
Jacopo Crivellaro
Biography
Jacopo Crivellaro is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Tax and Global Wealth Management practice groups in Geneva. He joined the practice after pursuing graduate law studies in the US and the UK. Jacopo has published extensively on US, international tax and estate planning matters in academic and practitioner journals, and has recently co-authored a book on FATCA, CRS and trust planning in Italy. He is a regular speaker at wealth management conferences and has recently co-presented a 4-part series of webinars on private client developments together with the Baker McKenzie Milan office. Jacopo was awarded the STEP Young Practitioner of the Year award in 2019.
Practice Focus
Jacopo focuses his practice on international estate and trust planning with a US, UK, Swiss or Italian connection. He has advised individuals on pre-immigration and mobility planning, asset protection, cross-generational transfer and multinational tax and estate planning advice, including the treatment and recognition of trusts in a cross-border context. Jacopo has recently advised the executors of several complex international estates on legal and tax issues associated with the collection and distribution of estate assets to beneficiaries situated in civil and common law jurisdictions.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) - Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) Member
Admissions
- Geneva Art. 28 BGFA~Switzerland (2020)
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2019)
- New York~United States (2013)
- U.S. Tax Court~United States (2013)
Education
- New York University (Executive LLM in Tax) (2018)
- Oxford University (St. Catherine's College) (BCL) (2013)
- King's College London, UK (LLB English & American Law) (2012)
- Columbia Law School (JD) (2012)
Languages
- English
- Italian
Previous Offices
- Zurich
Baker & McKenzie Geneva and Baker & McKenzie Zurich are each members of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.