BonelliErede

Alessandro Balp

Partner Alessandro Balp specialises in corporate law with particular focus on extraordinary M&A, real estate, mutual investment funds, private equity and sector regulations. He also provides assistance to Italian and international firms on stock exchange listings and mutual investmenet funds. He is Team leader of the Real Estate Focus Team and a member of the Luxury Focus Team.

Alessandro Rosi

Of counsel Alessandro Rosi specialises in administrative law with particular focus on in-court assistance to listed and non-listed public and private undertakings and to public entities and institutions and out-of-court assistance and advice mainly regarding tenders (assistance to a number of important Italian contractors), privatisation and public services, particularly in the electricity and renewable energies, gas, telecommunications, transportation and other infrastructure, contracts and tenders, environment, healthcare sectors. He is member of the Art and Cultural Property, Construction & Engineering, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Teams.

Alessandro De Nicola

Alessandro De Nicola is partner of BonelliErede's Legal Risk, Compliance & Investigations practice. He specialises in corporate law, corporate governance, compliance, M&A and resolution of complex disputes. He is member of the Digital Innovation, Corporate Compliance & Investigations, Corporate Governance and Insurance Focus Teams. He is member of several 231 supervisory bodies, advisory boards and boards of directors at Italian and international companies and financial institutions, and author of textbooks and publications on corporate law and compliance.

Andrea Savigliano

Senior counsel Andrea Savigliano specialises in M&A transactions, investigations on supervised entities, recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, corporate governance, compliance and anti-money laundering, inspection and proceedings within the banking, financial intermediaries and insurance sectors. He is member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Team.

Andrea Manzitti

Of Counsel Andrea Manzitti specialises in national and international tax law and tax litigation, representation of taxpayers during tax audits and tax litigation concerning off-shoring, abuses of law and hidden permanent establishments. He is a member of the Tax Litigation, Shipping, Transport & Logistics and Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Teams.

Andrea Carlevaris

Partner Andrea Carlevaris specialises in international litigation and arbitration, as arbitrator and counsel, with particular focus on international contracts, particularly concerning tenders, energy and M&A, investments, international private law, international public law and international civil procedure. He is co-head of BonelliErede's international arbitration practice. In addition to this role at the firm, Andrea Carlevaris is the President of the Italian Arbitration Association and holds several positions in various association and institutions in this field.

Andrea La Mattina

Of Counsel Andrea La Mattina provides in- and out-of-court advice to company in maritime and transport law as well as insurance and private international law. Key sectors of expertise are shipping, transport and insurance. He is a member of the Art and Cultural Property, Insurance and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams, as well as a member of the Africa Team.

Andrea Carta Mantiglia

Partner Andrea Carta Mantiglia specialises in corporate law with particular focus on M&A, JVs, business contracts, private equity and international arbitration, especially in healthcare, life sciences and TMT sectors. He is leader of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team and a member of the International Arbitration Focus Team. Andrea Carta Mantiglia has been firm's board member for approximately twenty years, as well as former managing partner (2019-2023). He is board member at beLab S.p.A. (a public limited company wholly owned by BonelliErede) since July 2020.

Angelino Alfano

Partner Angelino Alfano specialises in civil law and international relations with particular expertise in public international law, international trade law, anti-terrorism proceedings, compliance for security in stadiums and large events, international sanctions, legal protection of Made in Italy in international organisations. He is Team Leader of the Public International Law & Economic Diplomacy Focus Team and member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Team and the Golden Power Task Force.

Senior associate, Anna La Mura specialises in privacy and data protection.

Antonella Negri

Partner Antonella Negri specialises in employment law, with particular focus on industrial relations (collective redundancies and business transfers, including businesses in financial difficulty), labour, trade-union and social security litigation, drafting of individual employment contract and collective company agreements, management of relationships with all types of workers. Her key sectors are healthcare and pharmaceuticals, engineering, insurance, consultancy and services and large-scale retail. She is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences, Restructuring & Insolvency and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams.

Antonio La Porta

Partner Antonio La Porta specialises in banking & finance, with particular focus on structured finance, securitisation operations, covered bonds, bond issue and debt capital markets. His assistance is carried out mainly in the fields of banking, real estate, energy, infrastructure and insurance. He is member of the Debt Capital Markets, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition, Private Equity and the Sports Law Focus Teams.

Augusto Praloran

Partner Augusto Praloran specialises in corporate law, M&A and business contracts in particular in the luxury, food and manufacturing sectors. He is a member of the Private Equity Focus Team and the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team.

