Jacopo Crivellaro | People

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. He 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 (published by Dike Giuridica). He is a regular speaker at wealth management conferences and seminars across the world.

Practice Focus

Jacopo focuses his practice on international estate and trust planning. 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 also counseled non-US financial institutions on issues relating to FATCA, QI, CRS tax information exchange, and the US tax treatment of life insurance and annuity products.

Professional Associations and Memberships

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) - Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) Member

Admissions

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

Publications

Co-author, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Pins IRS in Grecian Magnesite Mining Case, but a Hollow Victory for Taxpayers Prospectively, Baker McKenzie Tax News and Developments, July 2019

Co-author, Updates to donor disclosure rules in the US and UK, Private Wealth Newsletter, December 2018

Co-author, "Taxes through the lens of Cristiano Ronaldo," Wealth Management, October 2018

Co-author, "Considerazioni fiscali in relazione alla Filantropia Internazionale," Trusts & Wealth Management Journal, July 2018

Co-author, Tax Law Shake-Ups In Swiss Wealth Management, Law360, May 2018

Co-author, Forme di Pianificazione Fiscale Patrimoniale, Dike Giuridica, May 2018

Co-author, Italy’s Preferential Tax Regime for New Residents, The Global Citizenship Review, March 2018

Co-author, U.S. Tax Reform and its impact on Swiss Companies, Expert Focus, March 2018

Co-author, A maze with little guidance, STEP Journal, February 2018

Co-author, Grecian Magnesite Mining and potential legislative developments under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Baker McKenzie Private Wealth Newsletter, December 2017

Co-author, Resident or Not: Determining Individual Tax Residency Under U.S. Tax Treaties, Tax Notes International, November 2017

Co-author, A Grecian Tragedy for the IRS: Tax Court Rejects Rev. Rul. 91-32, Journal of Taxation, November 2017

Co-author, Fare Well When Moving: Changing Tax Home and Expatriating, Estate Planning Journal, November 2017

Co-author, Grecian Magnesite Mining: Tax Court chimes in on Rev. Rul. 91-32, and it’s music to taxpayers’ ears, Baker McKenzie Tax News and Developments, October 2017

Co-author, Il Trust come strumento di pianificazione successoria nel Medio Oriente, Trusts & Wealth Management Journal, July/December 2017

Co-author, Not so straightforward: Using trusts for estate planning and wealth management in the Middle East, Baker McKenzie Private Wealth Newsletter, June 2017

Co-author, Estate Planning that complies with Sharia Law principles, Wealth Management, May 2017

Co-author, CRS implementation: five things to think about before 2017, Diritto Bancario, December 2016

Co-author, II regime di tassazione in uscita per persone fisiche: una panoramica degli sviluppi recenti, Trusts & Wealth Management Journal, December 2016

Co-author, The Shifting Minefield of Exit Taxes, The Global Residence and Citizenship Review, October 2016

Co-author, Wealth Management and Estate Planning in the Gulf Countries, Estate Planning Journal, October 2016

Co-author, Owning and disposing of works of art: A wealth management perspective from Switzerland - Part 1, Baker McKenzie Private Banking Newsletter, September 2016

Author, Global mobility and exit taxes, Schroders Wealth Management, July 2016

Co-author, A primer on wealth management and estate planning in the Gulf countries, Baker McKenzie Private Banking Newsletter, June 2016

Co-author, Turbulence Ahead, STEP Journal, May 2016

Co-author, EU Succession Regulation can affect Non-Member State Nationals, Estate Planning Journal, April 2016

Co-author, A practical guide to the new European Succession Regulation, WealthGram, Groupement Suisse des Conseils en Gestion Indépendants, April 2016

Co-author, Considerazioni Sulla Voluntary Disclosure Statunitense, Diritto e Pratica Tributaria Internazionale, March 2016

Co-author, Global Mobility and Exit Taxes: An Overview of Recent Trends, Baker McKenzie Private Banking Newsletter, March 2016

Co-author, II regime di tassazione in uscita per persone fisiche: una panoramica degli sviluppi recenti, Trusts & Wealth Management Journal, March 2016

Co-author, The EU Succession Regulation and its impact for non-Member States and nonMember State nationals, Trust & Trustees, March 2016

Co-author, Cross-Border Succession Planning in Europe: A Practical Guide to the New European Succession Regulation – The essential answers for Testators and Beneficiaries, Baker McKenzie Publication, February 2016

Co-author, A Rough Guide to the EU Succession Regulation, STEP Journal, January 2016

Co-author, FATCA: ricadute per intermediari finanziari, Diritto Bancario, January 2016

Co-author, Ricadute Del Regolamento Ue N. 650/2012 – Sulle Successioni Transfrontaliere Che Coinvolgono Paesi Terzi, Trusts & Wealth Management Journal, December 2015

Co-author, Damned if you do…, STEP Journal, June 2015

Co-author, How encouraging Clients to participate in Voluntary Disclosure may have made the situation for Banks worse, International Tax Review, April 2015

Co-author, Programmi Di Voluntary Disclosure: Le Reazioni Degli Istituti Finanziari, Trusts & Wealth Management Journal, March 2015

