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Francesco Cardone is partner at Alma LED and he mainly deals with domestic and foreign companies advising on corporate taxation, international taxation, extraordinary transactions and tax M&A as well as business restructuring. He was involved in a number of M&A projects related to the acquisition or sale of Italian companies for both Italian and foreign investors. Francesco granted his JD in 2004 (University of Turin), in 2010 a Master’s Degree in Tax Law (Il Sole 24 Ore Business School), in 2012 a Master’s Degree in Tax Litigation (Ipsoa, Wolters Kluwer Group) and in 2014 an Advanced LL.M. in International Tax Law at the International Tax Centre of Leiden (Leiden University, The Netherlands). He was admitted to the Italian Bar in 2007 and to the Supreme Court in 2021. After an experience within a well-known Tax firm and a summer internship in the Transfer pricing team of Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam, he worked for Fantozzi & Associati in Milan, where he was a Senior Associate until December 2017. Francesco joined LED in January 2018, where he was promoted to Director, Junior Partner since 2021 and Partner from April 2023. In June 2023, together with the rest of the Firm, he joined Alma LED. EDUCATION Advanced LL.M. in international tax at the International Tax Center of Leiden (Leiden University, Netherlands), 2014 Post graduate courses in Tax Litigation (Ipsoa, Wolters Kluwer Group), 2012 Post graduate courses in Tax Law (Il Sole 24 Ore Business School), 2010 Juris Doctor (Università di Torino), 2004 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Admitted to the “Register of Supreme Court lawyers”, 2021 Admitted to the “Register of Bar of Turin”, 2007 EXPERIENCE Alma LED (Milano, Italy) – Partner, 2023-today LED (Milano, Italy) – Partner, 2018-2023 Studio Fantozzi e Associati (Milano, Italy) – Senior Associate, 2014-2018 Baker & McKenzie (Amsterdam, Paesi Bassi) – Summer Intern, 2014-2014 Cristofori + Partners (Milano, Italy) – Senior Associate, 2010-2013 Michele Cardone Law Firm (Torino, Italia) – Associate, 2007-2013 Demaria Luongo & Partners Law Firm (Torino, Italia) – Trainee, 2004-2007 MEMBERSHIPS AGAM – Young Lawyers Association Milan: Responsible of the Tax Law Committee, June 2021 – June 2023. International Fiscal Association: Member since 2014 International Bar Association: Member since 2022 LANGUAGES Italian, English, French