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Of counsel, Alessandra Piersimoni specialises extraordinary transactions, capital market transactions and company law with particular focus on domestic and cross-border takeovers, divestments, mergers, JVs, IPOs and equity securities. She is member of the Equity Capital Markets, Luxury and Private Equity Focus Teams.
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Partner, Alessandro Balp specialises in corporate law with particular focus on extraordinary M&A, private equity, real estate, mutual investment funds and sector regulations. He is Team Leader of the Real Estate Focus Team and member of the Luxury Focus Team.
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. He is member of the Art and Cultural Property, Construction & Engineering, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Teams.
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 Real Estate, Tax Litigation and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams.
Of counsel, Andrea La Mattina specialises in maritime and transport law as well as insurance and private international law. He is member of the Art and Cultural Property, Insurance and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams.
Senior Counsel, Andrea Savigliano specialises in financial regulatory, especially concerning 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 sanction proceedings within the banking, financial intermediaries and insurance sectors. He is member of the Banks and Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Teams, as well as a member of the Africa Team.
Partner, Andrea Carta Mantiglia specialises in corporate law with particular focus on M&A, JVs, business law, business contracts, private equity and international arbitration, especially in the field of healthcare and life sciences, international tenders (oil & gas) and TMT sectors. He is Team Leader of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team and member of the International Arbitration Focus Team. He was a Board member (2019-2023) and also served as Managing Partner at the firm (2021-2023).
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. He is also a member of the Africa Team.
Senior associate, Anna La Mura specialises in privacy and data protection.
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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.
Partner, Antonio La Porta specialises in banking & finance, with particular focus on structured finance, securitisation operations, covered bonds, bond issue and debt capital markets. He is a member of the Debt Capital Markets, Private Equity and the Sports Law Focus Teams.
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.
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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. She's also adept at handling the reorganisation of listed companies and provides assistance to banks, shareholders and borrowers. She coordinates the project finance team and is leader of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team. She is also a member of the Africa Committee and Africa Team and is in charge of developing the firm's Middle Eastern practice. She is a member of the firm's board.
Partner, Chiara Mancini specialises in domestic and cross-border commercial litigation and arbitration. She is member of the Construction & Engineering Focus Team and the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team.
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Partner, Claudio Tesauro specialises in competition/antitrust law and EU law with particular focus on concentrations, restrictive agreements and abuse of dominant position. He is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team and the Competition Litigation Task Force.
Managing associate, Daniela De Palma specialises in banking and finance, with particular 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.
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. He is member of the Africa Team.
Managing Associate, Elena Guizzetti specialises in private equity, corporate law and restructuring.
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.
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Partner, Eliana Catalano specialises in corporate and M&A (both domestic and cross-border), private equity, joint ventures and commercial agreements. She has particular expertise on fashion, luxury and design goods, manufacturing, business services, sports and leisure, consumer goods sectors. She is Team Leader of the Private Equity Focus Team and member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team (strategic support) Focus Team. She is a Board member since 2021 and Managing Partner at the firm since 2024.
Partner, Elisabetta Varni specialises in corporate law and bankruptcy law with particular focus on insolvency and extraordinary receivership proceedings, liability claims, pre-bankruptcy settlement agreements and debt restructuring. She is member of the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team.
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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 regarding distressed bonds. She is Team Leader of the Banks Focus Team and a member of the Real Estate Focus Team. She is also Board member since 2024 and former member (2018-2021).
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.
Partner, Enrico Chieppa specialises 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 is member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team and of the Competition Litigation Task Force.
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.
Partner, Federico Vermicelli specialises in corporate law, focusing on extraordinary transactions and M&A, capital markets, corporate reorganisations, acquisitions and financial debt restructuring transactions. Key sectors of expertise are fashion, luxury and design, transport, hotels, food and beverage. He is member of the Equity Capital Markets and Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Teams.
Managing associate, Federico Cocito specialises in banking and finance and he is a member of the Real Estate Focus Team.
Partner, Francesca Marchetti specialises 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. She is member of the Debt Capital Markets, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition and Insurance Focus Teams.
Senior Associate, Francesca Ricceri specialises in M&A, private equity and commercial agreements.
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.
Partner, Francesco Anglani specialises in competition/antitrust law and EU law, with particular 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 Team Leader of the Luxury Focus Team and a member of the Sports Law and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams, as well as the Competition Litigation Task Force.
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, telecommunication, media, insurance, banking and private equity. He is a member of the Competition Litigation Task Force.
Partner, Francesco Sbisà specialises in criminal law, with particular focus on corporate bankruptcy, tax offences, workplace health and safety, medical liability, corporate administrative liability as well as crimes related to the Bank of Italy's and Consob's supervisory functions. He also provides assistance to 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 member of the Art and Cultural Property, Banks, Corporate Compliance & Investigations, Corporate Governance, Environmental Sustainability, Luxury, Sports Law and Tax Litigation Focus Teams, as well as of the ESG group.
