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Filippo is the Head of International Practice and in charge of the Vietnam office.

He is an Italian lawyer and Legal Advisor specialized in International Commercial Law & Arbitration, IP law and Corporate Law.

Currently he is assisting foreign companies in PRC and Chinese companies in Italy.

Before joining GWA, Filippo worked in Italian law firm with offices in China, representing major Chinese companies in matters connected with M&A, contract negotiation and dispute resolution.

Filippo holds a master’s degree in Law at Bologna University. During his studies, he spent three semesters in China, studying both language and law.

Filippo lived in China back and forth since 2009, he is fluent English and Chinese, written and spoken.

He obtained the license to practice law in Italy and is member of the Italian Bar Association, Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (YICCA) and the European China Law Study Association (ECLS - 欧洲中国法研究协会).

Yang Jia (Tina) joined GWA Shanghai in 2011.

She is specialized in FDI (new Foreign-Capital Enterprise Incorporation, Foreign Investor Merging and Acquisition), Corporation Alteration and Liquidation.

She is also experienced in legal consulting for general corporate matters in Foreign-Capital Entreprise day-to-day business and management.

Tina holds a master’s degree and bachelor’s degree, both from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. She also obtained the PRC Legal Professional Practice Certificate.

Jack is Legal Associate at GWA Vietnam.

He has seasoned experience in advising domestic and foreign investors around the world in a wide range of legal areas, from market entry to day-to-day business and corporate governance.

His current expertise focuses on Foreign Investment; International Commerce; Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPA); Corporate Governance and Compliance.

Before joining GWA Vietnam, Jack was a Senior Legal and Compliance Advisor at a multinational consultancy firm and served more or less 50 foreign-based clients from every continental with high credits and recommendations bestowed by the clients and the company during his tenure.

Jack is a Vietnamese native speaker and professionally fluent in English.

Suan Xu joined the GWA Shanghai Team in 2022 as a legal assistant. She has experience on international M&A transaction at a domestic law firm in China.

Suan Xu holds a LLM from Keio University (Japan) and a B.A. in Psychology from University of Saskatchewan (Canada). I also passed PRC bar exam and obtained the PRC Legal Professional Practice Certificate.

Yun (Iris) Jin is SDA Bocconi Full-time MBA holder, China Bar holder and former Chinese practicing lawyer.

Miss Jin has over 10 years’ professional experience in both enterprises and law firm. Her working languages are Chinese and English.

Trancy is a dedicated Legal Advisor in M&A, real estate law, foreign investment, labor law, and setting up enterprises for foreign investors. Before her current role, she provided legal advice, managed procedures, and earned praise for her precise and reliable work, assisting foreign entities in company formation, joint ventures, labor contracts, and complex legal matters.

Trancy holds a bachelor's degree in Economic Law and is currently pursuing a master's degree in the same field. She is fluent in both English and Vietnamese, which enables her to effectively communicate and draft bilingual contracts and collaborate with state agencies. Her ability to navigate intricate legal matters ensures her client's rights and interests are always safeguarded.

Trancy is committed to delivering precise and dependable legal solutions, making her an invaluable asset to any legal team.

Calvin Zhang is Litigation Partner of GWA Law Firm.

Admitted to the Chinese Bar Association in 2001, Mr. Zhang is also recognized for his publications. Currently he accounts for more than 20 years of legal expertise in chinese jurisdictions.

He coordinates a team of litigators under its instruction and supervision.

Graduated from Fudan University, in law, field which he also hold a Ph.D., Mr. Zhang has extensive expertise in commercial, labour and civil matters as well as in white collar crimes.

Currently, Mr. Zhang mainly is engaged in matters related to litigation and international commercial arbitration, commercial disputes, corporate governance and compliance matters, foreign direct investment, intellectual property enforcement, labor law and labour arbitration, credit recovery and bankrupcty procedures.

Mr. Andrea Collenz is an Italian PhD Engineer, living and working in South East Asia since over 10 years.

He worked for an Italian Multinational Company in the Industrial Equipment sector, covering positions of increasing responsibility in the Project Management Department, both in Italy and in Thailand, therefore gathering extensive experience in working in multicultural environment.

In 2016 Andrea moved to Ho Chi Minh City and started his own consulting activity in Vietnam.

