Italy

Firm overview

Established in 1977, tax firm Studio Biscozzi merged in 1998 with the law firm Studio Nobili to create Studio Biscozzi Nobili. Since then, the Firm has grown progressively over the years, becoming one of the key firms in Italy specialising in Tax, Tax Litigation, Corporate and M&A, Banking and Finance. In 2019 the firm further strengthened its position in the financial and international taxation fields through the integration of Studio Piazza, changing its name into Studio Biscozzi Nobili Piazza. In January 2024, the firm changed its name to Biscozzi Nobili & Partners.

With extremely experienced chartered auditors, accountants and lawyers, the firm provides both corporate clients and private individuals with high level assistance in a wide array of corporate and tax matters on an ongoing basis. Thanks to its extensive network of top foreign law firms around the world, Biscozzi Nobili Piazza has the capacity to assist its clients both in Italy and abroad. The partners’ vast experience in a wide variety of sectors, industries and geographies allows the firm to cater to the needs of all companies and individuals in an effective and competent fashion.

Biscozzi Nobili Piazza assists its clients with the highest standards of quality, focusing on building strong relationships to address their needs in the most targeted and efficient manner. The firm’s partners sit on the boards of many company clients, included some of the most prestigious listed and private companies, and actively contribute to their success on the long-term.

One of the firm’s strengths is its international exposure and connection with the global network. Biscozzi Nobili Piazza is a tax and legal partner of Elite, an international community of SMEs, advisers, investors and stakeholders gathered by the London Stock Exchange Group to support companies growing and accessing financing opportunities, including stock market listings. Moreover, the firm regularly collaborates with leading wealth management banks (such as Rothschild, Credit Suisse and Banca Profilo) to provide tax advisory to their UHNW clients. Since 2018 Studio Biscozzi Nobili is also a member of the global tax network WTS Global.

Firm overview

Alma LED is a professional firm born from the integration of Alma Società tra Avvocati and LED Taxand.

With about 70 professionals in its offices in Milan, Rome and Luxembourg, Alma LED combines legal and tax excellence with proven experience in managing complex transactions and projects, guaranteeing clients customized solutions and outstanding results.

The Firm can rely on Professionals with a significant academic and professional background of the highest level acquired over the years, collaborating with leading Italian and international law firms.

Alma LED, which is the Italian Member, can benefit from Taxand network, the world’s largest independent tax organization with more than 700 tax partners and over 2,500 tax advisors in 50 countries: we maintain close collaborations with top international tax & legal advisors to ensure first-class assistance to our clients even in the context of cross-border transactions.

We believe that the level of trust existing between a professional and his client is the most effective way to measure the success of a firm: for this reason, we work tirelessly to earn the trust of our clients and we work even harder to maintain it.

Alma LED, as a Top Tier Firm, can benefit from strong ranking positions within the main international directory in Fund Formation and FinTech practices. In addition the Firm is well recognized in other industries such as Banking & Financial Regulation, Corporate and M&A, Venture Capital, Litigation & Arbitration and Public Law & Real Estate (including environment infrastructure).

TAX DEPARTMENT

The Tax Department consists of 22 professionals, including 9 partners, 4 managers, and 9 associates and offers a wide range of tax services to clients, including:

- Transactional and M&A Tax
- International Taxation
- General Corporate Tax (Tax advice, Tax planning, Tax compliance, Corporate Tax Governance)
- Transfer Pricing & Business Restructuring
- Tax litigation
- Tax Real Estate
- Financial Taxation
- VAT & Indirect Tax
- Private Client.

Alma LED Tax Department, former LED Taxand Tax Law Firm, has a strong track record of success and is recognized as one of the leading Tax Departments in Italy. Our professionals, which have a significant academic and professional background of the highest level acquired over the years, collaborating with leading Italian and international law firms, can count on Partners that have an extensive experience in all areas of tax law and advisory, and on managers and associates with a highly qualified and experienced expertise.

Firm overview

Tax Bridge is a tax advisory with a focus on International taxation, Tax Control Framework, and Tax litigation, led by partners with years of recognized experience in the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Boutiques, and Economic Consultings.

Tax Bridge supports big corporations, as well as SMEs, in building a long-term relationship with the tax authorities based on competence, transparency and independence, in a new mindset of cooperation, aimed at reducing tax risks and securing cash flows.

Tax Bridge focusses on a narrow range of tax services, including:

1) International taxation and Transfer pricing, where we developed a solid methodology to deal with Advance Pricing Agreements;
2) Cooperative Compliance and Tax Control Framework, being on the forefront on the implementation of integrated systems for the detection, measurement, management and control of tax risk;
3) Tax litigation and Tax benefits.

Meet our experts (https://www.taxbridge.it/en/team/)

Firm overview

Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati was established in the 1970s as a partnership by a group of specialists. The firm provides tax and legal services to medium and large-sized companies and multinational groups and has continually sought to reinforce its multidisciplinary approach by creating specialized centres of excellence.

Along with ten offices in Italy, the firm has independent offices in London, in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong and an Indian Desk.

Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati has more than 600 professionals, many of whom participated in some of Italy's most significant corporate and financing operations over the past decade.

The firm provides top quality services, combining the trust relationship between the professional and the client with organizational skills.

Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati advises many of Italy's leading corporations and several major Italian banks, both domestically and abroad. The representation of foreign clients both in Italy and internationally constitutes a significant part of the firm's practice.

The firm's services cover tax and legal matters such as:

• Domestic and International Tax Compliance and Planning
• Transfer Pricing
• VAT
• Tax
• Legal and Regulatory Advisory Services to Companies in the Banking and Financial Services Sector
• Tax Assistance for Expatriates and Individuals
• IT Law and Copyright
• Labour Law
• Business Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Tax Litigation
• Litigation
• Antitrust and European Law
• Media Entertainment and Telecommunications
• Energy and Environmental Law
• Real Estate
• Privacy and Information Protection
• Corporate Finance Services