Partner, Francesco Saverio Scandone specialises in tax law with particular focus on international taxation, transfer pricing, bilateral procedures and international standard rulings. He is member of the Corporate Governance Focus Team.
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.
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.
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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 also in charge for the development of the firm’s Egyptian practice and of the other North African jurisdictions. He is a board member and a member of the Family Businesses & SMEs, Equity Capital Markets, Sports Law and Private Equity Focus Teams.
Partner, Gianpaolo Ciervo specialises in corporate law, banking and bankruptcy law with particular focus on debt restructuring and turn arounds, 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.
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 also in charge for the development of the Ethiopian practice and of the other Sub-Saharan African jurisdictions. He is leader of the Private Clients Focus Team.
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.
Managing associate, 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. He is member of the Competition Litigation Task Force.
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. She is member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team and of the Environmental Sustainability Focus Team.
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Partner, Giovanni Guglielmetti specialises in intellectual property with particular focus on patents and know-how, trademarks, design, copyright and unfair competition as well as false and comparative adversiting and privacy. He also provides assistance in complex litigation, including cross-border cases and advice on agreeements 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.
Partner, Giovanni Battaglia specialises banking and finance with particular focus on securitisations, structured finance transactions, debt capital markets and loan transactions. He is member of the Banks Focus Team and the Debt Capital Markets Focus Team.
Partner, Giovanni Minuto specialises in international arbitration and litigation, with particular focus on construction, commercial disputes, investment arbitration, private international law. Key sectors of activity 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.
Senior associate, Giulia Tenaglia specialises in IP Privacy and IT law.
Senior associate, Giulia Pasqualetto specialises in IP law with particular expertise in patents, trademarks and distinctive signs and unfair competition.
Senior associate, Giulia Rivarola di Roccella specialises in cybersecurity, data innovation and privacy law.
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. She is a former Board member (2021-2023).
Managing associate, 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.
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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, regulatory aspects of major takeovers, capital restructuring processes and reorganisation of supervised undertakings following implementation of the new European single supervisory mechanism. He is member of the Banks and Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Teams.
Partner, Giuseppe Manzo specialises in corporate M&A, commercial contracts and international procurement and compliance within the engineering, construction, LNG and oil&gas sectors. He is member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations, Construction & Engineering, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition and International Arbitration Focus Teams as well as the Africa Team. He was a former Board member (2021-2023).
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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.
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 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 joined BonelliErede in 2024; previously he was a partner at another international law firm.
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.
Of counsel, Laurence Shore specialises in international arbitration, as counsel and arbitrator, international dispute resolution, including litigation before US courts, IP, business and human rights and third-party funding. He is Team Leader of the International Arbitration Focus Team and member of the Public International Law & Economic Diplomacy Focus Team as well as the Third-party Funding Desk.
Partner, Lazare Vittone specialises in litigation with a particular focus on finance, corporate, insolvency, corporate advisory, corporate governance, pre-litigation. He also provides ongoing assistance to companies under extraordinary administration in the different steps of the proceedings, as well as on matters of corporate law. Key sectors of practice are banking, transports, energy. He is a member of the Family Businesses & SMEs Focus Team and the ESG team.
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Partner, Luca Perfetti specialises in administrative law and economic regulation, with particular focus on public companies, privatisations, public finance and public procurements. His key areas of expertise are energy, gas, telecommunications, infrastructures, environment. He is Team Leader of the Environmental Sustainability Focus Team and member of the Digital Innovation (strategic support), Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition, Sports Law and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams. He is also member of the Golden Power Task Force and the ESG group.
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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.
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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 Passalacqua specialises in litigation and restructuring and insolvency, providing 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.
Managing Partner of BonelliErede Middle East LLP, Marco De Leo specialises in corporate law, with a particular expertise in establishment/break-up of joint ventures, mergers, demergers and capital transactions, extraordinary financial transactions, private law and corporate litigation, M&A, private law, corporate litigation, both judicial and extrajudicial, management and coordination of multi-jurisdictional transactions, involving various African countries. He is member of the Luxury and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams, as well as a member of the Africa Team.
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 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, corporate law 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.
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.
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.
Partner, Marco Giovanni Mancino specialises in corporate governance, Legislative Decree 231/2001, M&A and commercial contracts. He joined BonelliErede in 2024; previously, he was a partner at another international law firm.
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.
Partner, 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 provides advice to financial institutions on highly complex derivative and financial litigation, both civil and criminal. He is Team Leader of the Debt Capital Markets Focus Team and member of the Banks and Insurance Focus Teams, as well as of the ESG group. He is Chairman of the firm since 2024, Board member since 2021 and Managing Partner of the London office.
