The Firm
Our History
The Firm can point to a professional tradition stretching back more than one hundred years. Founded in the early 20th century by Antonio Orlandi, who had already gained noteworthy experience as an associate with the law firm of Prime Minister Alessandro Fortis, the Firm was operated as a law firm, in association with the founder’s son, Goffredo Orlandi-Contucci, from 1938 to 1968. Goffredo Orlandi-Contucci continued practicing law on his own until 1993, when the Firm was transformed into a law and tax concern.
In 1996, following the death of Goffredo Orlandi Contucci, who had focussed the Firm’s legal operations on banking law for more than 40 years, primarily as an outside consultant to the Banco di Roma, the Firm was converted, in its last transformation, into a tax and labour consulting firm by Antonio Orlandi-Contucci, the grandson of the founder.
Our Clients
Rules of professional conduct and Italian legislation on privacy prevent us from revealing the names of our clients or from using their identities to promote our professional services, either directly or indirectly, nor are we allowed to publish or publicise specific professional assignments currently underway or projects carried out in the past.
Nevertheless, the sectors of operation of our main international clients can be summarised as follows:
German-language clients
- Alternative energy (photovoltaic and wind power)
- Tour operators and travel agencies
- Non-organic chemicals
- Furniture manufacturers
- Military electronics systems
- “Fast-food enterprises”
- Bank and financial services offices
- Non-business organisations
- Ecclesiastical organisations
- Direct VAT identifications in Italy
English-language clients
- Economic and regulatory consulting firms
- Software manufacturers
- Beer producers
- Museums
- Non-profit organisations
- ONLUS
- Bilateral organisations
- Branch offices of US and UK companies in Rome
- Direct VAT identifications of EU entities in Italy
Languages Spoken
- German
- English
Managing Partners
Educational Background and Training
University degree in economics and business (University of Rome, “La Sapienza” Campus), Masters in Tax Law (IPSOA; Milan), Certified Public Accountant, Auditor, Bankruptcy Trustee and Labour Affairs Consultant.
Specialisation
Specialised in tax law and labour law. Has specific experience in:
- Start-up and management of business activities in Italy by international companies;
- Tax consulting on direct taxation in Italy, especially as regards corporate issues;
- Intra-Community VAT and direct Vat identification of EU subjects in Italy;
- Taxation of expatriates and double taxation of trans-national incomes.