Giacomo Merello
Giacomo Merello, Lord Leslie (born 9 May 1980) is an Italian-Antiguan lawyer and diplomat based in Singapore son of Italian pop-singer Marcella Bella and nephew of Italian music composer and singer Gianni Bella. In November 2024 he succeeded to the title Lord Leslie (Fife, UK), with the subsidiary title Baron of Leslie, in the Baronage of Scotland.
Overview
Born in Milan (Italy) to entrepreneur Mario Merello and Italian pop-singer Marcella Bella, Giacomo attended the Catholic Collegio San Carlo High School and Bocconi University in Milan (Italy), achieving a Master of Science in Law (LLM) in 2004. His name comes from ancestors in the city of Genoa (Italy) and derives from the local genoese term "Merelu" or "wild strawberry".
After practicing civil law within the Studio Baldini in Milan, in 2009 he relocated to the Republic of Singapore. There, Merello offers niche legal consulting on topics of heraldic, nobiliary and dynastic law, to assist individuals "who might qualify for the grant of a coat-of-arms". His firm also offers "citizenship by investment" services where he facilitates for "for individuals of any country...petitions for certain chivalrous orders" such as the Order of the Eagle of Georgia. and in Georgia. Since 2022, Giacomo Merello is the Chairman of the Digital Assets Business Promotion Board within the Antigua and Barbuda Official Business Hub and, since 2023, he is also Special Economic Envoy of the Commonwealth Realm of Antigua and Barbuda to the Republic of Singapore. Since 2025, he is also Delegate for foreign Dynastic and Knightly Orders diplomatic relationships within the Royal House of Georgia.
Honours
* 60px Knight Grand Cross (GCEG) of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia
Overview
Born in Milan (Italy) to entrepreneur Mario Merello and Italian pop-singer Marcella Bella, Giacomo attended the Catholic Collegio San Carlo High School and Bocconi University in Milan (Italy), achieving a Master of Science in Law (LLM) in 2004. His name comes from ancestors in the city of Genoa (Italy) and derives from the local genoese term "Merelu" or "wild strawberry".
After practicing civil law within the Studio Baldini in Milan, in 2009 he relocated to the Republic of Singapore. There, Merello offers niche legal consulting on topics of heraldic, nobiliary and dynastic law, to assist individuals "who might qualify for the grant of a coat-of-arms". His firm also offers "citizenship by investment" services where he facilitates for "for individuals of any country...petitions for certain chivalrous orders" such as the Order of the Eagle of Georgia. and in Georgia. Since 2022, Giacomo Merello is the Chairman of the Digital Assets Business Promotion Board within the Antigua and Barbuda Official Business Hub and, since 2023, he is also Special Economic Envoy of the Commonwealth Realm of Antigua and Barbuda to the Republic of Singapore. Since 2025, he is also Delegate for foreign Dynastic and Knightly Orders diplomatic relationships within the Royal House of Georgia.
Honours
* 60px Knight Grand Cross (GCEG) of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia
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