Daniele Giacalone | Co-Founder and Tax Director of SLTG & Partners
Daniele Giacalone is an internationally recognised professional holding dual legal and accounting qualifications in both the United Kingdom and Italy.
He is qualified as a Tax Solicitor in England and Wales and as an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) in the United Kingdom, and he is also an Avvocato Tributarista Cassazionista as well as a Dottore Commercialista e Revisore Legale in Italy.
His professional and academic expertise encompasses international taxation, tax litigation, tax planning, economic and financial criminal law (including white-collar crime, corporate criminal liability, and tax-related offences), as well as customs law, excise duties, value added tax (VAT), and cross-border trade, with a strong focus on comparative, EU, and transnational legal frameworks.
He also advises private and high-net-worth clients in matters of wealth, estate and succession planning, and asset protection, providing highly specialised, cross-border-oriented legal and tax assistance.
He is Co-Founder and Tax Director of SLTG & Partners, an international professional firm, EMEA Regional Leader and Head of the Italian Desk (London) at H Advice International Network, Tax Director at H Wealth Private Clients, and Tax Solicitor at B&M Law LLP.
Professional Qualifications and Bar Admissions
Daniele Giacalone is a fully qualified and multi-jurisdictional professional:
- Italian Avvocato, admitted to the Special Register for advocacy before the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) and Higher Jurisdictions
- Italin Chartered Accountant (Commercialista – Section A – ODCEC) and Statutory Auditor (Revisore Legale) registered with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
- Associate Chartered Accountant in England and Wales (ACA – ICAEW)
Areas of Expertise
He is a recognised expert in:
- UK and Italian tax law, including treaty-based and international frameworks
- trust law, succession law, and wealth and estate planning within comparative and cross-border legal frameworks
- Tax Litigation and Tax Criminal Law
- International and EU Tax Law
- Customs Law and EU Customs Code. He is qualified as an AEO – Authorised Economic Operator pursuant to Article 27(1)(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 2447/2015, with specific competence in customs compliance and international supply chains.
- Excise Duties
- Value Added Tax (VAT)
- International Trade and Cross-Border Transactions
Academic and Teaching Experience
Daniele Giacalone is Adjunct Scholar (Cultore della Materia) in Financial Law at the Department of Political Science and International Relations (DEMS), University of Palermo.
He previously served as Adjunct Professor (Professore a Contratto) of:
- EU Tax Policies
- International Economics
- Comparative Corporate Law
at Link Campus University.
He regularly lectures in postgraduate courses, university masters, advanced tax programmes, and professional training schools in Italy and the United Kingdom.
Institutional and Professional Roles
He currently holds several high-level institutional positions, including:
- Board Member of the National Union of Italian Tax Lawyers (UNCAT)
- Coordinator of the UNCAT Working Group on International Taxation
- President of the Institute of Taxation, Customs and International Trade Practitioners
- Vice President of the Palermo Chamber of Tax Lawyers
- Coordinator of the Study Commission on Tax Criminal Law (Palermo Chamber)
- Head of the UNCAT Advanced School for Tax Lawyers – Palermo Branch
- Member of the Scientific Committee of H Advice Business School
International Experience and Middle East Practice
Daniele Giacalone brings a strong and well-established Anglo-Italian professional background, developed through years of cross-border practice and advisory activity between common law and civil law jurisdictions. He also contributed to the establishment and development of the Firm’s Spanish Desk, supporting its initial structuring and international positioning.
He founded the International Desk of SLTG & Partners in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and served as Italian Representative of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the United Arab Emirates, acting as an independent and certified professional advisor, with a key role in assisting Italian and international clients in the Gulf region.
His practice includes extensive experience in Middle East tax structuring, international wealth planning, and cross-border advisory services, with particular focus on high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and international groups operating across Europe and the Middle East.
From 2023 to 2025, he contributed to the establishment of three distinct International Desks within H Advice International Network—namely the Malta Desk, the Singapore Desk, and the Gibraltar Desk—further strengthening the Network’s cross-border advisory capabilities across key European and international financial hubs.
Audit, Governance, and Advisory Roles
He has served as:
- President of the Board of Statutory Auditors of UNCAT
- Statutory Auditor of the Palermo Bar Council
- Statutory Auditor of the “Ferdinando Parlavecchio” Forensic School Foundation
- External Member of the Case Law Office (Ufficio del Massimario) of the Regional Tax Court of Sicily
- Member of the Tax Case Law and Litigation Commission of the Palermo Chartered Accountants Order (ODCEC)
Publications and Conferences
Over the past 16 years, Daniele Giacalone has lectured extensively on European and international tax law, delivering presentations at more than 150 specialist tax conferences in Italy and the United Kingdom. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, professional seminars, and academic events in both jurisdictions. He currently teaches tax law at the Scuola di Alta Formazione e Specializzazione dell’Avvocato Tributarista U.N.C.A.T. in Italy.
Daniele is the author and editor of numerous publications in tax law and tax criminal law. He has served as editor or co-editor of ten books and has authored several scholarly articles, contributing significantly to academic debate and professional practice. His publications include works released by leading legal and tax publishers, such as Lefebvre Giuffrè and Wolters Kluwer Italia.
