ADVANT Nctm Welcomes Luca La Barbera as Partner in Strategic Expansion of Tax Practice

ADVANT Nctm has announced the joining of Luca La Barbera as a partner and the launch, within the Tax division, of a new practice area dedicated to the Cooperative Compliance regime and the proactive management of corporate tax risk, led by La Barbera himself. 

A professional with over 20 years of proven experience in the tax field - gained in leading industrial and fashion companies and strengthened at Accenture as Managing Director Tax for Southern & Central Europe & Middle East for more than fifteen years, Luca La Barbera has developed leading expertise in the creation and implementation of tax control frameworks (TCFs) and in the Cooperative Compliance admission and management process, helping to define standards that are now benchmarks for Italian and international businesses.

The entry of Luca La Barbera and the creation of the new business area strengthen ADVANT Nctm’s growth strategy, achieved through the aggregation of boutiques or teams of highly specialised professionals in complementary and synergistic fields. Today, with Luca La Barbera and the launch of the Cooperative Compliance practice area, this strategic development approach—including lateral hires—is being extended to the tax department, which currently has around 30 professionals.

“The arrival of Luca La Barbera is further confirmation of our targeted growth strategy, based on attracting professionals or firms with highly distinctive skills and high development potential. Such approach allows us not only to continue investing in talents and specialisations capable of bringing immediate and long-term value, but also to constantly expand our range of services and anticipate the needs of a rapidly evolving market, focusing on innovation and high-quality advice to respond effectively to the businesses’ challenges” said Paolo Montironi, Senior Partner at ADVANT Nctm.

“I am particularly proud to join ADVANT Nctm, a firm that has proven its ability to grow with vision, investing in areas with great prospects. Collaborative compliance is set to become a pillar of the Italian tax system, and I believe that our work can make a real contribution to spreading tax risk management models based on transparency and dialogue with the authorities, creating value for businesses and for the country. Being able to develop such project within a firm of the calibre of ADVANT Nctm is a strong incentive for me to contribute concretely to the growth and strengthening of the firm in the long term,” said Luca La Barbera.