Lipani Legal & Tax is an elite multi-practice law firm, focusing on administrative, antitrust and regulatory, commercial and corporate, banking and finance, M&A and tax law.
The tax team (formerly at Macchi di Cellere Gangemi with the tax department founded by Bruno Gangemi in 1986) is highly regarded for its focus on international tax and multi-jurisdictional mandates.
Federico Di Cesare and Arnaldo Salvatore serve as co-heads of the tax team. Federico Di Cesare specializes in corporate tax, international tax and transfer pricing. Arnaldo Salvatore is the key contact for VAT and indirect tax.
The tax team advises large corporations and multinational clients on corporate taxation, mergers and acquisitions, international taxation and transfer pricing, as well as structural and transactional tax planning and global tax projects.
The firm's dedicated tax disputes team advises on the full spectrum of matters, ranging from risk reviews and informal tax authority enquiries to formal investigations, settlement negotiations, and complex litigation.
The tax team also specializes in Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) and Advance Pricing Agreements (APA), assisting clients in resolving international tax disputes efficiently and in structuring and negotiating APAs, in which it is among the market leaders.
The firm has a dedicated private client tax team, providing specialized advice to high-net-worth individuals and international families.
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: