Studio Cassinis

What Studio Cassinis does

Studio Cassinis is an Italian professional services firm of chartered accountants and lawyers (Dottori Commercialisti e Avvocati) headquartered in Milan with a secondary office in Rome. Founded in 1973 by Corrado Cassinis, the firm has operated continuously for over 50 years and has established more than 1,000 corporate entities in Italy on behalf of foreign clients — primarily French, English, North American, and EU companies investing or operating in Italy. Core offerings span international and national taxation, tax litigation, legal and corporate services, audit, accounting, business crisis advisory, tax breaks/grants, and specialized sports-sector consulting for federations, leagues, clubs, agencies, and non-profit sports organizations.

The firm operates as a partnership-style boutique without proprietary technology platforms, software products, or AI/ML capabilities. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: client acquisition flows through institutional partnerships (Italian Chamber of Commerce in Lyon, Business France, Italian chambers of commerce across multiple French cities), the Tax Representative Alliance international network (joined 2017), professional referrals, conferences, and recurring thought-leadership publications including the monthly Lettre Fiscale and a regular Newsletter. Pricing is quote-based and individually negotiated. Foreign-company advisory is the primary horizontal segment, with sports-sector legal-tax-payroll advisory as a differentiated vertical specialization built up over approximately the last decade.

The business model is professional-services fee-based revenue — retainers, project fees, and hourly billing for ongoing engagements. Revenue, headcount, and ownership structure beyond the named partner team (Corrado Cassinis, Giuseppe Cassinis, and Beatrice Masserini since 1994) are not publicly disclosed. The firm has no parent company, no external funding, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history; it remains independently operated as a private partnership.

Name

Studio Cassinis

Legal name

Studio Cassinis

Website

https://studiocassinis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Studio Cassinis is a Milan-based Italian tax, legal, and corporate advisory firm founded in 1973, serving foreign companies entering Italy and sports-sector organizations across advisory, compliance, and litigation matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Tax and Legal Advisory Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance & Board Effectiveness Advisory (BPAHAFAC)

Keywords

• International tax advisory
• Corporate legal services
• Sports sector consulting
• Tax litigation
• Company formation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Advisory Services: Studio Cassinis generates revenue through professional consulting fees for tax advisory, legal services, accounting, audit, and corporate services. As a firm of chartered accountants (commercialisti) and lawyers (avvocati), services are billed on a professional services basis, likely through retainer arrangements, project-based fees, or hourly billing for ongoing client relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Studio Cassinis is a professional firm of chartered accountants and lawyers offering advisory and assistance across international and national taxation, tax litigation, legal and corporate matters, accounting and audit, tax credits and grants, business crisis and insolvency, and sports sector legal/fiscal consulting. Its core services include tax planning and VAT advisory for cross-border operations, company formation and corporate secretarial work (over 1,000 entities established), statutory audit and management control, tax due diligence and litigation, civil litigation and contract drafting, and specialized support for sports clubs, federations, leagues, and non-profit sports bodies.

Product overview

Studio Cassinis is a professional firm of chartered accountants and lawyers offering a unified suite of advisory services organized around five core areas: international and national taxation, tax litigation, legal and corporate matters, and specialized sports centers consulting. The firm does not operate as a software platform; all offerings are professional services engagements. Supplementary publications — the Lettre Fiscale (monthly tax newsletter) and the Newsletter — serve as thought-leadership vehicles that complement the advisory work and are available as downloadable PDFs on the firm's website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fiscalità Internazionale (International Taxation) Advisory on international tax planning, VAT issues, and cross-border operations including staff secondments and expatriations, with particular France-Italy expertise. Targeted at foreign companies investing and operating in Italy.
• Fiscalità Nazionale (National Taxation) Tax planning, tax return preparation, preparation of rulings to the Tax Administration, reporting, and tax due diligences for companies operating in Italy.
• Contenzioso Tributario (Tax Litigation) Pre-litigation assistance with the Financial Administration, representation at all levels of Court, and on-site assistance during tax checks and audits. For businesses facing tax disputes or audits.
• Legale e Societario (Legal and Corporate) Company formation, representative offices, direct identifications, fiscal representations, preparation of shareholders' meeting minutes, corporate obligations for share transfers, and drafting of shareholders' agreements. For foreign companies entering the Italian market and existing Italian corporates.
• Consulenza Centri Sportivi (Sports Centers Consulting) Specialized legal, tax, payroll, and accounting advisory for professional sports clubs (national and international), setup and management of amateur sports clubs and associations, financial reporting, and representation before sports inspectorates and courts. For sports federations, agencies, leagues, clubs, and non-profit sports bodies.
• Amministrazione e Controllo di Gestione (Administration and Management Control) Accounting and administrative advice, preparation of monthly and extraordinary accounting statements, and accounting due diligences. For companies requiring ongoing bookkeeping and management reporting support.
• Audit Financial statement audit and corporate recovery plans, performed as statutory audits of company financial statements and as part of restructuring engagements.
• Agevolazioni Fiscali (Tax Breaks and Grants) Advisory on tax credits, non-repayable grants and subsidized loans, and assistance with participation in national and regional tenders throughout Italy. For companies seeking government incentives and subsidized financing.
• Consulenza Legale e Contrattuale (Legal and Contractual Advice) Civil litigation representation before judicial authorities, credit recovery activities, and drafting and evaluation of various contract types across diverse business areas.
• Crisi d'Impresa (Business Crisis) Assistance to companies in crisis or insolvency, judicial assistance, and company liquidations and extraordinary liquidations. For distressed and insolvent Italian companies and their stakeholders.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TRA - Tax Representative AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Studio Cassinis is a reference partner of the TRA (Tax Representative Alliance) network in Italy, collaborating with ITL Group in Hungary and other international partners to assist clients in international development. Studio Cassinis participated in TRA Convention 2017 comparing Italian and Hungarian VAT systems.
• Italian Chamber of Commerce in LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio Cassinis collaborates with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Lyon for referrals and joint support of Italian-French business relations. The partnership facilitates business development between the two countries.
• Business FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio Cassinis continues to collaborate with Business France, the French agency for international business development, supporting French companies entering the Italian market.
• Italian Chambers of Commerce in France (Various Cities)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio Cassinis maintains relationships with Italian chambers of commerce in various French cities including Lille, Rennes, Mulhouse, and Marseille, facilitating cross-border business connections and referrals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati: Italian tax, legal and accounting advisory firm with international desks serving multinational clients in Italy. Closely comparable to Studio Cassinis in combining commercialisti-style tax work with corporate legal advice for foreign-owned Italian entities.
• LCA Studio Legale: Independent Italian law firm with corporate, tax and international desks serving mid-market and foreign clients. Closely comparable in size and niche positioning to Studio Cassinis for cross-border mandates into Italy.
• BonelliErede: Leading Italian law firm with a dedicated tax and international corporate practice. Comparable to Studio Cassinis in advising foreign multinationals on Italian market entry, corporate structures and tax planning, with a broader partner bench.
• NCTM Studio Legale: Italian law firm with an established tax and international practice advising cross-border clients. Comparable to Studio Cassinis in cross-border corporate and tax advisory, with a stronger litigation footprint.
• Chiomenti: Top-tier Italian law firm with a strong tax and corporate practice advising domestic and international clients on cross-border matters. Directly comparable to Studio Cassinis in serving foreign companies operating in Italy with integrated legal-tax advisory, though at a much larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• PwC Italy: Big Four firm providing tax, legal and advisory services in Italy through TLS and PwC Italia. Overlaps with Studio Cassinis on cross-border tax, transfer pricing and corporate structuring for foreign multinationals in Italy.
• EY Italy: Big Four firm with a major Italian tax, legal and audit practice. Competes with Studio Cassinis for international tax and cross-border market-entry mandates, with vastly greater resources, global network and brand recognition.
• Deloitte Italy: Big Four firm with a full-service Italian tax and legal practice (Studio Tributario e Societario). Competes for the same international-tax and cross-border market-entry engagements as Studio Cassinis, at significantly larger scale.
• Baker McKenzie Italy (Studio Associato): Global law firm with a strong Italian presence advising multinationals on cross-border tax, corporate and commercial matters. Competes with Studio Cassinis for foreign-owned entity mandates in Italy, with deeper multi-jurisdictional reach.
• KPMG Italy: Big Four firm with a substantial Italian tax and legal practice (KPMG Avvocati and KPMG Tax). Particularly comparable given KPMG's prior acquisition of Salustro-Reydel, where Studio Cassinis' founder served as exclusive Italian representative for 15+ years.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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