Law graduate of Università degli Studi di Pavia. He has been registered with the Order of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Milano (Milan) since 1993 and with the Register of Statutory Auditors since 1995. He is listed on the Roll of Court-Appointed Technical Consultants (CTU) at the Tribunal of Milan and on the Roster of Experts for inspection mandates at trust companies and trust and audit companies (Ministerial Decree of June 18, 1993).
From 2000 to 2018 he was a founding partner of Studio Sala Riva & Associati, and since 2019 he has practiced on his own. In 2020 he founded the Goffredo Sala association (Centro Studi Professionisti), which promotes economic and legal scholarship through scientific publications, conferences, and webinars. Since 2023 he has been an equity partner of Montesino, an independent corporate finance advisor.
His work has centered on advising companies and entrepreneurs on contracts, the establishment and management of branches of foreign multinationals, business acquisitions, and the drafting and execution of commercial, industrial, and corporate joint ventures.
He has sat on boards of directors, boards of statutory auditors, and supervisory bodies of listed and unlisted companies, including Deutsche Bank Mutui S.p.A., Dewalt Industrial Tools S.p.A., Veneziani S.p.A. Vernici Marine ed Industriali, S.I.C.O. Società Italiana Carburo Ossigeno S.p.A., Black & Decker Italia S.r.l., and Daicolor Italy S.r.l.
Since January 2023 he has served as sole auditor at T-Invest S.r.l., Fiveflowers S.r.l., Snow Peak S.r.l., and Lina S.r.l.