Ontier Italia has appointed Bernadette Accili to launch and lead its new Tax practice. With this move, the firm strengthens its capabilities in an area that is increasingly strategic for businesses and aims to establish itself as a leading practice in the Italian market.
“I am very excited about joining Ontier and the opportunity to develop specialized and excellent legal advice in an area such as taxation, which is increasingly strategic and relevant for companies,” said Bernadette Accili.
For his part, Luca Pardo, co-managing partner and regional head of Europe at Ontier, highlighted that “the addition of Bernadette Accili represents a new step in Ontier’s growth. Her experience strengthens our ability to offer valuable solutions to clients in the most complex matters and also complements the activity of Tier One, which specializes in supporting companies in extraordinary transactions, reorganizations, and national and international growth processes.”
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He has over 25 years of experience in tax advice related to securitization transactions, NPLs, distressed debt transactions, alternative finance, structured finance, and asset finance. His track record also includes corporate restructurings, M&A transactions, and corporate reorganizations. He has also advised clients in complex tax proceedings before the Italian tax courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Accili has a distinguished international career spanning Italy, Europe, and the United States. She holds a law degree from Sapienza University of Rome and two LL.M.s, earned at the College of Europe in Bruges and Georgetown University Law Center, the latter as a Fulbright scholar. She is admitted to the bar in Milan and New York and is qualified to practice before the Italian Court of Cassation and the United States Supreme Court. Her professional profile is further enhanced by extensive academic activity and participation in international legal committees and conferences.
The creation of this new area reflects Ontier’s commitment to integrating tax advice into the analysis of business operations, not as a complementary service, but as an essential tool to anticipate increasingly complex economic and financial scenarios.
With this appointment, Ontier adds eight new partners in one year across various offices in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, as part of its international growth strategy