Senior associate Carlo Morelli specialises in litigation, with a particular focus on obligations and contracts, contractual and tortious liability, banking law and bankruptcy law. His key sectors of practice are banking/finance and bankruptcy.

Catia Tomasetti

Partner Catia Tomasetti specialises in project finance, project bonds, public finance especially in the fields of energy services (traditional and renewable), water, waste, hospitals, underground systems, roads and motorways, advising on several market-first transactions in Italy. She also handles the reorganisation of listed companies and provides assistance to banks, shareholders and borrowers. She coordinates the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team and is leader of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team. Furthermore, she is in charge of developing the firm's Middle Eastern practice, and is a member of the firm's board.

Claudio Tesauro

Claudio Tesauro is a partner specialising in EU law and competition law, with particular focus on concentrations, restrictive agreements and abuse of dominant position. He is member of the Banks Focus Team and of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team, as well as a member of the Competition Litigation Task Force.

Daniela De Palma

Managing associate Daniela De Palma specialises in banking and finance, with extensive expertise in project financing and project bonds, advice on tenders, infrastructures and transport law, drafting and negotiation of financial documents, project documents and legal opinions. Key sectors are infrastructures and energy.

Daniele Gambirasio

Partner Daniele Gambirasio specialises in national and international corporate law, with particular focus on extraordinary transactions and corporate crises, private and public M&A, joint ventures, governance issues, African markets, financial institutions and capital markets.

Elena Guizzetti

Managing Associate Elena Guizzetti specialises in private equity, corporate law and restructuring.

Elettra Gaspari

Senior associate Elettra Gaspari specialises in corporate and European Union law, with particular expertise in pharmaceutical law and health law, food law and public international law.

Eliana Catalano

Eliana Catalano specialises in Corporate and M&A (both domestic and cross-border), private equity, JVs and commercial agreements. She has particular expertise on fashion, luxury and design goods, manufacturing, business services, sports and leisure, consumer goods sectors. She is co-leader of the Private Equity Focus Team and member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team (strategic support). In addition, Eliana Catalano is a Board member since 2021 and Managing Partner at the firm since 2024.

Elisabetta Varni

Partner Elisabetta Varni specialises in corporate law and bankruptcy law, with focus on insolvency and extraordinary receivership proceedings and consequent liability claims, claw-back actions, proofs of claim and objections to the admission of proof of debt, pre-bankruptcy settlement agreements with creditors and debt restructuring. She is a member of the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team.

Emanuela Da Rin

Partner Emanuela Da Rin specialises in banking and finance, with particular focus on real estate financing, corporate and acquisition finance, debt capital markets (securitisations and bond loans) and operations related to distressed assets. She is leader of the Banks Focus Team and member the Real Estate Focus Team. She is a member of the firm's board.

Partner Enrico Chieppa specialises in corporate, civil and bankruptcy litigation and arbitration, with particular focus on liability claims against corporate bodies, challenges to company resolutions, bankruptcy clawback actions, follow-on actions, inheritance divisions, trusts and family agreements and class actions. He also specialises in commercial matters including contracts, tenders, management and coordination, related partners and insurance. Key sectors are environmental, tenders, pharmaceuticals energy, clothing, transport & logistics, motor vehicles, hotels, publishing and media, food, investment funds, insurance, construction and banking. He is member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team and of the Competition Litigation Task Force.

Partner Enrico Vergani specialises in maritime law and project financing related to shipping, transport and infrastructure including planning of complex financial transactions, as well as litigation and international arbitration and ship building/ship conversion. He is Team Leader of the Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Team and member of the International Arbitration Focus Team.

Senior Counsel Fabio Macrì specialises in corporate law with particular focus on restructuring/bankruptcy and European union law. He is a member of the Corporate Governance Focus Team and the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team.

Federico Cocito

Managing Associate Federico Cocito specialises in banking and finance, and he is a member of the Real Estate Focus Team.

Federico Vermicelli

Partner Federico Vermicelli specialises in out-of-court corporate law, focusing on extraordinary transactions, capital markets, corporate reorganisations, M&A and financial debt and corporate restructuring transactions. Key sectors of expertise encompass fashion, luxury and design, real estate, transport, hotels, food and beverage. He is member of the Equity Capital Markets and Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Teams.

