Dinis is a partner in the Tax practice, focusing on tax consultancy work in inbound and outbound international tax structuring operations, reorganisations and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly advises clients from the financial and energy sectors, investment funds and real estate industry.

Dinis holds a law degree from the University of Lisbon, a master's in EU tax Law from the University of Lisbon, and an advanced LLM in International Tax Law from the International Tax Center of Leiden University.

He is regularly invited as a guest speaker at Portuguese and international tax conferences and has worked with the Centre for Judiciary Studies as a guest lecturer since 2016. Dinis was also a guest lecturer in EU tax law and transfer pricing at the International Tax Center Leiden (2017-2021) and was responsible for the Corporate Income Tax course of the Master's in Tax Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2020-2024).

Dinis is an associate of the CIDEEFF - Centre for Research into European, Economic, Financial and Tax Law of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, and a member of the AFP - Portuguese Fiscal Association and the IFA - International Fiscal Association.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2013

Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2010
Master's in Tax Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2014
Advance Master's in International Tax Law from the International Tax Center Leiden, 2016
Assistant lecturer on the Advanced LLMs on International Tax Law and European Tax Law at the International Tax Center Leiden, 2016
Assistant coordinator of the intensive course on Taxation of Corporate Reorganisation and Restructuring at the CIDEEFF of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2017
Lecturer on transfer pricing (Introduction to the Arm's Length Principle and Transfer Pricing Methods) organised in Sao Paulo, Brazil by the International Tax Center Leiden, 2018
CIDEEFF and Centre for Research into European, Economic, Financial and Tax Law

Significant Accomplishments
Chambers Europe
2025 - Dinis Tracana, Associates to Watch Tax Law

The Legal 500
2025 - Dinis Tracana, Recommended Tax
2023 - Dinis Tracana, Recommended Tax

Professional Associations

• International Bar Association
  
• Portuguese Fiscal Association
• International Fiscal Association

Professional Activities and Experience
Senior associate at Garrigues Portugal, 2016-2018