Withers SBL

Aaron Schumacher

Partner · Personal Tax

Akinari Nakano

Partner · Real Estate

Alan M. Witlen

Partner · Private Client

Alana Petraske

Partner · Charities and Philanthropy

Alessia Murgia

Associate · Corporate Law

Alex Chung

Partner · Private Client

Alex Ye

Partner · International Arbitration

Aline Recktenwald

Senior Associate · Wealth Planning

Alistair Christopher

Partner · Tax Law

Amarjit Kaur

Partner and Head, Employment Law · Employment Law

Amy Hespenheide

Partner · Trusts and Estates

Andrea Zakko

Associate · Tax

Anisha Ramanathan

Partner · Family Law

Ann Wicks

Partner · Employment Law

Barry Brust

Special Counsel · Corporate Law

Billy Ko

Partner · Family Law

Carlo Alberto Demichelis

Partner · Intellectual Property

Chantal Matin-Lewis

Partner, Private Client and Tax · Private Client

Charles Kolstad

Partner · International Tax

Chau Hwei Lee

Partner, Real Estate · Real Estate

Chaya Weinberg-Brodt

Special Counsel · Commercial Litigation

Chenthil Kumarasingam

Partner and Regional Division Leader for Dispute Resolution (Asia) · Litigation

Christina Baltz

Partner · International Wealth Planning

Christina Cacchio

Partner · Estate Planning

Christopher LaVigne

Partner · Litigation and Arbitration

Chua Yee Hoong

Partner, Private Client and Tax · Private Client

Claudio Giordano

Claudio is of counsel in our corporate team primarily based in Padua. He has long-standing experience in domestic and international matters, including general corporate, M&A and private equity transactions. He is a member of the board of directors of several Italian companies based in the Veneto area active in various business sectors, all of which deal extensively in the international arena. Claudio has also been for many years a close personal advisor to a number of leading entrepreneurial families in the region, assisting them with their business and personal wealth planning. · Corporate

Conte Cicala

Partner · Litigation

Courtney Sorensen

Associate · Trust and Estate Litigation

Craig Weinstein

Senior Associate · Trusts and Estates Litigation

Cristina Pagni

Christina is a partner in our dispute resolution team in Milan. Her practice focuses predominantly on domestic and cross border commercial disputes, with extensive experience in financial services, insolvency and insurance litigation. Cristina is a well-known figure in the Italian market, acting for financial institutions and corporate entities, as well as HNW families and individuals. She has a deep knowledge of the local judiciary and legal market combined with the skills to manage complex cross-border litigation and arbitration, and deal with the challenges such work can bring. She has long been recognized as being an important player in the market with a strong reputation for domestic and international litigation and arbitration and a top-notch experience in domestic and cross-border insurance, asset recovery and aviation litigation. She is a frequent speaker at professional events on insurance and topical issues in managing complex litigation. Cristina is member of the steering and the scientific committees of the International Association of Insurance Law (Associazione Internazionale di Diritto delle Assicurazioni – AIDA) and regularly serves as a member of arbitration panels including those of the main International Arbitration Chambers. Cristina has been reconfirmed as Independent Director of De Longhi SpA. She has also been confirmed as President of the Independent Directors’ Committee and of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee and appointed Member of the Risk and Control, Corporate. · Dispute Resolution

Daniel Tang

Partner · Mergers & Acquisitions

Daniel Yong

Joint Managing Partner, Corporate · Investment Funds

David Guin

Partner · Corporate

David Lehn

Partner · Trust and Estate Planning

David Stein

Partner · Trusts and Estates

Dean Nicyper

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Deborah Barker SC

Partner, Litigation and Arbitration · Arbitration

Deirdre Fu

Partner · Private Client

Doron Goldstein

Partner US Head of Data Innovation, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice · Data Innovation

Edward Renn

Partner · Estate Planning

Elizabeth Bawden

Partner · Estate Planning

Eric N. Roose

Partner, Private Client and Tax · Private Client

Eric Roose

Partner · Private Client

Erika Scheideman

Partner · Family Law

Eva Farkas-DiNardo

Partner · International Wealth Planning

Fernando Gandioli

Partner, Private Client and Tax · Private Client

Filippo Molinari

Filippo Molinari is a practising Italian Commercialista and a partner within our private client and tax team. Filippo’s core focus lies on tax issues relating to individuals, family business restructuring, as well as taxation of sports and entertainment personalities. He assists Italian, foreign HNWIs and high net worth families with estate planning, real estate investments, family wealth management, trust structures and issues concerning international and corporate taxation. Filippo’s proven track record also spans clients wishing to benefit from the Italian flat tax regime, inbound workers regime and other tailored tax incentives for individuals relocating to Italy. He has also garnered select expertise in assisting private clients with procedures to regularise assets and foreign held income. Moreover, Filippo has handled and assisted with tax issues pertaining to philanthropy and nonprofit entities. Filippo has been recognized as a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) by STEP. The TEP credential is the designation given to full members of STEP that have specialist qualifications and experience, especially in inheritance and succession planning. · Private Client

