Practice areas
Our main clients include leading banks, financial intermediaries, insurance companies, asset management firms, private equity firms, trust companies, industrial companies operating in numerous sectors, banking foundations, social security institutions, and pension funds, third-sector organizations, and high-net-worth individuals.
Over the years, we have also developed stable collaborative relationships with leading Italian law firms and accounting firms specializing in areas other than tax law, as well as with leading law firms—both within the European Union and outside it—operating in foreign jurisdictions.
The Giordano Merolle Tax Law Firm has gained extensive experience and directly assists clients through its professionals in the following areas of activity:
Domestic and international tax law
The Firm provides legal assistance and advice on domestic and international tax law, supporting companies, professionals, and individuals in managing key tax issues and in their dealings with the tax authorities, both in an advisory capacity and in the context of tax audits and litigation. In particular, we deal with:
- opinions on corporate income tax, personal income tax, VAT and other indirect taxes, property taxes, excise duties, local taxes, international taxation, real estate taxation, extraordinary transactions, abuse of rights, tax breaks and state aid
- tax audits by the Guardia di Finanza (Italian Financial Police) and the Revenue Agency, out-of-court settlement of tax claims
- tax litigation in Tax Courts, Supreme Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court, and European Court of Human Rights
- Technical advice in criminal proceedings for tax, economic and bankruptcy offenses
- submission of requests for rulings to the Revenue Agency
- amicable procedures and international arbitration
- extraordinary transactions and corporate reorganization
Administrative and regulatory law
The Firm provides legal advice and assistance in the field of administrative and regulatory law, supporting companies and economic operators in their relations with the public administration and independent authorities, both in procedural matters and in litigation before administrative courts. In particular, we deal with:
- litigation before the Regional Administrative Court and the Council of State
- representation before the Bank of Italy, CONSOB, IVASS, ARERA, and AGCM
- assistance in administrative proceedings and related participatory phases
- assistance with authorizations, concessions, public subsidies, and public contracts
- consultancy on public services, public companies, and regulated entities
- assistance in matters relating to the environment, energy, cultural heritage and landscape, construction and urban planning
- consultancy on administrative transparency and relations with the public administration
Corporate crisis and insolvency law
The Firm assists companies, entrepreneurs, and creditors in managing corporate crisis situations and in using the tools provided for by corporate crisis and insolvency legislation, with particular attention to debt recovery and restructuring solutions. In particular, we deal with:
- 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
- acquisition of assets and companies through turnaround operations
Asset and estate planning
The Firm offers advice on asset and succession planning, supporting entrepreneurs and families in the management, protection, and transfer of assets through legal and corporate instruments designed to ensure continuity and protect family interests. In particular, we deal with:
- generational transition of family businesses
- establishment of collective investment undertakings
- corporate holding structure
- establishment of trusts and private foundations
- asset protection
- estate planning and inheritance divisions
- establishment of third sector entities
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