Ferdinando Emanuele

Ferdinando Emanuele joined BonelliErede as partner and co-head of the firm's international arbitration practice in 2025. He specialises in national and international litigation and arbitration, with particular focus on civil law and commercial law. Key sectors of expertise include procurement, aviation, antitrust, banking, finance, public international law, telecommunications and sports.

Francesca Ricceri

Senior Associate Francesca Ricceri specialises in M&A, private equity and commercial agreements.

Francesca Marchetti

Francesca Marchetti is a partner specialising in banking and finance, capital markets and banking and insurance regulations, with particular focus on structured finance, insurance products, actuarial reserves and insurance regulations, derivatives, investment funds, litigation for financial products. Her assistance is carried out mainly in the fields of finance, insurance and banking. She is member of the Debt Capital Markets, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition and Insurance Focus Teams.

Francesca Peruzzi

Managing associate Francesca Peruzzi specialises in company law, with a focus on capital markets (public offerings for the subscription and sale of financial instruments, IPOs, capital increases, public M&A), extraordinary transactions, corporate governance and corporate documents, specifically pertaining to listed companies. She is a member of the Equity Capital Markets Focus Team and Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team.

Francesco Casamassa

Partner Francesco Casamassa specialises in arbitration and litigation, with particular focus on commercial law, civil law, bankruptcy law, antitrust (follow-on actions), corporate law, M&A and extraordinary financial transactions, company takeovers, liability of corporate bodies. Key sectors are construction and infrastructures, fashion and luxury, transport and logistics, TLC, media, insurance, banking and private equity. He is a member of the Private Equity Focus Team and of the Competition Litigation Task Force.

Francesco Sbisà

Francesco Sbisà, partner, specialises in criminal law, with focus on corporate bankruptcy, tax offences, workplace health and safety, medical liability, corporate administrative liability, crimes related to the Bank of Italy's and Consob's supervisory functions. He also advises multinationals investigated under the Italian Legislative Decree No. 231/01 and to multinational directors and executive managers involved, as defendant or victim, in criminal investigations and court trials. He is also summoned as civilly liable parties in high-profile criminal cases concerning economic matters, environmental matters and workplace health and safety. He is member of the Art and Cultural Property, Banks, Corporate Compliance & Investigations, Corporate Governance, Environmental Sustainability, Luxury, Sports Law and Tax Litigation Focus Teams.

Francesco Anglani

Partner Francesco Anglani specialises in competition and EU law, with focus on corporate compliance and antitrust advice relating to the various distribution systems in Italy and abroad, preliminary proceedings for breach of regulations on restrictive practices and abuse of dominant position, representing and advising clients before European and national courts and authorities. He is leader of the Luxury Focus Team and member of the Insurance, Sports Law and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams, as well as a member of the Competition Litigation Task Force.

Francesco Saverio Scandone

Partner Francesco Saverio Scandone specialises in tax law with particular focus on international taxation, transfer pricing, bilateral procedures and international standard rulings. Key sectors of practice are fashion, luxury goods and design, consumer goods, automobile, electrical appliances, packaging and insurance. He is member of the Corporate Governance Focus Team.

Franco Agopyan joined BonelliErede in 2024 as partner and co-head of the Private Equity Focus Team. He specialises in M&A, private equity, corporate finance and international contracts.

Gabriele Malgeri

Partner Gabriele Malgeri specialises in project finance, with particular focus on drafting and negotiation of financial contracts and security package, drafting and negotiation of project contracts (e.g. EPC, O&M, supply agreement, power purchase agreement), due diligence, project bonds, banking (corporate loans, acquisitions), tenders and works/public services concessions. He has particular expertise in the energy, infrastructure, transport and public services sectors. He is member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team.

Giampaolo Genta

Partner Giampaolo Genta specialises in tax law with particular focus on international taxation, investment funds, private equity structures, M&A, private clients and VAT. He is member of the Art and Cultural Property and Private Clients Focus Teams.

Gianfranco Veneziano

Partner Gianfranco Veneziano specialises in corporate law and M&A (JVs, transfer of BUs, corporate reorganisations and generational transitions), private equity and capital markets (including issuance of shares and debt securities, purchase and sale of equity stakes, capital increases, IPOs, takeover bids), corporate consultancy, corporate governance and financial markets regulations. He is a board member and a member of the Family Businesses & SMEs, Equity Capital Markets, Sports Law and Private Equity Focus Teams.

