Professionals
CTL professionals work closely with Clients, in a harmonious and dynamic approach. They follow Clients’ own schedules, guaranteeing maximum availability at all times.
Assistance is provided by registered professionals who have huge experience, who are involved with every task at an operational level. This approach allows to understand what our Clients really need, fully respecting their needs in implementing the proper solution.
Our team of professionals, including professors from the master’s in tax law organised by the “Il Sole 24 Ore” business school, all gained extensive training through years of collaboration with leading consulting companies in the fields of corporate, bankruptcy, tax and financial consulting. Today, we are able to provide a wide range of services in a quick, dynamic and efficient way.
Marco Baggetti
Managing Partner – Chief of Corporate Department.
Huge experience in Corporate matters, he provides professional assistance to Italian and international clients for M&A transactions and extraordinary transactions (acquisitions, reorganisations, mergers, spin-offs, contribution), as well as for group reorganisations and company evaluation. He also provides assistance regarding trusts.
Focused on start-ups and real estate companies, he assists Italian clients with their strategic choices to develop and/or implement their business by introducing a better corporate structure, distribution agreements and commercial and/or production joint ventures with Italian and/or international partners. He also provides Clients with financial consulting services.
As founding partner, he has been with CTL Advisory since 2012, after gaining extensive experience with leading consulting companies and professional firms.
Between 2004 and 2005, he worked with the Meroni-Carissimi-Mariottini accounting firm, providing his services for insolvency proceedings. Between 2005 and 2012, he worked with Bernoni-Grant Thornton, Corporate Department.
He holds a number of roles in important companies belonging to Italian and foreign groups (member of the Board of Directors, acting statutory auditor/sole statutory auditor and liquidator).
Degree in Economics of Institutions and Financial Markets from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and was awarded a Master’s Degree in Asset Management and Financial Consulting from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Piacenza.
He is enrolled with Milan’s official Register of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and with the Register of Professional Auditors.
Languages: Italian, English
Giampiero Gugliotta
Managing Partner – Chief of Compliance and tax litigation Department.
Expert in corporate and tax matters, he provides his professional services to Italian and international clients in the field of continuous assistance (compliance) and extraordinary consulting (i.e. acquisitions of companies, reorganisation of groups, optimisation of group tax management for the purpose of direct and indirect taxation).
He specialises in prelitigation, defence and legal representation for tax disputes before the Italian tax courts.
As founding partner, he has been with CTL Advisory since 2012, after gaining extensive experience with leading consulting companies and professional firms.
Between 2000 and 2005, he was a functional analyst first at Cap Gemini and then at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), acquiring deep knowledge of company processes.
Between 2006 and 2011, he worked with Bernoni-Grant Thornton, holding various roles including VAT specialist in Italy for the International Indirect Tax Specialist Group belonging to Grant Thornton International.
He holds roles in various important companies belonging to Italian and foreign groups.
Degree in Economic and Banking Sciences from the University of Siena and attended the 11th Master's degree course in tax law at the “Il Sole 24 Ore” business school. He attended the Advanced Manager Program at Grant Thornton International in Miami and Beijing.
Writes for specialistic papers: “Il Sole 24 Ore”, IPSOA and the Euroconference Group.
Lecturer at the Tax Law Master’s course at the “Il Sole 24 Ore” Business School and often invited as speaker at Tax conferences.
He has held and continues to hold roles in limited companies, some of which belong to international groups.
Has been a member of the Senate of the Republic selection committee for the appointment of the Auditors of the Senate itself (appointment pursuant to the resolution passed by the Board of Senate Quaestors no. 44/XVII dated 22nd October 2013).
Appointed member of the Innovative Finance Commission on the (Italian) National Council of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and member of the Scientific Committee at the School of Advanced Training in Lombardy.
He is a board member of Pavia's official Register of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts.
Languages: Italian, English
Giada Gentile
Partner – Chief of Restructuring Department.
Expert in bankruptcy proceedings and corporate affairs, she provides her professional services by assisting Italian and international clients in the field of extraordinary reorganisation operations and company valuations, as well as both in- and out-of-court recovery and restructuring operations (recovery plans pursuant to art. 67 of the Italian Finance Law, pre-bankruptcy compositions with creditors pursuant to articles 160/161 of the Italian Finance Law, debt restructuring agreements pursuant to art. 182bis of the Italian Bankruptcy Law, personal bankruptcy proceedings).
She holds the role of Authorised Liquidator and professional appointed to carry out the tasks and functions attributed to crisis settlement bodies on behalf of the Court of Monza; court-appointed Liquidator for the Court of Milan and Monza, C.T. to value companies, estimate the value of company branches, assess and quantify damages, court-appointed roles at the Court of Milan and court-appointed administrator for the “Independent Prevention Measures Section" of the Court of Milan and the “Justice Section for Preliminary Investigations” of the Court of Milan.