Co-author, IRS Issues New Guidance on Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures, Baker McKenzie Client Alert, October 2014

Co-author, Modifiche al Programma di Regolarizzazione Fiscale Statunitense: la Voluntary Disclosure (OVDP/Programma Streamlined), Diritto Bancario, October 2014

Co-author, IRS Modifies OVDP and Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedure, Journal of International Taxation, September 2014

Author, Conseguenze della mancata presa in considerazione di elementi rilevanti nell' amministrazione di un trust da parte di un trustee: II principio Hastings-Bass dopo le sentenze Futter v Futter e Pitt v Holt, Trusts & Wealth Management Journal, December 2013

Author, Una Prospettiva Sull’Industria Del Wealth Management: Nei Paesi Del Golfo, Trusts & Wealth Management Journal, September 2013

Presentations

Co-presenter, "Trusts Demystified", NextGen Summit at Valueworks, Zurich, 28 June 2019

Co-presenter, "Family Governance in the 21st Century", Baker McKenzie Switzerland Wealth Management Strategy Meeting, Saas-Fee, 27 June 2019

Co-presenter, La Dolce Vita: An Update on Recent Developments in Italy, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 20 June 2019

Co-presenter, La Dolce Vita: An Update on Recent Developments in Italy, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Geneva, 13 June 2019

Co-presenter, CRS and change of tax residence, Academy & Finance SA, Geneva, 7 June 2019

Co-presenter, Key regulatory, legal and tax developments in Russia and the EU/Switzerland, Lugano, 25 March 2019

Co-presenter, Danger Ahead! Cones on the road, tolls and potholes: Residence and Citizenship -what are the wider tax, succession and property implications?, Baker McKenzie Roundtable, Geneva, 5 December 2018

Co-presenter, Strumenti di Pianificazione Patrimoniale alla luce delle normative europee ed extraeuropee, Trusts & Wealth Management Journal Conference, Milan, 4 December 2018

Guest Lecturer, FATCA & CRS, Master of Advanced Studies in International Taxation (MASIT) 2018, University of Lausanne, November 2018

Co-presenter, Baker McKenzie 19th Annual Tax & Trust Training Program, Miami and New York, October 2018

Co-presenter, Charitable Giving: Tax and Legal Issues in the US, UK, Switzerland and Italy, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Geneva, 9 October 2018

Co-presenter, Trust Law Changes, Baker McKenzie Switzerland Wealth Management Strategy Meeting, Saas-Fee, 6 July 2018

Co-presenter, Baker McKenzie 2018 Asia Pacific Wealth Management Conference, Hong Kong and Singapore, April 2018

Co-presenter, Global Families: Challenges in Times of Uncertainty, Baker McKenzie Roundtable, Zurich, 11 April 2018

Co-presenter, International Trust Planning: Key considerations when advising clients with links to China, Hong Kong, Indonesia or Singapore, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 5 April 2018

Co-presenter, Wealth Management from a Swiss Perspective: Automatic Exchange of Information, Baker McKenzie Roundtable, Milan, 15 March 2018

Co-presenter, US Tax Reform Workshop: Planning for Opportunities and Pitfalls, Baker McKenzie Roundtable, Geneva, 2 March 2018

Co-presenter, Corporate And Pass Through Reform: What Does This Mean For Our Clients, Baker McKenzie Internal Training, Dallas, 24 January 2018

Co-presenter, Transparent or Opaque: Treatment of Multi-Jurisdictional Trusts in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France and the UK, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 5 October 2017

Co-presenter, Changes in favorable tax regimes for non-residents, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 23 March 2017

Presenter, Amnesties: Italian Voluntary Disclosure, Baker McKenzie Internal Training, Toronto, 9 February 2017

Co-presenter, EU Private Law Questions, Baker McKenzie Internal Training, Zurich, 17 January 2017

Co-presenter, Recent developments in Italy, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 30 November 2016

Co-presenter, Automatic Exchange of Information: reporting obligations for Companies & Directors and Trusts & Trustees, Academy & Finance SA, Lugano, 28 November 2016

Co-presenter, Philanthropy for High Net Worth Individuals: Structure choices and jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 17 November 2016

Co-presenter, Automatic Exchange of Information: Intended and Unintended Consequences, SDA Bocconi-School of Management, Milan, 25 October 2016

Co-presenter, Global Mobility, Exit Taxes & Expatriation, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 24 February 2016

Presenter, FATCA: Ricadute per avvocati, altri intermediari finanziari e clienti, Convegno Fiscalità e Segreto Bancario: Centro di Studi Bancari, Lugano, 22 October, 2015

Co-presenter, The New EU Succession Regulation – Developments and Implementation in Key Member States, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 8 September 2015

Co-presenter, Italy's New Voluntary Disclosure Program, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 10 February 2015

Co-presenter, International Succession Planning and Marital Property, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 5 February 2015

Co-presenter, Investing in Art, Baker McKenzie Business Briefing, Zurich, 14 October 2014

Presenter, Investimenti Immobiliari negli Stati Uniti, STEP Italia, Milan, March 2014