Gianpaolo Ciervo

Partner Gianpaolo Ciervo specialises in corporate law, banking and bankruptcy law, with particular focus on debt restructuring and turnarounds, structured finance, distressed M&A, alternative funds, sales of NPLs, corporate governance and start-up and venture capital. He is member of the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team, the Banks Focus Team and the Digital Innovation Focus Team.

Gianpiero Succi

Partner Gianpiero Succi specialises in corporate M&A at a national and international level, with particular focus on cross-border matters in African markets, heavy industry, energy and financial institutions. He also handles private clients matters, mainly in relation to successions and generational transfers, management of family estates, trusts, foundations, governance. He is in charge for the development of the Ethiopian practice and of the other Sub-Saharan African jurisdictions, and leader of the Private Clients Focus Team.

Giorgio Bitonto

Senior counsel Giorgio Bitonto specialises in competition/antitrust, with particular focus on proceedings before the Italian antitrust authorities and the European Commission, concerning dominant position and abuse, notification of business concentrations to the Italian antitrust authorities and the European Commission, vertical agreements and civil proceedings regarding the termination of distribution agreements. His assistance is carried out mainly in FMCG, sport and leisure, digital, fashion, luxury goods and design, telecommunications, public sector, health and automotive. He is member of the Competition Litigation Task Force, as well as of the Sports, Digital Innovation, Luxury and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams.

Partner, Giorgio Frasca specialises in project financing and advice on tenders and granting of concessions for public works and services, infrastructure and transport law, energy law, banking and finance and company reorganisations. He is member of the Banks and Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Teams, as well as a a member of the Africa Team.

Giovanna Zagaria

Partner Giovanna Zagaria specialises in administrative law with particular focus on project finance, PPP projects, public tenders, management of state-owned companies, town planning and general regulatory issues. Key sectors are infrastructures and energy. She is member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team and of the Environmental Sustainability Focus Team.

Giovanni Battaglia

Partner Giovanni Battaglia specialises in banking and finance with particular focus on securitisations, structured finance transactions, debt capital markets and loan transactions. His key areas of expertise are banking, insurance and real estate. He is member of the Banks Focus Team and the Debt Capital Markets Focus Team.

Giovanni Guglielmetti

Partner Giovanni Guglielmetti specialises in intellectual property with particular focus on patents, trademarks, design, copyright and unfair competition as well as false and comparative advertising and privacy. He also provides assistance in complex litigation, including cross-border cases and advice on agreements relating to licensing and transfer of technology, R&D, distribution, software, e-commerce, data processing, media, rights of publicity and advertising. He is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences, Luxury and Sports Law Focus Teams.

Giovanni Colantuono

Giovanni Colantuono is a partner specialises in M&A, private equity, capital market and corporate finance with a particular focus on cross-border transactions.

Giovanni Minuto

Partner Giovanni Minuto specialises in international arbitration and litigation, with particular focus on construction, commercial disputes, investment arbitration and private international law. Key sectors of practice include major industrial works and plants, engineering, fashion, luxury goods and design, services. He is member of the Construction & Engineering, International Arbitration and Sports Law Focus Teams.

Giulia Tenaglia

Senior Associate Giulia Tenaglia specialises in IP Privacy and IT law.

Giulia Pasqualetto

Senior associate Giulia Pasqualetto specialises in IP law. She has particular expertise in patents, trademarks and distinctive signs and unfair competition.

Giulia Rivarola di Roccella

Senior associate Giulia Rivarola di Roccella specialises in cybersecurity, data innovation and privacy law.

Giulia Bianchi Frangipane

Partner Giulia Bianchi Frangipane specialises in corporate law with particular expertise in M&A and extraordinary financial transactions, venture capital and growth equity, private equity, capital markets, commercial contracts, turnaround, company reorganisation and insolvency proceedings in retail, energy, financial services, telecommunications, transport, insurance and brokerage sectors. She is a member of the Digital Innovation, Family Businesses & SMEs and Private Equity Focus Teams.

Partner Giulio Vece specialises in banking and financial regulation, with particular focus on constitutive and authorising procedures, extraordinary operations, prudential regulation, corporate governance and internal organisation policies. Key sectors are banking, financial intermediation and regulated entities.

Partner Giuseppe Rumi specialises in banking and insurance regulation, with particular focus on extraordinary operations, audits, compliance assessments, authorisation, inspection and sanction procedures, review of prudential supervision, corporate governance and internal organisation policies, insolvency proceedings involving supervised undertakings. He also provides advisory in relation to regulatory aspects of major takeovers, combination and reorganisation operations in Italy. He is member of the Banks and Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Teams.

