Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Raffaella Quintana
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Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
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Raffaele Caldarone deals with corporate and commercial law. His experience includes M&A transactions and assistance to clients in business law issues. He often advises on corporate law matters including governance, risk management and ethical issues. His clients include Italian and multinational companies. He is the author of articles published by major Italian corporate and business law journals and lectures at conferences and seminars on corporate and commercial law issues. His main clients in corporate/M&A and compliance are primary world class public and private companies engaged in the Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Life Sciences and Manufacturing industries.
BonelliErede
Partner, Marco Dell’Antonia specialises in corporate governance, compliance, Legislative Decree 231/2001, internal investigations, international sanctions and export control, M&A, private equity and international contracts. He joined BonelliErede in 2024; previously, he was a partner at another international law firm.
Antonio Golino
Clifford Chance
Francesca Petronio
A&O Shearman
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
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Luca Cavagnaro deals with commercial and corporate law and advises on  ordinary and extraordinary operations. He gained a specific experience in corporate governance and compliance on behalf of listed and unlisted companies. He assists national and international firms active in the industrial and service sectors with a focus on energy, shipping, HSE, transport and logistics. Luca also covers various positions as director and supervisory body of companies and foundations.
Chiomenti
Francesco offers Italian and international clients out-of-court advice and in-court assistance in all major areas pertaining to white-collar offences with a focus on criminal corporate law, finance, bankruptcy, taxation and environmental issues, and as well as corporate criminal liability. As a lawyer entitled to practice before the Supreme Court since 2010, for over ten years Francesco has advised major companies operating in the banking and finance, environmental, energy, petrochemical, mass distribution, telecommunications, and construction industries. He has been involved in cases concerning crimes against property, public administration, and complex Italian and international proceedings involving bribery and corruption indictments. He has drafted and updated various organisational and management models under Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 while acting as Chairman of the Supervisory Body.
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
BonelliErede
Of counsel, Laura Cappiello specialises in corporate law, with focus on M&A, regulatory, corporate criminal law, Bank of Italy regulatory framework. Her assistance is carried out mainly in the sectors of oil & gas, automotive, public utilities and asset management. She joined BonelliErede in 2024; previously, she worked for other international law firms.
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Partner, Vincenzo Dell'Osso specialises in corporate compliance, with particular focus on anti-corruption management systems, domestic and cross-border internal investigations, corporate criminal liability and liability of corporate directors, out-of-court advice on corporate and criminal matters, sanctions law and export compliance and litigation. He is member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Team.
BonelliErede
Senior counsel, Valentina Frignati specialises in corporate internal investigations, corporate compliance and corporate liability under Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, incident analysis and legal assistance in case of ANAC (National Anti-Corruption Authority) proceedings or corporate monitorships, out-of-court advice on civil and corporate matters, commercial contracts and complex civil litigation and arbitration. She is member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Team.
Chiomenti
Marilena has consolidated experience in compliance, personal data protection, corporate criminal law, and internal investigations, including in cross-border contexts.She supports companies in drafting and reviewing organizational and corporate compliance models, and in assessing legal risks. Marilena advises on data protection and the management of personal data breaches and disclosure procedures to the Authorities. Marilena has advised leading Italian and multinational companies and developed a focus on national and international corruption, cybercrimes and domestic and international fraud, and in relation to the implementation of privacy legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the law of new technologies, including artificial intelligence.She has also worked as a jurist at the Italian Department of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and at the French Ministry of Justice in Paris, Department of European and International Law.
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Partner, Ivan Rotunno specialises in privacy law, cybersecurity, data innovation, Internet law, compliance, corporate governance, M&A, regulatory. He assists companies operating in various fields, such as automotive, consumer products, energy & infrastructure, financial services, food & beverage, healthcare & life sciences, manufacturing and retail. He joined BonelliErede in 2024; previously he was a partner at another international law firm.
Francesca Baratta
Studio Professionale Associato a Baker & McKenzie
Pasquale Grella
Fornari e Associati
Francesco Lalli
DLA Piper
Stella Magistro
Clifford Chance
Andrea Mantovani
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Raffaele Perfetto
DLA Piper