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Italy > Intellectual property

ADVANT Nctm’s IP team stands out in the Italian market for its expertise in trademarks, where it assists clients from the automotive, TMT, fashion and luxury goods industries in complex, often cross-border litigation proceedings, trademark enforcement and unfair competition. The team is also active in handling copyright and patent licencing, agreements and infringement matters. With a focus on fashion, new technologies, energy and new virtual realities, Lorenzo Attolico notably advises on IP infringement, counterfeiting and misappropriation, while Paolo Lazzarino’s broad practice encompasses trademark enforcement cases and European patent litigation. Roberto Cesaro specialises in intellectual and industrial property, and Luca Guidobaldi focuses on the media, entertainment and fashion sectors.

Italy > Shipping Tier 1

In June 2023, ADVANT Nctm merged with Genoan shipping law firm Studio Legale Berlingieri, the combination bringing in Giorgio Berlingieri, the president of the Italian Maritime Law Association since 2005. The practice covers the gamut of maritime law issues, from charter parties and bills of lading, to operating agreements, ship management, liability limitation, and marine insurance. The group also advises on salvage, towage, collision, pollution, shipbuilding, and shipping finance, sales and purchases. Alberto Rossi is shipping department head, Alberto Torrazza advises on port logistics, and Alfredo Lizio is a shipping finance expert.

Italy > Compliance Tier 2

Acting for domestic and international companies, ADVANT Nctm brings expertise to such sectors as energy, transport, infrastructure, life sciences, healthcare, and art and luxury. The practice’s expertise covers white-collar crime, corporate governance, anti-corruption and anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, whistleblowing and the administrative liability of corporate entities. Team head Raffaele Caldarone focuses on company law, corporate governance and anti-corruption compliance programmes. Luca Cavagnaro maintains a wide-ranging compliance workload and advises in criminal proceedings. Laura Perrone routinely advises on the administrative liability of legal entities.

Italy > Dispute resolution Tier 2

ADVANT Nctm's 'reach in Italy is deep, as they are rooted and present in every sector' and the group is frequently instructed to handle litigation, arbitration and white collar criminal law. The firm represents clients in domestic and multi-jurisdictional disputes with a focus on corporate and commercial litigation. Its arbitration practice has expertise in domestic and international settings, with experience assisting with arbitral disputes under ad hoc rules as well as those of the ICC. The department is headed by founding partner Alberto Toffoletto, an experienced arbitrator, and other notable members include Angelo Anglani and Roberta Guaineri, who advises on corporate and economic criminal issues.

Italy > EU and competition law Tier 2

ADVANT Nctm’s antitrust and competition law practice assists with proceedings concerning cartels, anticompetitive agreements, and abuses of dominant position, while also handling merger control and golden power notifications, and other antitrust issues. The team is led by Luca Toffoletti, who is recognised for his expertise in investigative procedures by the competition authorities and civil litigation, while Francesco Mazzocchi’s experience spans state aid law, antitrust litigation, and merger control.

Italy > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences Tier 2

ADVANT Nctm assists the full range of actors in the healthcare and life sciences sector, from manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies to regulators, investors and public-private partnerships. The firm draws talent from across departments to cater to each matter, be it IP, anti-trust or administrative. The two heads of the healthcare and life sciences practice are Lorena Possagno, who focuses on corporate and commercial assistance, and Paolo Gallarati, who specialises in international transactions and compliance in life sciences. In 2023, both Jacopo Arnaboldi and Giulio Uras were promoted to partner.

Italy > Industry focus: Luxury goods Tier 2

ADVANT Nctm’s dedicated luxury and fashion team assists major fashion labels and luxury hospitality companies. It offers a full coverage of services connected to the issues, with experience in M&A, listing, trademark, litigation, financing and tax matters at a national and international level. Michele Bignami leads the luxury goods practice with expertise in employment issues affecting the industry, along with experience in restructurings, trade union relations and dismissals. Within the practice, Luca Guidobaldi advises on IP law, particularly copyright, design and trademark law.

Italy > Private equity Tier 2

Particularly experienced in mid-market M&A, ADVANT Nctm‘s team routinely acts for major Italian and international funds on significant private equity deals. The team was recently notably active in pharmaceutical and automotive sector matters. A regular adviser to private equity firms and infrastructure funds, Matteo Trapani heads up the firm’s M&A and private equity department which showcases senior partner Paolo Montironi; and ‘the best M&A lawyer in Italy‘, Pietro Zanoni. The next line of key practitioners features Lucia Corradi and Alessia Trevisan, along with Natali Prodan Milic and Mario Bonferroni. Emidio Cacciapuoti was a new arrival in November 2023 from McDermott Will & Emery Studio Legale Associato.

Italy > Real estate and construction Tier 2

ADVANT Nctm advises across the gamut of real estate matters, including on acquisitions, financings, tax, zoning and environment law, urban planning and construction. Vito Bisceglie heads the real estate department, with deep experience in assisting investors in their investments or financings of real estate transactions. Luigi Croce is a noted member of the team, with a focus on the transfer of real estate assets, joint venture formation, bidding procedures and construction projects. Antonella Scarciello is noted for her specialisation in town planning concerns. In April 2023, Giovanni Giuliani left the firm.

Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm's banking and finance department focuses primarily on project, acquisition and leveraged financing, as well as corporate and real estate finance. Other notable areas are shipping finance, debt restructuring, and green and sustainable finance. Heading up the team, Stefano Padovani routinely advises on extraordinary transactions; Eugenio Siragusa is a project finance expert; and Giovanni de’ Capitani di Vimercate acts for companies and private equity funds on major financings.

Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm's practice focuses on project, acquisition, leverage, corporate and real estate finance. The group also brings notable shipping finance, debt restructuring and sustainable finance expertise. Stefano Padovani routinely advises on extraordinary transactions. Eugenio Siragusa specialises in project finance. Giovanni de’ Capitani di Vimercate assists with acquisition financings. Riccardo Sallustio's workload includes green and real estate financings. Alfredo Lizio utilises expertise in shipping and aviation finance matters.

Italy > Capital markets: Equity Tier 3

Acting for issuers, selling shareholders and intermediaries, ADVANT Nctm's ECM team regularly advises on IPOs, listing securities on regulated markets and MTFs, capital increases, public tender offers and extraordinary transactions. Recent highlights include advising Comer Industries on its transition from Euronext Growth Milan to Euronext Milan. Lukas Plattner is particularly active in Euronext Growth Milan listings, while the broad practice of Andrea Iovieno covers IPOs and share capital increases.

Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3

A highly active Italian law firm in the mid-market M&A sector, ADVANT Nctm‘s recent deal activity includes pharmaceutical and automotive sector matters. Matteo Trapani leads the firm’s M&A and private equity department, which showcases senior partner Paolo Montironi; domestic and cross-border acquisition specialist Alberto Toffoletto; and pharmaceutical, medical, food and fashion industry expert, Pietro Zanoni. Other key advisers are corporate and commercial law practitioners Lucia Corradi and Alessia Trevisan.

Italy > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm‘s privacy and IT compliance practice advises domestic and multinational companies on privacy-related compliance, along with the adoption and implementation of organisation, management and control models. The workload of group head Paolo Gallarati includes GDPR implementation. Giammarco Navarra‘s practice covers personal and sensitive data protection issues. Elsa Gentile advises on compliance with GDPR and national privacy law. Senior associate Marco Cappa is another key figure.

Italy > Employment Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm advises major multinational clients, including but by no means limited to major airline companies, on a range of employment law matters. The firm is skilled in sensitive termination matters and related settlement negotiations to avoid litigation. It also regularly provides ongoing advice on the management of employment relations. The deployment is led by Michele Bignami who specialises on employment issues connected to restructuring, trade union relations and dismissals. Within the team, Roberta Russo is recognised for her advice on employment matters in M&A transactions and corporate restructuring exercises.

Italy > Industry focus: Food Tier 3

Italy > Investment funds Tier 3

Italy > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm regularly assists clients in all matters relating to distressed situations, including labour, litigation, tax, banking, antitrust, financial markets and environmental law aspects. It draws expertise from the numerous disciplines within the firm to provide a comprehensive service. Fabio Marelli is the head of the practice and advises major companies and public entities across industries on all aspects of complex restructurings. In July 2023, Juri Bettinelli joined the firm from A&O Shearman.

Italy > Tax Tier 3

Housing both qualified lawyers and chartered accountants, ADVANT Nctm has a strong track record in tax litigation, corporate tax, transfer pricing, and M&A and IPO-related taxation. The team also assists HNW individuals, world-famous artists, tycoons and major investors on tax work. Team head Barbara Aloisi advises multinational groups, financial intermediaries and private equity funds, while other names to note are experienced tax specialists Federico Trutalli, Piermauro Carabellese and Guido Martinelli. Emidio Cacciapuoti was a new arrival in November 2023 from McDermott Will & Emery Studio Legale Associato.

Italy > Administrative and public law Tier 4

ADVANT Nctm is regularly entrusted by clients on matters related to public procurement, competition, concessions, public utilities and environmental law, as well as town planning and infrastructure. Rosemarie Serrato is a key practitioner, regularly advising urban transformation companies on all aspects of town planning law, including on environmental aspects of real estate transactions. Marco Monaco leads the team and specialises in PPPs, free way concessions, urban transformation operations, and valorisation and disposal of public assets, while Giuliano Berruti notably handles public contracts, infrastructure matters, zoning plans regulation, and issues related to pharmaceutical law. Healthcare and pharma regulatory matters specialist Francesco Follieri is also recommended.

Italy > Banking and finance: Bank regulatory Tier 4

ADVANT Nctm's financial services regulation practice covers the regulatory side to payment sector-related fintech matters. It is also experienced in regulatory compliance work. Danilo Quattrocchi advises on corporate governance, capital requirements, anti-money laundering issues and the transparency and conduct rules applicable to the distribution of banking and financial products.

Italy > Industry focus: Energy Tier 4

ADVANT Nctm advises leading domestic and international clients operating in the energy sector on both contentious and advisory matters related to M&A, compliance, tax, project finance, PPPs and restructuring. Federico Manili heads the team, which includes Eugenio Siragusa, recognised for his expertise in greenfield and brownfield projects as well as in the energy efficiency field; Raffaele Caldarone, who often advises clients in the oil and gas sector; and tax matters expert Guido Martinelli. Piero Vigano has recently joined the team and advises across the range of large-scale renewables, biomethane, CHP, storage, self-generation, distributed energy and energy efficiency projects.

Italy > Industry focus: TMT Tier 4

ADVANT Nctm’s TMT practice assists a broad roster of clients from the telecoms, media and technology sectors in regulatory and contractual matters, M&A transactions, and privacy-related issues, where it routinely advises on cybersecurity and e-commerce, among other matters. With deep media law expertise, the team also handles copyrights, trademarks and publicity issues on behalf on TV, film, music, publishing, social media and advertising operators. Software and new technologies expert Lorenzo Attolico has in-depth expertise in complex regulatory, transactional and licensing matters, while practice head Vittorio Noseda brings over 20 years’ experience in TMT and ICT regulatory issues and high-value M&A transactions.