The
Firm, as currently structured, dates back to the end of the ‘70s,
when it strengthened its focus on international law and particularly
on tax planning by providing advice to individuals and companies
as well as to sovereign governments. The advice for the governments
of People’s Republic of China and Soviet Union was mostly
intended to refine their regulations on joint ventures, free ports
and foreign investments. In that framework, in 1987, the Firm has
been in charge of executing the agreement between the National Academy
of Sciences and Economics, founded by the Soviet Government, and
Sogea – i.e. a Business Management
School operating in Genoa – for a cooperation between them
in terms of training courses to be held both in Italy and in the
Soviet Union.
In 1985, the Milan office was opened, mostly dedicated to international
activity.
In 1995, the Firm was joined by Antonio Uckmar, Victor’s son,
mostly committed to international corporate law.
Antonio Uckmar has founded and directed the e-magazine "Uckmar
Tax Digest", which participates in some projects for supply
of services and in on-line tax databases and is involved in e-learning
projects relating to international tax law.
The Firm has a well-structured team of professionals specializing
in various branches of law and economics.
Many members of the Firm are teachers at Universities and Post-Graduate
Institutes and are therefore invited to join Technical Commissions
and even international organizations, such as: Commission
on International Commercial Practices, Commission
on Taxation, Commission on Customs and Trade Regulations in the
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Tax Court within
the Business and Industry Advisory Committee
(BIAC) at the OECD, Istituto Latino Americano
de Derecho Tributario and World Trade Law Association.
The Firm is a member of the ACBGroup, a network of more than fifty
associated professional associations sharing their knowledge through
forums and communities of practice for the purpose of improving
their offer of services to customers. Mutual integration among professional
activities is therefore being carried on as a distinguishing mark
of the Firm since its very beginning in its offices of
Genoa, Milan, Rome
and, recently, Buenos
Aires. |