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Escalar & Associati

Tax: Litigation

Europe Guide 2026 : Italy


Escalar & Associati

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About

Provided by Escalar & Associati

The firm, together with its team of talented professionals, provides to leading companies, including listed companies, banks, financial intermediaries and insurance companies, as well as major trade associations:

  • highly qualified tax and legal advice through the preparation of pro veritate legal opinions, studies, memoranda and strategic proposals on complex matters relating to the establishment and restructuring of companies and corporate groups, the structuring of financial, insurance and digital products, financial transactions and extraordinary transactions, combining the optimisation of tax and legal strategies with the highest standards of tax and legal compliance, drawing also on the firm’s experience in tax and legal litigation.
  • Representation and assistance in tax ruling procedures before the Revenue Agency, as well as in complex tax audits and other investigations, and in tax settlement procedures and judicial tax conciliations.
  • Legal representation and assistance before the Tax Courts of Justice, including in complex and serial tax litigation involving multiple tax years and/or multiple companies, also in proceedings aimed at recovering undue taxes.
  • Legal representation before the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione), the Italian Constitutional Court (Corte Costituzionale), and other national and European higher courts.

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Tax: Litigation - Italy


What the Team is Known For

Escalar & Associati is a specialist boutique that is recognised for its tax litigation expertise. The law firm advises leading Italian and European banks, insurers and corporations on a wide range of contentious matters, including tax refund claims, transfer pricing challenges, tax avoidance and VAT fraud claims, as well as regulatory disputes.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Escalar & Associati assisted Banca Mediolanum with a EUR50 million claim for the refund of local taxes on dividends received by Italian banks, insurance companies or financial intermediaries based in other EU jurisdictions.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Escalar & Associati demonstrates incomparable technical expertise, remarkable tenacity in defending the client's interests and an unparalleled level of legal knowledge.

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  • The services provided by the law firm are of an excellent standard, carried out with remarkable speed when it is necessary to act urgently.

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  • Escalar & Associati is noted for its precision and knowledge not only of tax law but of all related matters, as well as its flexibility and attention to the client.

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  • The law firm proactively interprets its mandate, regularly updating both the developmental scope and the initiatives established and to be implemented to protect the client's interests.

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  • The law firm stands out for its extensive experience and professional preparation. It is highly skilled and effective in managing tax disputes.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Gabriele Escalar
    Band 1Gabriele Escalar

    Gabriele Escalar

    Gabriele Escalar of Escalar & Associati is well known for his litigious practice, routinely assisting clients with tax disputes against the Italian authorities. He frequently handles matters involving multiple jurisdictions.
    • Gabriele is appreciated for the passion with which he approaches problems, analyses and studies complex situations and proposes possible strategies to minimise problems.

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    • Gabriele is a highly experienced professional.

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    • Gabriele Escalar is an excellent and available professional, with notable dialectical skills in managing complexities.

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    • The level of complexity he addresses is always considerable and always well managed.

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Italy

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