Partner Giuseppe Manzo specialises in corporate M&A, commercial contracts and national and international procurement (EPC agreements on lump sum turn key basis and EPCM), M&A and joint ventures, energy and infrastructure and compliance/anticorruption within the engineering, construction, LNG, oil&gas, railway and hospital infrastructures sectors. He is member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations, Construction & Engineering, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition and International Arbitration Focus Teams. He is also in charge for the development of the Egyptian practice and of the other North African jurisdictions, coordinating matters and involving other law firms with whom BonelliErede cooperates according to needs.

Giuseppe Lombardi

Partner Giuseppe Lombardi specialises in litigation and arbitration with particular focus on corporate, banking and insolvency as well as non-contentious matters such as M&A, corporate finance, debt restructuring and corporate reorganisation, especially for cases involving generational changeovers. He is member of the Banks, Corporate Governance, Restructuring & Insolvency and Private Clients Focus Teams. He is also member of the Competition Litigation Task Force.

Giuseppe Sacchi Lodispoto

Partner Giuseppe Sacchi Lodispoto specialises in banking and finance with particular focus on loan transactions, securitisations and other structured transactions, debt restructuring and financial litigation. He provides assistance to different classes and categories of clients, such as investors, sponsors, borrowers, originators, arrangers, rating, agencies, securitisation vehicles and administrators. He is member of the Banks Focus Team and the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team.

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 is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team.

Laura Cappiello

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 is a member of the Luxury Focus Team.

Partner Lazare Vittone specialises in litigation with a particular focus on finance, corporate, insolvency; and specialises as well in corporate advisory, corporate governance and pre-litigation. He also provides ongoing assistance to companies under extraordinary administration in the different steps of the proceedings, and on matters of corporate law. Key sectors of practice are banking, transports, energy. He is member of the Family Businesses & SMEs Focus Team and of the ESG team.

Partner Luca Perfetti specialises in administrative law and economic regulation, with focus on public companies, privatisations, public finance and public procurements. His key areas of expertise are energy, gas, telecommunications, infrastructures, environment. He is leader of the Environmental Sustainability Focus Team and member of the Digital Innovation, Real Estate, Shipping, Transport & Logistics and Sports Law Focus Teams. He is also a member of the Golden Power Task Force.

Marcello Giustiniani

Partner Marcello Giustiniani specialises in employment law with particular focus on management of relationships with senior managers and relative remuneration (in regulated sectors), corporate crises, including mass redundancies, corporate reorganisation for extraordinary transactions, trade-union negotiations, social security contributions, international mobility of employees, competition and confidentiality, litigation and corporate governance. He is member of the Corporate Governance, Restructuring & Insolvency, Sports Law and the Digital Innovation (strategic support) Focus Teams.

Marco Maniscalco

Partner Marco Maniscalco specialises in employment law and provides in and out-of-court assistance concerning the hiring, management and termination of employment relationships, industrial relations and trade-union matters, business transfers (including cross-border transactions), agency contracts. He assists Italian and foreign production and service companies in relation to setting up Italian branches, outsourcing and unfair competition. He is Team Leader of the Sports Law Focus Team and member of the Luxury Focus Team.

Partner Marco Adda specialises in tax law with a particular focus on corporate and international taxation as well as transfer pricing within the fashion, engineering, automotive, services and consumer goods sectors. He is member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team.

Partner, Marco Arato specialises in restructuring and insolvency with particular focus on transfer of equity stakes and companies, extraordinary financial operations, debt restructuring, capital increases, mergers and demergers and company takeovers, providing assistance to directors, banks and debtor companies. He is Team Leader of the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team. He is also member of the Banks and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams.

Partner Marco Bitetto provides assistance to both Italian and foreign clients in private equity transactions, both in the investment phase – in large companies and SMEs – and in the exit phase; he also advises on corporate law matters and M&A transactions in relation to investments in Italy, joint ventures and commercial agreements. He is a member of the Private Equity Focus Team.

Marco Passalacqua

Marco Passalacqua, partner, provides in and out-of-court assistance to Italian and international clients in proceedings regarding bankruptcy and insolvency, debt restructuring, civil and commercial litigation, business and company law and national and international arbitration. He is member of the Debt Capital Markets and Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Teams.

Marco Dell'Antonia

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 is member of the Family Businesses & SMEs Focus Team.

