Michele Bignami > ADVANT Nctm > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

ADVANT Nctm
VIA AGNELLO 12
20121 MILAN
Italy

Work Department

Employment Law

Corporate & Commercial Law

Position

Michele Bignami, Equity Partner at Nctm advises large multinational groups and local companies across a range of industries on employment and industrial relation matters.  He also advises on distribution cases, which for historic reasons in Italy these types of cases come within Italy’s  Labour law).
Michele regularly advises top-managers both during the negotiation of their employment agreement and in connection with the termination of their engagement.  He also has expertise in the M&A sector stemming from early in his career and is frequently involved in large transactional projects concerning labour restructuring procedures.
Michele leads employment-law focused groups, which include academics and business professionals, on the impact and potential risks which new technologies may pose in the workplace as it relates to employees and workplace policies and procedures.

Career

2010-Present, Nctm Studio Legale, Equity partner;
1999-2010, Equity partner and co-founder of CBM & Partners – Studio Legale;
1987 -1998, Studio Legale Bignami, Equity partner and Founder;
1989 – 1996, Erede e Associati (now BE Bonelli Erede), associate;
1987-1988, Foster Wheeler Energy (UK) Ltd, assistant to General Counsel.

Languages

Italian, English, French.

Memberships

IBA – International Bar Association – Employment and Industrial Relations Committee; Anti-discrimination Committee; Immigration Law Committee EELA – European Employment Lawyers Association AGI – Associazione Giuslavoristi Italiani (Italian Employment Lawyers’ Association); GIDP – Gruppo Intersettoriale Direttori del Personale; (HRM’s Group Association: Scientific Committee); AIDP – Associazione Italiana Direttori del Personale; QMC Alumni.

Education

Master in Financial Statements (Part I), Bocconi University, 1991.

IPD in Intellectual Property, University of London, 1988.

Law Degree, fullbright, Università degli Studi di Milano, 1987.

Leisure

Fascinated by Technology and Visual Arts, avid skier and golfer.  He is a voracious reader and enjoys a good read.

Lawyer Rankings

Italy > Industry focus: Luxury goods

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 > Employment

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.