Joined CTL Advisory in 2018, after gaining extensive experience with some of the most important professional firms specialised in restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings.
With a constant focus on insolvency proceedings, between 2012 and 2017, she worked with the Meroni-Carissimi-Mariottini accounting firm, and with the “Studio Commercialisti Revisori e Associati Co.Re. As.” accounting and audit firm between 2011 and 2012. Between 2008 and 2011, she worked with Studio Vergallo Brivio e Associati and, lastly, between 2007 and 2008, with Studio Lanteri.
She holds roles such as company liquidator and court-appointed liquidator in Italian companies.
Degree in Economics and Business from the University of Genoa.
Enrolled with the Monza and Brianza official Register of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts.
Languages: Italian, English
Giacomo D'Angelo
Partner – Chief of Tax Department.
Expert in tax matters, his areas of specialisation include company reorganisations in Italy and abroad, M&A transactions, personal wealth planning and tax disputes, as well as ruling procedures both in Italy and abroad. He has also gained significant experience in the taxation of financial income and regularising assets held abroad.
He joined CTL Advisory in 2018, after gaining extensive experience with leading Italian and international professional firms.
Between 2005 and 2011, he worked with Bernoni-Grant Thornton, offering his professional services in the tax division. Between 2011 and 2017, he worked with Studio Associato Piazza, providing financial intermediaries, high-net-worth individuals and multinationals with tax consulting and consulting for tax disputes.
Most recently, he worked with Dentons law firm, focusing on tax disputes in their tax department (Dr. Giulio Andreani).
Has held and continues to hold various roles in leading companies belonging to Italian and international groups, some of which are banking associations.
Degree in Economics and Legislation from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and was awarded a Master’s in Tax Disputes and a Master’s in Criminal Tax Law by IPSOA.
Writes for specialistic papers : “Il Sole 24 Ore”, IPSOA and “Italia Oggi”.
He was “subject expert” for the International Trade Economics and Procedures examination held by the Department of Economics (Prof. M. Piazza) at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.
Is a member of the Young Accountants’ Union in Milan and acts as a speaker on behalf of the international law commission at conferences organised by this association.
Has contributed to and written numerous manuals published by IPSOA and one by “Il Sole 24 Ore”, including:
1. “Consolidated Income Tax Law” by Giulio Andreani and Gianfranco Ferranti, IPSOA 2017 (author of the comments on articles 166, 166bis, 151, 152 and 153)
2. "Guide to tax reform vol. 6/10 – The internationalisation of companies" (SOLE 24 ORE – Regulations & Taxes) – by Studio Associato Piazza (author of Chapter 6 “Transferring residence to state territory” and Chapter 7 “Exit tax and the extension of the duty suspension arrangement to extraordinary transactions”)
He is enrolled with Milan’s official Register of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts and with the Register of Professional Auditors.
Languages: Italian, English
Alessandro Pellegrino
Managing Partner – CTL Legal Firm.
Law degree at University of Messina, specialised in “European Law” at University of Tilburg,The Netherlands.
Admitted to the practice before the Supreme Court of Cassation.
Member of International Bar Association (IBA).
Has been ‘Cultore della materia’ on “Private Law” and “Civil Law” at the University of Roma Tre.
Partner at Gentili & Partners Law Firm (Rome) from September 2009 to September 2018.
Former Officer of the Guardia di Finanza (Italian Tax Police) from October 1998 to December 1999.
Corporate and contracts law, public procurement contracts law and M&A.
Assists his clients in civil and commercial litigation, domestic and international arbitration in particular in energy, transports, helicopter services, airport management, logistics, real estate investment, hotel ownership and management fields.
Frequently appointed President of Tender Committees relating to public contracts.
Lecturer on the “Business Lawyer ” and “International Trade Law” Master’s course by “Il Sole 24 Ore” Business School, with reference to domestic and international litigation and arbitration.
Frequently provides legal advise to foreign law firms regarding Italian law issues related to complex and high value litigation cases.
Writes for specialistic papers: “Il Sole 24 Ore” and “Italia Oggi”.
Languages: Italian, English
Lidia Barbaro
Partner – CTL Legal Firm.
Law degree at the University of Siena.
Has been associate at Prof. Aurelio Gentili's Firm (Gentili & Partners) from November 2010 until September 2018.
Corporate law, labour law and public procurement contracts.
Assists clients in civil and commercial litigation, Anti Money Laundering, compliance with (Italian) Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 regarding the administrative liability of legal entities deriving from criminal actions, and ADR.
Provides assistance for out-of-court proceedings and dispute procedures specifically in the logistics and transport sectors.