Fiona Giordani

Associate · Corporate Law

Floriane Lavaud

Partner · International Arbitration

Frank Tang

Associate · Venture Capital

Gary Beh

Partner, Corporate · Corporate

Gary Leung

Partner · International Arbitration

Gina Bibby

Partner · Intellectual Property

Giulia Cipollini

Giulia is senior partner in the private client and tax team and head of tax and wealth planning in Italy. She brings a wealth of international experience as a strategic advisor, with in-depth knowledge in both corporate and personal Italian and international tax matters. Her areas of specialization include tax compliance, tax litigation, and tax rulings before the Italian Tax Authorities, as well as wealth planning, tax and digital assets, inheritance tax planning, and the structuring and taxation of trusts. Navigating the evolving landscape of global mobility, Giulia advises on the Italian Flat Tax Regime for new residents, Inbound Regime, as well as other bespoke tax incentives for individuals and companies relocating to Italy. She provides integrated cross-border advice also on immigration and civil matters, with a particular focus on Investor Visa applications, international prenup and matrimonial property regimes, international wills and dual citizenships. Notably, she has substantial expertise in assisting private clients from Latin America, with a particular focus on Brazilian and Mexican clients, as well as extensive experience advising clients from Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa and Australia. To meet growing demand in the art sector, Giulia and her team became a point of reference for art-related matters concerning tax, mobility of art pieces and collections, wealth management and transgenerational planning. Their expertise includes also loan agreements, import/export, customs (e.g., temporary admission), contracts, and due diligence, reinforcing Withers' distinguished position in the global arts and creative industries landscape. She also leads the philanthropy and charitable assistance in Italy, advising prominent charitable entities, foundations, charitable trusts linked to HNWIs, fashion brands, museums, art and cultural institutions. As the result of her pioneering work in the private client and tax sector, Giulia and her award-winning team is now the market leader in advising Italian and international HNWIs and families, entrepreneurs, trustees, foundations, charities, figures from the arts, fashion, and sports sectors, as well as major global brands and corporates. She also advises family-owned businesses on succession planning, governance structures, and cross-border tax strategies, supporting generational transitions and long-term sustainability. Giulia is the global coordinator of the Withers Continental Europe SIG (special interest group) and a key-member of the International Family Business SIG, the Art SIG, the Charities and Philanthropy SIG and the Israel and Latin America SIGs at Withers. Moreover, she has been recognized as a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) by STEP and she is currently a member of the board of the Scientific Committee of STEP Italy Branch and a member of the Philanthropy Advisors SIG Steering Committee worldwide. She has been key speaker at several STEP events in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, LATAM Area, Singapore, London, Italy, Cyprus and Switzerland. She is also a key speaker at the Institute for Family Governance (IFG) Conferences. Furthermore, she is often a panelist at the Italian Embassy in Washington, the Italian Consulate in Singapore, New York and Miami, in which presents, together with Government representatives, the Italian res non-dom regime and its main features. In 2025, Giulia was elected member of the advisory board of the International Tax Planning Association (ITPA) and since 2023, she is part of the Milan Bar's Tax Disputes Commission. She has been recognized since 2018 by the international legal directory Chambers, in the High Net Word guide, as one of the best Private Wealth Lawyer in Italy. · Private Client

Guan Feng Chen

Consultant, Banking and finance · Banking and Finance

Guido Galeotti

Guido is a partner in the corporate team in Milan. Guido has a transactional focus, with over 25 years of consolidated experience across various industrial sectors, particularly in the chemical, manufacturing, environmental, and energy sectors. He has successfully concluded numerous corporate transactions, including multi-jurisdictional acquisitions, coordinating national and international teams, corporate mergers, group reorganizations, investment agreements, and shareholders' agreements. His clients come from all over the world and are industry leaders. Guido also oversees projects for the redevelopment of industrial areas, decommissioning contracts, establishing new plants for renewable energy production, negotiating environmental agreements, and guarantees for managing environmental liabilities in connection with company acquisitions, businesses, and industrial sites. Guido also has extensive experience in procedures for remediating sites contaminated by historical and current pollution, while also providing environmental compliance services. His entire activity is characterized by a deal-making approach combined with profound legal expertise. · Corporate Law

Hallie Aronson

Associate · Tax

Helen Cheng

Partner · International Wealth Planning

Ilyse Dolgenas

Special Counsel · Real Estate