Partner, Massimo Baroni specialises in litigation with particular focus on real estate, tenders, corporate matters, arbitration. He is member of the Environmental Sustainability and Real Estate Focus Teams.
Partner, Massimo Merola specialises in EU law, with specific focus on state aid, litigation before EU courts, including preliminary rulings, customs law, state-owned undertakings and public procurement as well as competition law, including mergers, antitrust and abuse of dominance. He is Managing partner of the Brussels office, member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition, Environmental Sustainability, Restructuring & Insolvency and Public International Law & Economic Diplomacy Focus Teams. He is also member of the Golden Power Task Force and the Competition Litigation Task Force.
Partner, Matteo Bonelli specialises in corporate law and commercial contracts with particular focus on M&A deals, particularly those involving private equity and real estate funds, debt restructuring and group reorganisations. He is member of the Family Businesses & SMEs and Real Estate Focus Teams.
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, legal advice and representation before the EU Court of Justice and Italian civil courts, advice on agreements regarding IP and competition law. He joined BonelliErede in 2024 after having worked for another international law firm.
Partner at Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede, Mohamed El Ehwany specialises in corporate M&A and commercial law. He is a member of the Africa Team.
Partner, Monica Iacoviello specialises in civil, commercial and bankruptcy law, litigation and arbitration, 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, tort. She is member of the Luxury, Banks and the Construction & Engineering Focus Teams.
Senior Counsel, Monica Fantino specialises in commercial and corporate law with a particular expertise in M&A (both Italian and cross-border), joint ventures, shareholders' agreements and business agreements within the healthcare and life sciences sector. She is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team.
Partner at Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede, Mostafa Moussa specialises in corporate M&A, capital markets and restructuring. He is a member of the Africa Team.
Partner, Niccolò Baccetti specialises in M&A, corporate law, capital markets, corporate and commercial litigation. He assist 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.
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 Oliverio specialises in corporate and restructuring and insolvency with particular focus on debt restructuring transactions, M&A, structured finance, joint ventures, as well as acquisitions of non-performing loans, securitisation and restructuring of loans and distressed assets. He is member of the Restructuring & Insolvency and Banks Focus Teams.
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.
Senior Associate, Pasquale Tammaro specialises in IP, with particular focus on trademarks and distinctive signs, fashion and design, copyright and unfair competition.
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.
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 Insurance and Environmental Sustainability Focus Teams.
Partner, Riccardo Ubaldini specialises in tax law both on a national and international level with a particular focus on extraordinary financial transactions, real estate transactions, individual tax matters, ruling applications as well as assistance in complex transnational group reorganisations. He is member of the Family Businesses & SMEs, Restructuring & Insolvency and Sports Law Focus Teams.
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.
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.
Of counsel, Roberto Cera specialises in corporate law, with particular focus on corporate governance, M&A and extraordinary financial transactions regarding telecommunications, real estate and infrastructure, and particularly in the motorway and infrastructure construction sectors. He also assists issuers and arranger banks in privatisation operations. He is member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition and the Private Clients Focus Teams.
Senior Associate, Samuel Ghizzardi secialises in corporate law with a particular focus on real estate law.
Partner, Sara Lembo specialises in European Union law, antitrust law and regulatory law, with particular 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. She is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences and Public International Law & Economic Diplomacy Focus Teams. She is also member of the Competition Litigation Task Force.
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. She is a former Board member (2021-2023).
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Partner, Stefano Simontacchi specialises in tax law, with particular 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 Team 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 ESG group. He is also member of the Africa Team. He was a former Managing Partner (2013-2018) and Chairman (2019-2023) at the firm, as well as a Board member (2010-2023).
Partner, Stefano Brunello Dormal specialises in tax law with particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions and of company reorganisations (national and international), international tax planning, inheritance and estate planning and real estate transactions. He is member of the Private Equity and Tax Litigation Focus Teams.
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.
Partner, Stefano Nanni Costa specialises in corporate law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, corporate reorganisations, cross-border deals, general corporate matters. He also specialises in litigation with a particular focus on corporate, commercial, insolvency, IP, antitrust matters. He particularly provides assistance in private equity, real estate, gaming, healthcare, luxury and infrastructure sectors. He is member of Private Equity and Real Estate Focus Teams. He is a former Board Member (2021-2023).
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, negotiation and drafting of contracts, litigation, representation of 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, as well as of the ESG group.
Partner, Umberto Nicodano specialises in corporate governance, M&A (public and private) with particular focus on 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.
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.
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.
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Partner, 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.
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 Restructuring & Insolvency, Banks and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams.
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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.
Managing Partner at Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede, Ziad Bahaa-Eldin specialises in financial law, banking, capital markets, investment and company laws, governance, compliance and economic legislation. He has thirty years of experience serving in government positions and in the private sector in Egypt and elsewhere. He is a member of the Public International Law & Economic Diplomacy Focus Team, as well as of the firm's Africa team.