Giuseppe Andrea Giannantonio > Chiomenti > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Routinely working alongside the firm’s banking, insurance, real estate, corporate, tax and finance groups, Chiomenti‘s investment funds team is experienced in setting-up investment funds, as well as transactions involving funds. The practice is co-led by Vincenzo Troiano, a regular adviser to pension funds, open-ended investment companies, real estate investment trusts, and reserved alternative investment funds; and Alessandro Portolano, whose career includes working at the Bank of Italy. Other key practitioners are Giuseppe Andrea Giannantonio, who assists with transactions involving real estate investment funds, and Felice Azzollini and Flavia Pagnanelli.

Recent activity for Chiomenti‘s tax practice includes major cross-border M&A deals. The group also has enviable financial sector expertise and its tax offering covers international fund and real estate structuring, reoganisations and implementing transactions in Italy, as well as audits, litigation and private clients. Raul-Angelo Papotti attracts client praise for his ‘outstanding abilities’; Massimo Antonini is a widely respected tax litigator; and Marco Di Siena is a tax and planning specialist. Other names to note are Paolo Giacometti, Giuseppe Andrea Giannantonio, Raffaele Russo, Antonino Guida, Giuseppe Zorzi, Gian Gualberto Morgigni and Elisabetta Costanza Pavesi.

Based in Milan, the real estate team at Chiomenti is highly versed in real estate transactions, including corporate acquisitions and portfolio acquisitions of traditional and alternative assets. The firm assists clients with tax, finance, administrative and bankruptcy matters. It is particularly strong in the luxury hospitality sector and in urban regeneration. Tax structuring expert Giuseppe Andrea Giannantonio and real estate M&A specialist Patrizia Liguti lead the team. Umberto Borzi is a noted member of the team, as is administrative lawyer Federico Vanetti. Paolo Fedele advises on the structuring of property acquisitions and development. Alessandro Giacosa advises on sale and purchase agreements as well as lease agreements.