Giovanni Cristofaro is a Partner and Head of Private Wealth at Chiomenti in Italy. He completed his studies in Rome and has been admitted to the Italian Bar Association. He advises Italian and international clients on matters concerning planning, management and use of family assets (including company shareholdings and artworks), with a focus on family wealth planning, including succession, intra-family wealth transfers and trusts. He is author of many publications on private wealth matters and is a frequent speaker at domestic and international congresses. Giovanni is a member of the International Bar Association, the Board of Directors of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Italy and the Association “Il trust in Italia ETS”. He is ranked as a leading expert in private wealth law in the foremost international legal guides such as Chambers, Legal 500, and Who’s Who Legal.