Giordano / Merolle

Tax Law Firm

We are a firm of lawyers specialising in tax and fiscal consultancy at national and international level with offices in Rome and Milan.

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Our team provides high-level legal services in tax matters
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Tax litigation, legal advice and tax planning
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Our tax law firm offers clients a high-profile professional experience

The tax lawyers in our team are experts in the application of tax regulations and tax litigation, both in and out of court.

The tax lawyers who are partners in the tax law firm of the same name are Vittorio Giordano, who is registered in the Special Register of lawyers qualified to practice before the Court of Cassation and listed in World Tax's Tax Controversy Leaders' Guide, and Andrea Merolle, a full member of the Lugano branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and a member of the Tax & Legal Committee of the Italian Association of Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Private Debt. They founded the firm in 2017.

Both have more than 15 years of experience in tax law and litigation, including before the Court of Cassation and other higher courts, and deal with highly complex tax law issues.
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what we do
We assist taxpayers on domestic and international tax issues
areas of activity
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Our associated firm of tax lawyers provides tax advice and tax assistance throughout the country and deals with:

  • drafting of pro-veritate opinions related to complex issues concerning income taxes, indirect taxes, property taxes, excise duties, tax incentives and abuse of the law;
  • assistance during investigations, financial inspections and tax audit;
  • assistance during the pre-litigation phase and in tax settlement procedures;
  • representation of the taxpayer in the proceedings before the Tax Courts, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights;
  • technical advice in criminal proceedings concerning fiscal and economic crimes;
  • assistance in the extraordinary transactions aimed at corporate reorganization and management of generational handovers;
  • assets and inheritance planning and management for individuals both in domestic and international perspective;
  • drafting and submitting legislative proposals on behalf of professional and industry associations and other bodies for institutional relations.
  • assistance in setting up Italian or foreign UCITS and analysis of the relevant legal and tax regime

Tax law

  • Opinions and advice on IRES, IRPEF, VAT and other indirect taxes, property taxes, excise taxes, local taxes, international taxation, real estate taxation, extraordinary transactions, abuse of law, tax breaks and state aid
  • assistance in tax audits by Guardia di Finanza and Agenzia delle Entrate, and out-of-court settlement of the tax claim
  • Tax litigation in Tax Courts, Supreme Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights
  • Technical advice in criminal proceedings for tax, economic and bankruptcy offenses
  • Assistance in the submission of petitions for interpellation to the Internal Revenue Service
  • assistance in international friendly and arbitration proceedings

Business crisis

  • Preparation and attestation of corporate recovery plans
  • Negotiated business crisis settlement procedures
  • Negotiation of agreements in execution of certified rehabilitation plans
  • Negotiation and approval of debt restructuring agreements
  • representation in tax and contribution settlement procedures
  • Assistance in appeals for composition with creditors and other minor procedures

Wealth Planning

  • generational transition of family businesses
  • structuring of corporate holding companies
  • Establishment of private trusts and foundations
  • asset protection
  • estate planning and inheritance divisions
  • establishment of third sector entities

M&A, Private Equity, Real Estate

  • extraordinary transactions and corporate reorganization
  • transfers of holdings and businesses
  • Real estate investment operations, real estate management and development
  • Establishment of corporate vehicles and mutual funds
  • Loan and loan securitization transactions
  • Acquisition of assets and businesses through turn around operations

Giordano / Merolle

Tax Law Firm

He works mainly in the field of tax advice, tax planning, assistance in extraordinary transactions, taxation of real estate companies, tax rulings, tax reliefs related to new investments and tax crimes.
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Our comments on the official practices of the Revenue Agency and on tax law rulings. For continuous updates on the latest developments in the tax sector.
January 2, 2026

Court of Cassation, judgment no. 31973 of December 9, 2025

The Supreme Court has ruled that, with regard to the determination of business income for the period between the beginning...
January 2, 2026

Court of Cassation, judgment no. 31012 of November 26, 2025

The Supreme Court has ruled that in the field of reinsurance in the assistance sector, services provided directly...
January 2, 2026

Court of Cassation, order no. 31784 of December 5, 2025

The Supreme Court has stated that, in light of the Office's analytical-inductive assessment, the taxpayer must only demonstrate...
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