Corporate / cross-border
Italian holding + EU subsidiary structure
Aligned corporate setup and governance for a multi-country group so investment and control documents matched Italian and EU requirements without dual-conflict clauses.
Anna Consulente
'SINGLE WINDOW' Service for ANY type of issues
Cross-border legal and business consulting in Italy. Protect your decisions, reduce risk, and move forward with confidence.
Anna Shashkova
Professor and advisor with international academic background (MGIMO, London School of Business & Finance).
Dual doctoral qualifications: PhD in Political Sciences and PhD in Law.
25+ years of legal and business practice across complex cross-border matters.
Trusted by entrepreneurs, investors, and international families for high-stakes decisions in Italy.
Why clients choose Anna:
Practical, up-to-date guidance — not legal theory.15+ international education programs taught worldwide.20+ major enterprises advised and structured.300+ clients served across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.25 years of unbroken professional results.200+ court cases won in Italian and European courts.Selected outcomes (anonymized)
Real matters, names withheld. Outcomes depend on facts and jurisdiction — not guarantees.
Immigration / family
Residence path for investor family
Mapped documentation and procedure timeline so the family could secure lawful stay while business setup proceeded in parallel.
Dispute / courts
Commercial dispute representation
Coordinated strategy and filings in Italian proceedings with clear English briefings for foreign directors until a negotiated exit reduced exposure.
Partner with LegaLife Diaz Reus
Italy
Milan / Bologna / Brescia
Outcomes we help you achieve:
- Consulting on carrying out business in Italy
- Assistance in choosing a suitable legal form for starting business in Italy
- Opening and registration of companies, representative offices and branches of foreign companies, individual entrepreneurs (Partita IVA)
- Assistance in opening bank accounts for legal entities
- Reorganization of companies
- Acquisition of businesses
- Transfer of stakes/shares
- Liquidation of companies
- Corporate governance
- Consulting investors on investments and investment projects
- Legal support for investment transactions for the purchase of a business
- Lawyer services for supporting investments in commercial and residential real estate
- Support for investment placement
- Analysis and preparation of documents for investment
- Search for an investor and investments, Attracting investment capital
- Opening an investment account for foreign companies in a bank for the purchase of commercial real estate and business
- Opening an investment account for foreign citizens in a bank for the purchase of residential real estate
- Development of investment contracts and other legal documents related to investments
- Business verification, Due Diligence and security of investment transactions
- Legal support for business
- Legal support for real estate investments
- Acquisition of real estate in bankruptcy (ASTA)
- Anna Shashkova at LegaLife Diaz Reus
- Obtaining Tax Number, SPID
- Driver's license exchange
- Consulting on relocation to Italy in connection with work, study, business, investment, marriage, cohabitation, on obtaining a residence permit, permanent residence, citizenship
- Providing assistance in obtaining a residence permit for the reasons of study, work, business, opening a representative office, chosen place of residence, family reunification, marriage
- Appeals against refusal to issue a residence permit, representation in courts on migration issues
- Assistance in obtaining citizenship, preparation of documents for citizenship
- Vita Italia
- Consultation of a lawyer on the legislation of the country (oral, written consultation), online consultation, study and analysis of legal documents, materials of a legal case, preparation of documents for the court, contracts, legal investigations and verification of companies, investigation of fraud
- Services of a lawyer in court: representation, protection of interests, assistance in cases of any complexity; representation in the European Court of Human Rights;
- Execution of court decisions: support of enforcement proceedings, execution of court decisions
- Lawyer for foreigners: representation in legal cases in a foreign language: family, civil, inheritance, housing, insurance, criminal, corporate law, real estate, business services
- Specialization:
- Family law: services of a family lawyer, divorce through the court, conducting divorce proceedings, divorce from a foreigner, division of property, maintenance, alimony, establishment of paternity, adoption, development of a marriage contract;
- Criminal law: criminal lawyer services, defense in criminal cases of any complexity, defense of foreigners in criminal offenses in court, police, prosecutor's office;
- Real estate: real estate lawyer, support of real estate and land transactions, property inspection, purchase of real estate by foreigners; investing in real estate; drafting a project and coordinating the layout and design of real estate; support of repair work
- Inheritance: services on inheritance law, registration of inheritance, registration of inheritance rights for foreigners
- Immigration: assistance of an Italian immigration lawyer, residence permit, citizenship, legalization
- Visa support: assistance in filling out an application form, hotel reservations, airline ticket reservations, courier services, appointment at a visa center, insurance registration
- Company registration: investments in business, investment projects, business registration for foreigners, bank account; liquidation of companies, bankruptcy