Marco Mastropasqua

Senior counsel Marco Mastropasqua specialises in shipping and maritime law, marine insurance, insurance and recovery actions on behalf of industrial and cargo interests, domestic and international transport (maritime-rail-air), international shipping financing and financial transactions, offshore, piracy, bankruptcy, dispute resolution, data protection and e-commerce, full-scale and serial claims due to injuries and industrial diseases. He is member of the Shipping, Transport & Logistics and Environmental Sustainability Focus Teams.

Marco Giovanni Mancino

Partner Marco Giovanni Mancino specialises in corporate governance, Legislative Decree 231/2001, M&A and commercial contracts. He is member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition and Real Estate Focus Teams.

Senior associate Marta Contu specialises in Competition/antitrust, with particular expertise in anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position, abuse of economic dependence, merger control, unfair trading practices, action for damages deriving from antitrust offences, adjustment and antitrust compliance programs. She specialises in telecommunications, energy, banking, insurance, postal, fashion, luxury goods and design, transport, sport and leisure.

Massimiliano Danusso

Massimiliano Danusso specialises in banking and finance with particular focus on capital markets, corporate finance operations, credit-linked notes and derivatives, bond offerings, covered bonds and securitisations. He also advises financial institutions on highly complex derivative and financial litigation, both civil and criminal. He is leader of the Debt Capital Markets Focus Team and member of the Banks and Insurance Focus Teams. In addition, he is Chairman of the firm since 2024 and Board member since 2021, as well as serving as Managing Partner of the London office.

Partner Massimo Baroni specialises in litigation with particular focus on real estate, tenders, corporate matters and arbitration. He assists companies operating in various fields, such as fashion, luxury goods and design, engineering, services, retail, sport and leisure and real estate. He is member of the Environmental Sustainability and Real Estate Focus Teams.

Partner Matteo Bonelli specialises in business contracts with focus on M&A deals, particularly those involving private equity and real estate funds, debt restructuring and group reorganisations, corporate law, protection of minority shareholders, corporate governance, commercial litigation and arbitration, business consultancy on extraordinary operations, mainly in relation to the infrastructures, renewable energies, real estate and fashion sectors. He is member of the Family Businesses & SMEs and Real Estate Focus Teams.

Michele Bertani

Of counsel Michele Bertani specialises in IP law, with focus on copyright, trade secrets, trademarks, patents, unfair commercial practices, advertising, antitrust and unfair competition, complex commercial litigation, providing legal advice and representation before the EU Court of Justice and Italian civil courts, and advice on agreements regarding IP and competition law. He is member of the Banks Focus Team.

Monica Iacoviello

Partner Monica Iacoviello specialises in litigation, both judicial and arbitral, in civil, commercial and bankruptcy matters, with particular focus on corporate litigation, litigation regarding the acquisition of equity stakes, company boards, advisors and rating agency liability, trade law and tender contracts, abuse of dominant position, banking litigation, guarantees and credit protection and tort. She is member of the Banks, Construction & Engineering and Luxury Focus Teams.

Niccolò Baccetti

Partner Niccolò Baccetti specialises in M&A, corporate law, capital markets, corporate and commercial litigation. He assists companies operating in various fields, such as oil & gas and energy transition, infrastructure and transport, banking, real estate and automotive. He is member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team.

Nicola Marchioro

Partner Nicola Marchioro specialises in corporate law with particualr focus on M&A, JVs and commercial contracts. He is member of the Luxury Focus Team and the Private Equity Focus Team.

Partner Paolo Daino specialises in litigation and international arbitration, as both counsel and arbitrator, and in corporate/M&A and commercial contracts, with particular focus on supply and construction contracts. He has extensive experience in various industries, including engineering and construction, energy (electricity and gas), infrastructures, real estate, consumer goods, fashion and luxury goods. He is Team Leader of the Construction & Engineering Focus Team and member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition and International Arbitration Focus Teams.

Partner Paolo Olivero specialises in structured finance, joint ventures, M&A (banking/finance and real estate), acquisition of portfolios of non-performing loans and of lending platforms aimed at the securitisation of loans, restructuring of loans and distressed assets., debt restructuring transactions. He is member of the Restructuring & Insolvency and Banks Focus Teams.

Paolo Di Giovanni

Paolo Di Giovanni is partner and co-head of the International Arbitration practice. He specialises in litigation and international arbitration with particular focus on corporate law, commercial law, competition law and M&A; international contracts concerning TLCs systems, power plants, underground railway systems, dams and manmade canals and desalination plants; gas supply and price review contracts; environmental damage liability; international corruption. He is a member of the Construction & Engineering, Environmental Sustainability and International Arbitration Focus Teams.