He is Strategy Consultant in Vietnam for GWA, with the aim of supporting clients in entering the Vietnamese market.

He obtained a Master Degree (MEng) and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Udine, Italy. During his PhD he was also a Research Fellow at the Polytechnic University in Turin, Italy.

He speaks fluent Italian, English, German and Spanish and has a basic knowledge of Vietnamese.

Ms. Marta Snaidero is an Italian Certified Public Accountant specializing in International and Chinese tax law.

She has been practicing as tax consultant since 2010.

During her studies she attended an exchange program at the Indian Institute of Planning and Management in New Delhi with a focus on MBA courses.

She got a Master's Degree in Economics from the University of Udine, Italy.

She is author of several articles and books and she has held various seminars on International and Chinese Tax Law.

She is the responsible of GWA Indian Desk in partnership with Neeraj Bhagat & Co..

Giada Piccinini joined Greatway Advisory Asia in 2017.

Before joining GWA, she has worked as consultant developing a deep knowledge of corporate matters in China and an extensively expertise in P.R.C. accounting and tax landscape.

Giada assists clients in the areas of corporate structuring, tax planning, accounting, fiscal and financing issues relating to foreign invested enterprises in China and advises clients on tax and internal control matters, customs and international trade.
Projects led by Giada include accounting and fiscal due diligence projects well as mergers and acquisitions support.

Giada holds a Master of Science Degree in Management at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, where she also obtained a Bachelor Degree in Economics and Finance.
She studied Money and Banking at the London School of Economics and she attended an exchange program at Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou with a focus on MBA courses.

Giada has lived in China since 2015 and she speaks fluently English, Italian, Spanish, and has basic knowledge of Chinese.

Lei Yang is specialized in internal audit, tax and accounting compliance and due diligence.

She has a strong background in accounting and tax area, as well as more than 10 years experience in various industries, including multi-national manufacturing, IT service and advisory. 

She has gained extensive experience in tax compliance and tax planning.

Lei gained Master's degree in International Accounting from University of Dundee (UK) and MBA from Doshisha University (Japan).

She is also a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Vivian Sun is specialized in internal audit, group financial reporting and tax due diligence.

She has developed a deep understanding of accounting and taxation according to the People’s Republic of China’s laws and principles domestic enterprises.

Vivian is graduated in English from the University of Shandong and obtained the qualification of Certified Professional.

Prior to join Greatway Advisory in 2018, Vivian was an auditor for a Sino-Australian CPA firm.

Having graduated from a finance and accounting programme in the United Kingdom, Hue Anh possesses extensive expertise in accounting, auditing, and taxation.

She gained valuable experience at KPMG Vietnam as an auditor and tax consultant after years of working, where she provided the services to prominent manufacturing and financial enterprises in Vietnam such as Petrolimex Petrolium Corporation, Prime Group, Da Nang International Airport, Vietcombank, as well as major FDI enterprises in Vietnam including KB Securities, ALK Vina, Samsung Vietnam, RHB Bank Group - VN branch.

Linh has focused on accounting and tax including matters involving financial reporting compliance, tax compliance, tax health check, tax due diligence, tax advice for a specific transaction, market entry advice regarding taxation to clients doing business in different industries in Vietnam.

Prior to joining Greatway Advisory, Linh worked as a Manager for Advisory, Business Outsourcing & Tax services for professional firms for more than 5 years and is also familiar with practices in payroll and outsourcing accounting processing in shared service center in the Philippines.

Linh holds a Bachelor’s degree in University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City.

Bella Wang has been working as an accountant for over 10 years and joined Greatway Advisory in 2014.

She manages bookkeeping, reporting and tax declarations according to People’s Republic of China’s principles for foreign-invested enterprises. She also specializes in accounting group reports according to IFRS standards.

Sara Yu is specialized in bookkeeping, reporting and tax declarations according to the People’s Republic of China’s laws and principles for both foreign and domestic enterprises.

She acquired extensive experience in accounting for manufacturing of foreign enterprises in China and gained extensive experience in VAT refunds.

Sara holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Jingdezhen Ceramics and obtained the Certificate of Professional Accounting.

Specialises in bookkeeping, reporting and tax declarations according to the People’s Republic of China’s laws and principles for domestic enterprises.

Meggie has worked for almost ten years in bank and eight years in accounting and finance outsourcing companies and has gained extensive experience in VAT refunds and tax planning.