- Legal support for business: consulting, tax optimization, commercial contracts
- Tax law: taxation, reporting and accounting, tax consulting and tax optimization, avoidance of double taxation
- Insurance law: insurance disputes, settlement of disputes with insurance companies
- Collection of debts under contracts: arbitration, return of property, commercial disputes, mediation, international commercial arbitration
- Intellectual and industrial property: registration, protection, copyright
- Civil law: civil lawyer services, property rights, real estate, contracts, law of obligations
- Notary services: certification of real estate purchase and sale transactions, contracts, agreements, applications, certification of constituent documents of companies, certification of the authenticity of documents, inheritance, wills
- Tax consulting for individuals (including individual entrepreneurs) and legal entities, assistance in choosing tax regime
- Consulting on tax optimization
- Filing for flat tax for wealthy citizens
- Accounting services for legal entities and entrepreneurs
- Preparation of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, other statements and documents required by Italian law
- Preparation of tax returns for individual entrepreneurs and individuals
- Studio Mazzotti
- Advising on the acquisition of real estate in Italy
- Tax advice in connection with the purchase and rent of real estate
- Preparation of documents for the acquisition of real estate
- Registration of transactions with real estate and certification of contracts by notaries
- Legal support for real estate investments
- Acquisition of real estate in bankruptcy (ASTA)
- Vivilo
- Organization of weddings, holidays, anniversaries, birthdays of adults and children
- Organization of corporate events: trainings, seminars, conferences, company parties, organization of programs with trips abroad
- Organization of VIP events
- Services for IT business:
- Legal advice for IT companies and preparation of legal recommendations, tax benefits
- Registration of IT business, preparation of registration documents, building the structure of IT business and organizing the activities of companies
- Development of legal documents for IT business, public offers for websites and contracts for software development, websites, SEO, provision of SaaS services and other services, licensing agreements, contracts for software development, contracts with developers and for the sale of graphic design and transfer of source code, contracts for the use and supply of software, non-disclosure and commercial secret contracts, debug agreement, preparation of contracts with developers for frontend and backend
- Registration of rights to software, computer program, functionality and graphic design, registration and protection of intellectual property and copyright
- Transactions for the sale of domain names and brands, legal protection of a domain name
- E-business and online trade, legal support for trading on online platforms, electronic money and e-banking, electronic transactions, payment systems
- Consulting and optimization, analysis of investment risks and financial transactions, audit, tax and financial reporting, personnel records and accounting support
- GAMEDEV law, representation before Google play, App Store platforms, licenses
- Legal support for IT business, lawyer services, dispute resolution in the IT sphere, representation of interests in court and commercial disputes, arbitration, media law and advertising
- Creating a wardrobe in Italy with worldwide home delivery
- Coach shopping (accompanied shopping) in Italy
- Fashion cover
- Attending fashion shows
- Italian Riviera vacation
- Motor yacht charters and turnkey sea trips
- Villa rentals
- Exclusive excursions with a licensed guide
- Premium concierge service — from transfers to restaurant reservations
- Gid Liguria
- Preparation and certification of powers of attorney
- Obtaining, preparation, certification of various documents in Russia/Italy (powers of attorney, criminal record and other certificates, etc.), apostille
- Certification of translation by a notary, in court
- Translation and legalization of diplomas, Various certificates (Chamber of Commerce, tax residence, birth, marriage, divorce, family status, residence, single status, name change, medical, vaccination, criminal records, etc.), Tax documents, Notarial deeds, Powers of attorney, Tax returns, Diplomas, Websites, Catalogs and brochures, Various contracts (sales agreements, etc.), Driving licenses, Passports, Technical manuals, Autocad drawings, etc.
- Preparation and translation of documents for Italian citizenship, for Russian citizenship (for children)
- Interpretation at the authorities, in court
- Accompaniment in foreign languages
- Strategic counselling on intellectual property queries in the EU, Italy and abroad: trademarks, registered design, geographical indications and other Intellectual Property (IP) rights
- Registration of IP rights in the EU, Italy and abroad, searches, oppositions, cancellation actions, appeals at the Italian Patent and Trademark Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office
- Professional opinions on interference of IP rights: trademarks, designs, other IP rights
- M&A assistance regarding IP rights transfer, negotiation, agreements, registration of transfer at the relevant IP Offices
- Surveillance and monitoring of IP rights violations
- On-line and off-line brand protection
- Domain names: re-assignation requests, take down requests
- Customs surveillance requests
- Unfair competition
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