian company specialized in hydraulic solutions providing customized applications for material handling, construction, industrial vehicles and agriculture.
  • Assistance provided to a French management company in connection with the acquisition of certain properties located in Milan. The assistance included the tax structuring of the investment, due diligence and tax assistance during the acquisition and financing phase of the transaction.
Languages
  • Italian
  • English
  • French
Education
  • Law Degree, University of Milan “Luigi Bocconi"

Publications and media

  • Maria Teresa contributes on a regular basis to major Italian tax reviews and is among the authors of the manual "Riforma Fiscale" edited by Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre.
  • Maria Teresa also contributed to the development of an advanced online professional course on VAT and GST with the IBFD – International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation.

Prior Experience

  • Before joining DLA Piper, Maria Teresa worked with a business consulting firm.