Meggie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Shanghai Finance and Economics, and obtained the Intermediate accountant qualification.

Apart from accounting and tax qualification, Meggie has passed National Unified Legal Vocational Qualification Examination in Y2021.

She has been studied and worked in Japan, not only good at using English bu also proficient in Japanese.

Viola Tian is specialized in bookkeeping, reporting and tax declarations according to the People’s Republic of China’s laws and principles for both foreign and domestic enterprises.

She has worked for consulting firm for 4 four years and joined Greatway Advisory in April 2021.

Viola holds Master degrees in Accounting and in Management from University of Denver, Daniels College of Business.

Ethan Zhao is specialized in bookkeeping, reporting and tax declarations according to the People’s Republic of China’s laws and principles for domestic enterprises.

He has worked for financial outsourcing company and has gained extensive experience in bookkeeping for manufacturing companies as well as VAT refund.

Ethan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from China University of Geosciences and obtained the Certificate of Professional Accounting.

Judy ZHU holds a Bachelor degree in Finance from Shandong Agricultural University and obtained the Accountant title certificate and the Certificate of Professional Accounting .

Judy ZHU specialise in bookkeeping, reporting and tax declarations according to the People’s Republic of China’s laws and principles for domestic enterprises .

She has worked for almost 10 years in a finance outsourcing company and has gained extensive experience in foreign company accounting work, VAT CIT field work, individual income tax and social security declaration for Chinese employees and foreign employees .

Familiar with accounting and tax related policy .

Christa hu is specialized in tax and accounting.

She has a strong background in accounting and tax area, as well as more than 10 years experience in various multi-national manufacturing.

Christa gained Bachelor's degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Lina Li specialized in cash flow reporting, treasury management and services.

She has more than 10 years’ experience in treasury departments and she developed a deep understanding of payment, including overseas, and other treasury services.

She is graduated from Department of Business Administration of Datong College.

Cherry Cao is specialized in providing accounting consulting, bookkeeping, tax declaration and financial report service.

She has a strong background in accounting and taxation, with over 10 years of experience in a variety of industries including wholesale, manufacturing, high technology, and consulting.

She gained bachelor’s degree from East China University of Science and Technology, has intermediate accounting certificate.

Selena Desprini is the Marketing & Communications responsible at GWA.

She is a graduate of the National University of Comahue in Argentina with a degree in Accounting, a technical degree in business administration, and a specialization in business marketing and digital marketing.

She is responsible for leading the company's marketing and communications efforts.

She works closely with the corporate image, sales, and teams to develop and execute marketing campaigns that reach the company's target audiences.

She is also responsible for managing the company's social media presence and content marketing strategy.

Lisa Yang has more than ten-year working experiences in administrative management.

She specializes in HR, accounting and office management. She speaks fluently Mandarin, French and English.

Prior to joining Greatway Advisory, Lisa worked as executive assistant and was promoted to office manager position in 2008.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in French literature from University of Lausanne in Switzerland.

Andrea is a partner at Algebra, a consulting firm based in Singapore that specializes in assisting Italian companies in their expansion into Asia. He is also the co-founder and co-managing partner of Blue Spark Hub, a customized growth program for European scaleups pursuing opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.

Naokazu is a Tokyo-based independent tax accountant with prior experience as a tax manager at a Big4 tax firm and as a financial controller for a Japanese branch of a foreign company.

His area of expertise lies in providing Japanese tax and accounting services to foreign-capitalized companies and their employees working in Japan.

Additionally, Naokazu offers Japanese tax consultation services for offshore investments in Japanese property, financial products, and partnerships.

Carlo Gardella is an experienced Italian manager with 20+ years of expertise in market entry, business development, and general management across ASEAN countries, China, and India.

He co-founded an industrial company in Thailand, serves as a consultant for European firms entering ASEAN markets, and held key roles in multinational companies like Iveco/CNH and Landi Renzo Group.

Alberto Innocenti is an Italian Certified Public Accountant with experience as a Tax Advisor and Auditor.

He worked for his family-owned tax firm until 1997, then joined a large Shipping and Logistics organization as an Internal Auditor.

He later established his own Advisory company based in Hong Kong, where he has been providing guidance on company setup, tax planning, and supply chain management for various businesses.