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Pairing

The Italian Lawyer

alongside

Aprigliano International Law Firm

Two practices in the UK Italian-citizenship field, read alongside one another. Both profiles use the same public-record sources, held to a single editorial standard.

The pairings on this site are not rankings. They are two practices read together, sourced from the same public record, written in the same register.

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The Italian Lawyer

A London-headquartered cross-border practice founded by Avv. Riccardo Virga, with named offices in Milan, Rome, Palermo, and Dubai. Italian-British work sits at the centre of the practice, with immigration and citizenship matters listed alongside probate, real-estate, family, and corporate work. Companies House registered since 2016 from a Bloomsbury address, with a team of more than fifteen named lawyers and solicitors across the offices.

Founded by Avv. Riccardo Virga, listed on the Italian Consulate London's referral register.

Five-office footprint: London, Milan, Rome, Palermo, Dubai. Useful when cross-border instructions move between Italy and elsewhere.

Companies House registered (10049268) since 2016, with continuous UK trading from Upper Woburn Place.

Practice spans citizenship and immigration, probate, real estate, family, and corporate work: useful when descent recognition sits alongside other Italian-side matters.

Bilingual Italian and English correspondence with a team of fifteen-plus named lawyers.

Where they differ

5 dimensions separate them on the public record. Everything else this directory tracks reads the same for both.

Registration

The Italian Lawyer

Theitalianlawyer Ltd, company 10049268, currently active, on the register since March 2016.

Aprigliano International Law Firm

Based outside the UK, so there is no Companies House record to check. We have not searched the equivalent register in their own country.

How to reach them

The Italian Lawyer

Publishes email and phone and WhatsApp as ways to reach them. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.

Aprigliano International Law Firm

Publishes email and phone and a contact form as ways to reach them. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.

Pricing

The Italian Lawyer

Quoted per case rather than published. You will not be able to compare cost against anyone else here without contacting them first.

Aprigliano International Law Firm

No pricing found on their site. Not unusual in this market, and not a criticism, but it does mean the cost is unknown until you ask.

Independent reviews

The Italian Lawyer

We hold no rating for them, and no record of when anyone last looked, so read this as a gap in our data rather than a finding about theirs.

Aprigliano International Law Firm

4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 19 reviews. A sample that small moves several points on a handful of reviews, so read the reviews rather than the number.

Where they are

The Italian Lawyer

Not applicable

Aprigliano International Law Firm

Based in Italy. Closer to the comuni and the courts, further from you, and an hour ahead. Whether that helps depends on where the work in your case actually sits.

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Aprigliano International Law Firm

A Milan-based law firm with over two decades in practice. The work spans consular descent applications and the more demanding 1948 judicial route, both conducted from a city with direct access to Italy's higher courts. A Trustpilot history consistent in tone has accumulated alongside industry recognition over the years of trading.

Operating from Milan since 2002, with over twenty years of continuous practice across several Italian legal regimes.

Handles consular descent and the 1948 judicial route under one practice. The latter requires direct access to Italian courts, which Milan provides.

States a Best Firm 2024 award. The awarding body is not named on the site.

A Trustpilot record built up across years of trading.

Bilingual Italian and English correspondence with Italian municipal offices and courts.

Sources

Both profiles are built from provider websites, Companies House filings, the SRA Register, and other public records. Every link in the marginalia goes to the original record. If any data point is outdated, either firm can request a correction. Last reviewed 2026-05-05 / 2026-03-30.