Giacomo Merello

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Giacomo Merello

(1980-05-09) 9 May 1980 (age 44)
Alma mater Bocconi University
Occupation(s)Lawyer and Diplomat
TitleJuris Doctor

Giacomo Merello, Lord Leslie (born 9 May 1980) is an Italian-Antiguan lawyer and diplomat based in Singapore [1] son of Italian pop-singer Marcella Bella [2] [3] [4] and nephew of Italian music composer and singer Gianni Bella. [5] [6] In November 2024 he succeeded to the title Lord Leslie (Fife, UK), with the subsidiary title Baron of Leslie, in the Baronage of Scotland. [7] [8]

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Overview

Born in Milan (Italy) to entrepreneur Mario Merello [9] and Italian pop-singer Marcella Bella, Giacomo attended the Catholic Collegio San Carlo [10] High School and Bocconi University in Milan (Italy), achieving a Master of Science in Law (LLM) in 2004. His name comes from ancestors [11] in the city of Genoa (Italy) and derives from the local genoese term "Merelu" or "wild strawberry". [12]

After practicing civil law within the Studio Baldini in Milan, in 2009 he relocated to the Republic of Singapore, [13] where he setup the international regulatory firm Marvelux Consulting that he currently directs [14] alongside the boutique law firm DMTV, [15] founded by Vietnam and Malta based Prof. Avv. Federico Vasoli. [16] [17] [18]

Giacomo is professionally known for his legal [19] and regulatory work [20] in the fintech and digital assets spaces, [21] in particular in Singapore, Antigua and Barbuda [22] and in Georgia. [23] Since 2022, Giacomo Merello is the Chairman of the Digital Assets Business Promotion Board within the Antigua and Barbuda Official Business Hub [24] and, since 2023, he is also Special Economic Envoy of the Commonwealth Realm of Antigua and Barbuda to the Republic of Singapore. [25]

Personal life

Giacomo Merello is married and is a father of two children. He is a competitive-level [26] practitioner and teacher [27] [28] [29] of Japanese martial arts, and in particular in Japanese traditional fencing (Iaido and Kendo [30] ) as well as an Épée fencer.

Honours

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