She is a legal advisor for limited companies with shareholdings in public companies and is Chairman of the Supervisory Board (pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/2001) for financial institutions under the direct supervision of Banca d’Italia.
Languages: Italian, English
Massimo Legato
Massimo Legato graduated in Business Economics, specialising in Administration, Control and Finance, from Rome’s LUISS Guido Carli University in 2010.
In 2017, he enrolled with Rome's official Register of Chartered Accountants.
He joined CTL Advisory in 2015 after working with a number of leading firms, assisting Italian and international clients mainly in the industrial and commercial sectors.
He mainly deals with tax, administrative and accounting consulting and assistance, as well as drawing up business plans and carrying out due diligences and company valuations.
Languages: Italian, English, Spanish
Antonio Passaro
Associate – CTL Legal Firm
Law Degree with first class honours at the “A. Moro” University of Bari.
Completed his training at the Court of Bari - “Fourth Civil Section” - “Company Law Chamber” and his legal traineeship at the Italian Government Attorney’s Office.
Focuses on corporate and bankruptcy law.
Languages: Italian, English
Mara Ponte
Graduated in Economics and Business, with a focus on company legislation, from Milan's Cattolica University in 1999.
In 2018, she completed a master’s degree in “Administrative Liability of Entities pursuant to Italian legislative decree no. 231/2001”.
Has been enrolled with Milan's official Register of Chartered Accountants and the Register of External Statutory Auditors since 2006.
Joined CTL Advisory in 2019 after working with a number of leading firms, providing assistance to Italian and international clients in a range of sectors, including the finance industry.
She mainly deals with corporate and tax consulting, due diligences, transfer pricing, organisational models and drawing up company recovery plans.
She has held and continues to hold various roles as statutory auditor in Italian limited companies belonging to international groups.
Languages: Italian, English
Alessandra Santambrogio
Alessandra Santambrogio graduated in business economics, specialising in administration and professional services, from the Carlo Cattaneo - LIUC university in 2007.
In 2009, she completed an IPSOA master's course in “Tax law and extraordinary transactions”.
She has been enrolled with Milan’s official Register of Chartered Accountants and the Register of External Statutory Auditors since 2009.
Joined CTL Advisory in 2016 after working with a number of leading firms, assisting Italian and international clients mainly in the industrial and commercial sectors.
She mainly deals with corporate and tax consulting with reference to direct and indirect taxation, administrative and accounting assistance and due diligences.
She has written a number of articles for specialist magazines.
Languages: Italian, English
Davide Di Cataldo – Of Counsel
Of Counsel.
Expert in the field of general management, he offers his professional services by assisting clients in the role of CRO and by carrying out accounting, financial and business due diligences. He also works in the fields of: financial department advisory (structuring and management of administration and accounting departments, management control and treasury management); business intelligence advisory (planning and implementation of control systems for company decisions); planning and implementation of strategic and operational plans; mergers and acquisitions; company valuation; structuring, raising and negotiating finance (equity/debt) for recapitalisation and development; group reorganisations.
Focused on start-ups, he provides his professional services by assisting Italian clients with their strategic choices to develop and/or implement their business through their corporate structure, distribution agreements and commercial and/or production joint ventures with national and/or international partners. He also provides clients with financial consulting services.
He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers Spa in Milan, where he carried out audits for multinationals in industrial and consumer sectors. He then entered the private equity industry (Tamburi Investment Partners, Fondamenta SGR, DGPA SGR, Nova & Partners) where he held the roles of Investment Manager and Partner for seven years, supervising and closing some of the most significant investments on the Italian mid-market. For two years, he was founding partner and CFO at a start-up in the cosmetics industry. Over the last five years, he has been an independent advisor focusing on management consulting services for SMEs.
Degree in Economics of Institutions and Financial Markets from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, he was awarded a Master’s Degree in Corporate Finance by LIUC Castellanza and he followed the Corporate Executive and company crisis course at SDA Bocconi, as well as completing an MBA-MIP at the Polytechnic University of Milan.
Languages: Italian, English
Fiduciaria Giardini
Fiduciaria Giardini is a company offering “trusteeship” services. This company analyses financial and real estate assets, provides administration services for company shares and provides support for company decision-making and planning successions.
MGA Trust Company
The purpose of MGA Trust Company Srl is to promote the legal institution of the “trust” in Italy, providing assistance to clients to set them up and taking on the role of professional and independent trustee and guardian.
WEP Consulting
W.E.P. CONSULTING works in the field of HR management and labour consulting. This company mainly focuses on small and medium-sized entrepreneurial companies in a wide range of sectors. W.E.P. CONSULTING takes care of compliance with labour legislation and pension and social security contributions as well as HR management issues, quickly identifying the tools and actions required to resolve them and therefore allowing clients to focus on their core business.