DLA Piper enters the Romanian tax market

Newsroom 15/03/2011 | 14:37

DLA Piper has announced the launch of a dedicated tax practice, DLA Piper Tax, and the appointment of two tax consultants.

“Launching the tax practice is proof of our commitment to offer full services to our clients in order to best support their businesses,” stated Marian Dinu, DLA Piper Romania country managing partner.

Tudor Nedelea (pictured) joins DLA Piper as a tax director and will be coordinating the activity of the recently established practice. He previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers Romania and has over 10 years experience in this sector. His areas of practice include assignments in merger and acquisition processes, business restructuring schemes and various corporate tax consultancy projects with a focus on the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors. Nedelea is a member of the Romanian Chamber of Tax Consultants and of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom.

The second new member of the team is Laura Constantin, indirect tax consultant. She has over six years experience in both Romanian and international taxation and she specialises in VAT. Over the years, Constantin has been involved in VAT projects, such as analysis and optimisation of business structures from a tax perspective, chain transactions, assistance and representation of key clients in front of tax authorities during tax inspection, tax reviews and VAT compliance. Prior to joining DLA Piper, she was a member of the Indirect Tax team at PricewaterhouseCoopers Romania and PricewaterhouseCoopers Brussels, where she was on secondment in 2008 to strengthen her knowledge of VAT at European Union level.