Pasquale Tammaro

Managing associate Pasquale Tammaro specialises in IP, with particular focus on trademarks and distinctive signs, fashion and design, copyright and unfair competition. Key sectors of practice are fashion, luxury good and design, foods and beverage and services.

Managing associate Pietro Fogari specialises in litigation and international arbitration, with a particular focus on civil law, commercial law and banking law. His assistance is carried out mainly in the fields of investment funds, banking/finance, construction, fashion, media & publishing, retail & large-scale distribution. He is member of the Family Businesses & SMEs Focus Team.

Raffaele Cassano

Partner Raffaele Cassano specialises in administrative law, with particular expertise in judicial defence, regulation and independent authorities, public procurement, urban development law and environmental law. He is member of the Environmental Sustainability Focus Team.

Partner Riccardo Bordi advises clients both in litigation and transactions. He has worked and is currently involved in complex litigations and extraordinary transactions in Italy and EMEA, with particular focus on the construction, infrastructure, healthcare and oil&gas sectors. He also regularly advises management, shareholders and companies in the most complex issues of corporate law in Italy. He is member of the firm's Board and member of the Construction & Engineering, Corporate Governance and Public International Law & Economic Diplomacy Focus Teams.

Riccardo Ubaldini

Partner Riccardo Ubaldini specialises in tax law both on a national and international level with a focus on extraordinary financial transactions, real estate transactions, individuals' tax matters, ruling applications as well as assistance in complex transnational group reorganisations. He also provides opinions on national and international tax matters regarding VAT and other indirect taxes, implementation of agreements against double taxation and EU directives. He assists multinationals during the pre-trial phase of international tax disputes. He is member of the Family Businesses & SMEs, Restructuring & Insolvency and Sports Law Focus Teams.

Riccardo Denaro

Managing Associate Riccardo Denaro specialises in company law, with particular focus on extraordinary transactions and M&A, corporate advice, commercial contracts. His key sectors of expertise are real estate, private equity and mutual funds.

Roberto Cera, of counsel, specialises in corporate law, with particular focus on corporate governance, M&A and extraordinary financial transactions regarding telecommunications, real estate and infrastructure, particularly in the motorway and infrastructure construction sectors. He also assists issuers and arranger banks in privatisation operations. He is member of the Private Clients Focus Team.

Samuel Ghizzardi

Managing Associate Samuel Ghizzardi secialises in corporate law with a particular focus on real estate law. He is member of the Real Estate Focus Team.

Partner Sara Lembo specialises in EU law, antitrust law and regulatory law, with focus on advising companies before administrative and judicial authorities on anti-competitive agreements including bid rigging, abuse of dominant position and economic dependence, antitrust compliance programs, actions for damages deriving from antitrust offences, control of corporate concentrations, state aid and unfair trading practices, in a wide range of sectors. She is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences and Private Equity Focus Teams, and a member of the Competition Litigation Task Force.

Silvia Romanelli

Partner Silvia Romanelli specialises in corporate M&A, company law, business law, takeover bids, issuance of shares, JVs, extraordinary transactions and equity & debt capital markets. She also provides assistance to clients in relation to the review of corporate governance policies, compliance, shareholders agreements, family asset management and protection, corporate and insolvency matters in relation to asset restructuring procedures in venture capital markets. She is member of the Corporate Governance, Equity Capital Markets, Family Businesses & SMEs and Private Clients Focus Teams, as well as of the ESG group.

Stefano Calabria

Senior associate Stefano Calabria specialises in employment law with particular expertise in management of relationship with top managers, top managers’ remuneration and incentive plans, employee’s international mobility, competition and confidentiality and litigation. He is a member of the Insurance Focus Team.

Stefano Simontacchi

Partner Stefano Simontacchi specialises in tax law, with focus on international taxation, transfer pricing and tax planning, private clients, property transactions, investment funds, real estate funds, private equity, M&A and company reorganisations. He is leader of the Corporate Governance Focus Team and member of the Art and Cultural Property, Luxury, Private Clients, Public International Law & Economic Diplomacy and Digital Innovation (strategic support) Focus Teams, as well as of the firm's ESG group. He is also member of the Board of Directors of beLab S.p.A. (a public limited company wholly owned by BonelliErede).

