Chartered Tax Advisor admitted before Tax Courts and Certified Public Accountant and Auditor specialized in national and international tax law.

He is Master in Taxation of Business Restructuring (IPSOA, Italy) and advanced LL.M. in International and Comparative Tax Law (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria).

His areas of specialization include the taxation of resident and non-resident individuals and companies, transfer pricing and tax planning for groups of companies, assistance to enterprises in their process of internationalization, M&A, international tax law and EU tax law, tax litigation, wealth planning for HNWI and private clients, voluntary disclosure, start-ups, outward and inward expatriates, as well as accounting and tax due diligence.

Before being managing partner of Studio Avella e Associati, he has gained professional experience in a leading law firm dealing mainly with advice and assistance in tax matters and tax litigation, as well as advice and assistance in corporate law matters and accounting (including IAS/IFRS).

He is a Member of the Editorial Board of the leading international tax journal European Taxation published by IBFD and Honorary Fellow (Tax Law) at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Piacenza, as well as author of several publications in national and foreign journals.

He regularly gives courses at the University and at master classes in Italy, Germany and Switzerland and regularly holds conferences and seminars in his areas of specialization. He is a member of IFA (International Fiscal Association) and author of the Italian National Report for the 2013 IFA Congress on “The taxation of foreign passive income for groups of companies”.