Valerio Maggio

Summary

Valerio Maggio is a dual-qualified commercial lawyer, Solicitor (England & Wales) and Avvocato Stabilito (Italy), advising businesses and private clients. His work spans from M&A and corporate transactions to regulatory compliance, and cross-border commercial litigation; he is listed as an arbitrator with Italy’s Camera Arbitrale Internazionale.

His litigation team obtained the first English court order permitting service by NFT, and he has secured interim relief in the High Court. He is completing a PhD at Tor Vergata University on taxation of cross-border art transactions.

Admissions & Year Qualified

Solicitor of England & Wales – 13 December 2023 Avvocato Stabilito (Italy) – 17 October 2024

Employment History & Practice Areas

  • Corporate M&A Solicitor, Bluefriars Group — December 2025 to present.
  • Legal Adviser, Axio Insurance Broker S.r.l. — September 2025 to present.
  • Consultant, dispute resolution, Taylor Rose, London — March 2025 to present. – Consultant, Cascino Progetti, Rome, on the acquisition and sale of artworks — February 2024 to present.
  • Associate, Grimaldi Alliance, London (international firm) — November 2024 to March 2025.
  • Solicitor, Giambrone & Partners LLP, London (international firm) — December 2023 to February 2024;
  • Trainee Solicitor at the same firm — December 2021 to December 2023.
  • Assistant to the Managing Director, Ars Life S.r.l., Rome — January 2021 to November 2021.
  • Contract Reviewer and Translator, P.L. Ferrari & Co. S.r.l. (Lockton Group) — November 2019 to December 2020.
  • Junior Lawyer, Global Synergy Resources Ltd, London — December 2018 to October 2019. Practice areas: corporate, commercial, tax, commercial litigation.

Education, Qualifications & Associations

  • Solicitor of England and Wales — admitted December 2023. – Avvocato Stabilito, registered with the Rome Bar. – Roll of Solicitors of Ireland (non-practising)
  • PhD candidate in international tax law, Tor Vergata University of Rome — November 2023 to present (research: Comparative Analysis of International Tax Law in the Art Market, examining the tax treatment of cross-border art transactions between England and Italy).
  • LLM in Legal Practice, City, University of London — 2019 to 2020. – LLB (Hons) Law, London South Bank University — 2016 to 2019. – Listed as an arbitrator with the Camera Arbitrale Internazionale.
  • Executive Course in Islamic Banking and Finance, International Chamber of Commerce. – Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
  • Certified Blockchain Innovation Manager, Italia4Blockchain. – Languages: Italian (native), English (full professional proficiency), Spanish (intermediate).

Career Highlights

(2022) Part of the litigation team that obtained the first order of the English High Court permitting service of court documents by non-fungible token on the blockchain, reported at the time as only the second such order worldwide. Secured interim relief in the High Court for international clients, working within a multinational team of lawyers.

(2024 to 2025) Incorporated subsidiaries in a number of African jurisdictions, alongside a European group’s in-house and external counsel, as part of an international expansion programme with a project value in excess of £500 million. Advises on cross-border art transactions covering tax structuring, intellectual property, provenance and contract negotiation.

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