Stefano Petrecca Bio

Stefano joined the Firm in 2020 as a Partner and head of the Rome office. He is an expert in corporate and international taxation issues, corporate acquisitions and restructuring, and tax litigation. He routinely advises listed companies and Italian and foreign industrial and financial groups. He assists clients in all stages of tax assessment and litigation up to the higher jurisdictions. He has extensive experience in generational transitions and transfers of family businesses. Stefano also has significant experience in the conclusion of debt restructuring agreements and in the management of judicial arrangements. Stefano was listed among the ‘Top 10 Influential Tax Lawyers in Italy’ by Business Today and was awarded during the Top Legal Awards 2024 as “Lawyer of the year – Tax Advisory” and Legalcommunity Tax Awards 2023 as ‘Tax Litigation Professional of the Year’. In 2019 and 2017, during the Legalcommunity Tax Awards, he was awarded ‘Best Practice Tax Litigation’ and in 2012 he was designated ‘TAX Professional of the Year’ by the Awards Jury of Top Legal magazine. Since 2010 he has been ranked among the best professionals in Italy by Chambers & Partners Europe and The Legal 500. In addition, he is recognised by International Tax Review as Notable Practitioner and by Best Lawyer as Recommended Lawyer in Tax Litigation, Legalcommunity lists him as Recommended in Tax and Elite in Tax Litigation, while Leaders League recognised him within the Corporate Tax category. Lexology Index ranked him as "Recommended Lawyer" in Italy for Corporate Tax, Corporate Tax Advisory and Corporate Tax Litigation.