Giulia Cipollini

Giulia Cipollini
Partner
Offices: Milan
Tel: +39 02 88 21 4222
Email: [email protected]
Education: University of Ferrara, Italy, JD equivalent (magna cum laude) , post-graduate
course in International Taxation • IBFD - International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation,
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, PhD from La Sapienza School of Law, Italy
Admitted: Italy, 2003
Languages spoken: Italian • English
Year joined: 2014
Year became partner: 2015
Overview
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Withers Studio Legale
Giulia is Head of the Tax Department at Withers’ Italian Practice. She provides domestic and international tax planning advice on
commercial, corporate, M&A and real estate transactions.
In addition, she advises private clients, high net worth individuals and families on matters relating to family businesses, transfers,
wealth planning, trusts, and succession issues. Many of her clients are sports personalities and creative individuals in the arts and
fashion worlds.
Giulia’s practice also includes tax litigation and tax rulings involving both Italian and foreign tax disputes.
She has been particularly active assisting private individuals and companies with become compliant in accordance with Italy's new
Voluntary Disclosure Programme.
Highlights
Assisted a Italian professional footballer in relation to VAT issues on his transfer to a US professional football team
Assisted the Italian subsidiary of a French fashion house in relation to the management of their brand under new Patent
Box regulations
Assisted an Italian professional football league on tax matters
Advised a major US fashion brand on tax issues relating to the opening of their Milan flagship store
Advised a US global investment manager on the tax implications of opening a branch in Italy
Interviewed after receiving Legalcommunity's 2016 award for tax innovation, Giulia Cipollini comments on the advantages of the
new Patent Box regime for Italian companies. Click here to view the interview in Italian.
Publications and speaking engagements
'Successioni cross-border – Gestione delle variabili legali e fiscali', Synergia Formazione Srl, July 2015
'Patent Box: Rilevanza della proprietà intellettuale regime fiscal agevolato', Synergia Formazione Srl, April 2015
'Recent Italian Developments – Lessons for Guernsey Trustees', STEP Guernsey, February 2015
'Trust nelle imposte indirette, lo stato dell'arte: recenti aggiornamenti giurisprudenziali e agevolazioni', STEP Italia,
September 2014
Giulia also lectures on Italian and international tax law at the University of Florence School of Law, La Sapienza University School of
Law in Rome and the University of Pisa School of Law.
Memberships
Italian Bar
STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners)
IFA – International Fiscal Association
ASLA (Associazione Studi Legali Italiani ) Commission on Taxation and Trusts
“Il Trust in Italia”
Member of the Special Commission on Fiscal Studies of the National Council of Italian Notary Publics in Rome, 20022007
AITC - Association of International Tax Consultants
Association of International Tax Consultants (Board member responsible for international relations)
On a personal note
Giulia's interests include: tennis, skiing, music, theatre and modern art.
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