He is of counsel at the law and tax firm Dla Piper and head of the private client division. Together with a multidisciplinary team of professionals, he assists private clients and families in the management, transfer, and succession of wealth, financial, and family company assets. He helps individuals and companies before the tax authorities at the control and assessment stage. He is active in all areas of tax law, focusing on international taxation issues of individuals and non-commercial entities.
He is also active in the areas of the criminal law of the economy. He has significant experience in the field of administrative liability of entities under Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 and the prevention of the use of the financial system for money laundering purposes. Concerning these areas, he assists Italian and foreign companies and banks in the defense phase, in internal investigations, and in the implementation and revision of organizational and internal control models.
Before joining Dla Piper, as a senior officer in the Guardia di Finanza, he was head of the Judicial Police Section of the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office for over ten years. In addition, in 2010, he was called to set up and head the special unit for combating international tax evasion and avoidance of the Internal Revenue Service (Ucifi).
He was a member of the ministerial commission for the introduction in Italy of the crime of self-money laundering and collaborated on revising the legislation on tax monitoring of financial and asset assets held abroad. He was among the creators and promoters of the national voluntary disclosure program.
He holds a law degree from the State University of Milan, a degree in economic and financial security science from the University of Rome ”Tor Vergata” and a degree in political science from the University of Trieste. He is a member of the Milan bar.
He regularly participates, as a speaker, in seminars and conferences on international taxation topics with particular reference to issues concerning the regularization of assets held abroad, tax and money laundering offenses, and preventive administrative anti-money laundering supervision. He was among the founders of Asso Aml-Tcf, of which he is vice chairman. He is a member of the AML Committee of the Milan Bar Council.
In his private life, he is a serial reader of mystery novels, is passionate about cooking, and has a great passion for dogs.
Distinguishing skills:
- Private client
- International tax
- White collar crime
