Alessio is a member of several international research groups focused on tax implications of the national implementation of EU law in the field of taxation. He often lectures on particular aspects of International and EU taxation systems at the collegiate and post-graduate levels, and has authored several publications in major tax periodicals and Italian economic and financial newspapers.

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• Advised one of the main Italian companies operating in the manufacture of components for both cars and motorcycles in connection with the granting of medium long term loan facilities to one of its controlled companies, for a maximum amount of €28,800,000, aimed at supporting the acquisition of two leading Italian companies operating within the manufacturing and supply of metal accessories for the high-end fashion sector.
• Advised a leading Italian company operating in the design, construction and distribution of a wide range of gear-motors in connection with the granting, by a pool of Italian banks, of a medium long term loan facility for a maximum amount of €100,000,000 aimed at supporting the financial needs connected with the refinancing of its debt exposure and the ordinary course of business.

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• Advised a US-listed leader in the capital goods sector, with its merger with an Italian-listed company, and the ensuing migration to another EU jurisdiction of the top holding company, which resulted from the reorganization
• Advised a US multinational world-leading group in the medical device and diagnostic business on the reorganization of the Italian operations, on the group transfer pricing policy in cooperation with the US parents and on transfer pricing controversies
• Advised the Italian affiliates of a beverage world-leading group on the restructuring of intra-group financing, on several corporate reorganization plans and on group transfer pricing policy in cooperation with the parent company
• Advised Italian and international private equity funds on the structuring of collective investment vehicles for the effective holding of Italian participations, and on the acquisition and sale of several Italian businesses
• Represented a number of Italian-based or foreign multinational companies in the management of transfer pricing controversies, including court representation, tax settlements and mutual agreement procedures

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• Chambers Global, Italy: Tax, 2013-2015
• legalcommunity.it, “Law Firm of the Year for Transfer Pricing”, Finance & Tax Awards 2014 and Tax Awards 2016; “Law Firm of the Year for Tax Restructuring”, Finance & Tax Awards 2015 and “Law Firm of the Year for Patent Box”, Tax Awards 2017
• Tax Directors Handbook 2016 and 2017, listed as “Leading Individual” and “Leading Tax Law Firm” for Italy, category Tax
• Tax Experts Guide 2016, listed as “Leading Practitioner”
• Leaders League 2022, “Highly Recommended” in Italy: Corporate Tax
• legalcommunity.it, Best in Italy Tax Report, 2014 – 2016
• International Tax Review, World Tax and World Transfer Pricing, 2015 – 2023
• TopLegal Awards 2009, “Tax Professional of the Year”

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• Assisted Italian-based companies in filing ruling requests with the Tax Administration for the disapplication of the Italian Controlled Foreign Companies discipline or other anti-avoidance rules
• Provided assistance on several business restructurings, analyzing a wide variety of matters related to corporate income tax, transfer pricing, withholding taxes, anti-avoidance rules, VAT and other indirect taxes

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Barry previously served as the chief tax officer of a NYSE-traded mobile industrial equipment manufacturer with operations in more than 160 countries. He has developed and implemented global effective tax rate planning strategies for outbound and inbound multinational companies. Barry has worked on structuring multi-jurisdictional acquisitions, post-acquisition integration, internal reorganizations and joint ventures in Europe, Latin American and the Asia/Pacific region.

Barry speaks frequently on international tax topics for various professional organizations. He previously served as an adjunct professor at the Northwestern University School of Law LLM Tax Program and is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois College of Law where he teaches international taxation.

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• Art-Invest as funds initiator on the formation of a regulated special investment L.P. acquiring a real estate ensemble in Cologne
• SEB Investment on the sale of a pan-European real estate portfolio (more than EUR 1 billion)
• Founders and majority shareholders of the software group proALPHA Software on tax matters in connection with the sale of a majority stake
• Orion Engineered Carbons on tax matters in connection with international financing and structuring questions
• SIGNA in the acquisition of parts of the Karstadt department store chain (more than EUR 1 billion)
• Nippon Suisan on tax matters in connection with the sale of Leuchtturm Beteiligungs-und Holding Germany
• Several private equity sponsors as well as management teams on management participation programs
• An US private equity house on the acquisition of a financial services group
• A French publicly listed stock corporate on the acquisition of an information technology (IT) branch
• An UK private equity house on the acquisition of an automotive supplier group
• An US private equity house on the acquisition of a German bank

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Before practicing law, Joe served as a foreign policy assistant to former President Richard Nixon and as a speechwriter for President Bush’s 1992 re-election campaign.

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• Represented SIGNA Development Selection AG on its successful debut issuance of senior unsecured bonds with an aggregate principal amount of €300 million, a 5-year maturity and a 5.5% p.a. coupon by way of an international private placement, including in the US with qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the US Securities Act.
• Represented as transaction counsel the issuer APONTIS PHARMA AG, its main shareholder, the investment company Paragon Partners, as well as the joint bookrunners Hauck & Aufhäuser and M.M.Warburg on the IPO at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
• Represented DZ Bank AG on the issue of a mandatory convertible bond by Schaltbau Holding AG
• Represented Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE on its IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
• Represented Joh. Berenberg, Gossler Co. & KG in a number of private placements in Europe and the United States via an accelerated bookbuilding process totalling over €1 billion.
• Represented Aumann AG on its €251 million initial public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and a follow-on €80 million sale of shares in a private placement via an accelerated bookbuilding process with Citibank and Joh. Berenberg, Gossler Co. & KG as underwriters.
• Represented Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers Aktiengesellschaft as underwriter counsel in the initial public offering of STS Group Holding AG on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, including a Rule 144A offering in the United States.
• Represented numerous life science companies in their international capital markets transactions, including Medigene AG, 4SC AG, Epigenomics AG and Heidelberg Pharma AG totalling over €500 million.
• Represented Telefónica, S.A., in the €12.1 billion acquisition of the E-Plus Group from Royal KPN N.V. and fully underwritten rights offering of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG to partially finance the acquisition of the E-Plus Group.

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• Chambers Global 2020
• Legal 500 EMEA 2020
• JUVE Handbook 2019/2020

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• Hanwha Solutions Corporation on the EUR 727 million acquisition of RES Méditerranée SAS from Renewable Energy Systems Limited
• Owners of Elmotec Group on the sale of their shares to Schaeffler Technologies

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