Riccardo Michelutti is a tax lawyer and certified public accountant with over thirty years of experience in tax advisory for corporate groups, banking institutions, and private equity funds. His profile combines a solid academic background with established professional practice in corporate oversight, auditing, and compliance.
After graduating cum laude in Economics and Commerce from Bocconi in 1992 and obtaining a Master's in Corporate Tax Law, he completed his education with a second cum laude degree in Law from the University of Milan in 1997. He has been registered with the Order of Certified Public Accountants of Milan since 1995 and with the Bar Association since 2001. He has been admitted to the Special Register of attorneys authorized to handle cases before the Supreme Court and other higher courts since 2020.
He began his career in 1994, then as from 1996 he moved to a leading international tax firm, becoming a partner in 2003, before joining in 2019 as name partner at Studio Legale Tributario Facchini Rossi Michelutti, now a firm of more than 40 professionals with offices in Milan and Rome.
Throughout his career, he has developed a relevant expertise in M&A transactions and corporate reorganizations, financial and international taxation, transfer pricing and patent box, as well as in tax risk mitigation through pre-litigation and litigation assistance.
He has also served as statutory auditor and independent director in major Italian groups (Mundys, ABB, Prelios, Cerved, Cedacri, Italfarmaco, CVA operating in the renewable energy sector), developing expertise in the oversight of operational risk, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance.
Alongside his professional activities, he is committed to education as a lecturer at the 24ORE Business School. He is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and has been ranked in Chambers Band 1 - Tax - Italy for 19 consecutive years, confirming the unanimous recognition of the legal and tax community. He is the author of numerous publications and a regular speaker at national and international conferences.