Stefano Micheli

Partner Stefano Micheli specialises in corporate law, with focus on M&A of listed and non-listed companies in Italy and abroad, acquisition and sale of BUs, JVs, leveraged buyouts and governance issues, private equity. He also focuses on insurance law, advising on extraordinary transactions involving insurers and insurance intermediaries, regulatory issues, product structuring and relations with the supervisory authorities. He is leader of the Insurance Focus Team and member of the Luxury and Private Equity Focus Teams.

Stefano Micheli

Partner Stefano Micheli specialises in corporate law, with focus on M&A of listed and non-listed companies in Italy and abroad, acquisition and sale of BUs, JVs, leveraged buyouts and governance issues, private equity. He also focuses on insurance law, advising on extraordinary transactions involving insurers and insurance intermediaries, regulatory issues, product structuring and relations with the supervisory authorities. He is leader of the Insurance Focus Team and member of the Luxury and Private Equity Focus Teams.

Stefano Brunello Dormal

Partner Stefano Brunello Dormal specialises in tax law with particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions and company reorganisations (national and international), international tax planning, inheritance and estate planning and real estate transactions. Key sectors are fashion and luxury goods, large-scale retail trade, retail trade, services real estate and non-profit. He is member of the Real Estate, Private Equity and Tax Litigation Focus Teams.

Stefano Nanni Costa

Partner Stefano Nanni Costa specialises in corporate law, with a particular focus on M&A, joint ventures, private equity, corporate reorganisations and cross-border deals, as well as general corporate matters. He also specialises in litigation with a particular focus on corporate, commercial, insolvency, IP and antitrust matters. Key sectors of practice include real estate, gaming, healthcare, luxury and infrastructure. He is member of the Private Equity and Real Estate Focus Teams. Also, he is member of the Board of Directors of beLab S.p.A. (a public limited company wholly owned by BonelliErede).

Partner Tommaso Faelli specialises in intellectual property (trademarks, patents, copyright, design, unfair competition, e-commerce), IT/data protection (privacy, e-commerce, direct marketing, the Internet of Things, Big Data, internal investigations, cloud computing), advising in relation to the negotiation and drafting of contracts, litigation, and providing representation to clients before the authorities. He is Team leader of the Digital Innovation Focus Team and member of the Insurance and Family Businesses & SMEs Focus Teams.

Umberto Nicodano

Partner Umberto Nicodano specialises in corporate governance, M&A (public and private), particularly in the private equity, luxury, automotive, insurance, banking and manufacturing of industrial products and machinery sectors. He is member of the Private Equity, Private Clients and the Digital Innovation (strategic support) Focus Teams. He is also member of the Board of Directors of beLab S.p.A. (a public limited company wholly owned by BonelliErede).

Valentina Frignati

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 mainly operates in the fields of pharma, healthcare, high-tech and metal and mining industry. She is member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Team.

Vincenzo Dell’Osso

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. His assistance is carried out mainly in the fields of telecommunications, energy, steel industry, defence and insurance. He is member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Team and the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team.

Vittoria Giustiniani

Of Counsel Vittoria Giustiniani specialises in corporate law, M&A, capital markets, corporate restructuring and insolvency proceedings as well as extraordinary transactions, providing assistance to public and private companies in access to capital markets through IPOs and capital increases, acquisitions (including through mergers, trade in holdings, public offerings, joint venture agreements and commercial agreements), debt restructuring transactions through recourse to instruments other than insolvency procedures, as provided by bankruptcy law, and to further loans as required. She is Team Leader of the Equity Capital Markets Focus Team.

Vittorio Lupoli

Partner Vittorio Lupoli specialises in corporate law, bankruptcy law, financial market law, extraordinary transactions, M&A, takeover bids, public offering of financial instruments, insolvency proceedings and debt restructuring agreements, corporate litigation. He is member of the Banks, Restructuring & Insolvency and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams.

Vittorio Allavena

Partner Vittorio Allavena specialises in litigation with particular focus on corporate law, bankruptcy, banking and insurance and private clients, directors' and majority shareholders' liability for abuse of management and coordination powers, liability of financial intermediaries, abuse of economic dependence in supply relations, D&O and BBB insurance coverage, follow-on actions for antitrust damages, arbitration cases, acting as counsel and as arbitrator. He is member of the Corporate Governance, Insurance, Sports Law and Private Clients Focus Teams as well as the Competition Litigation Task Force.