With more than 10 years of M&A tax experience, Mr. Chiaia has successfully designed, implemented, and advised on numerous transactions, including complex cross-border integrations, legal entity simplifications, cash repatriations, and corporate separations and spin-offs.

Mr. Chiaia’s notable assignments include acquisition and disposition transactions across the consumer products and industrial sectors, particularly carve-out sales and tax-free spin-off transactions. He partners with various organizational stakeholders, including legal, finance, and corporate development, to align tax strategies with broader business objectives.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Chiaia spent over 12 years at Big Four accounting firms. He most recently served as a Senior Manager with EY’s International Tax and Transaction Advisory practice, where he led complex cross-border restructurings, legal entity simplifications, and corporate separations. Before EY, Mr. Chiaia was a Senior Manager with PwC’s M&A Tax practice in Philadelphia and PwC’s M&A National Tax Services practice in Washington, DC.

Mr. Chiaia earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, both in accounting (concentration in taxation), from James Madison University. Mr. Chiaia also earned a master’s degree in tax from Villanova University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Pennsylvania.