Ms Monica Colombera > Legance - Avvocati Associati > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile
Legance - Avvocati Associati Offices
VIA BROLETTO 20
20121 MILAN
Italy
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Ms Monica Colombera
Work Department
Energy & Infrastructure
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Monica Colombera coordinates the Energy & Infrastructure team.
She regularly assists lenders and sponsors in financing major transactions and in the structuring of projects. She also assists domestic and foreign investors in M&A transactions, joint-ventures, development projects and secondary market deals both in the infrastructure and energy sector (oil and gas, photovoltaic, wind, hydro energy).
Monica is widely recognized not only for her technical and legal capabilities but also for her deep understanding of the market dynamics. She is regularly involved in assisting institutions and stakeholders with respect to legislative reforms, contractual standardisations and issues of general interest in the relevant market.
Languages
Italian, English
Memberships
Member of the Milan Bar, Italy
Education
In 2001 Monica Colombera obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Competition Law at King’s College in London.
In 1993 Monica Colombera graduated in Law, maxima cum laude, at Università degli Studi di Milano.
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Industry focus: Energy
(Hall of Fame)Legance – Avvocati Associati’s specialised team of experts in the energy sector routinely advises on both lender and borrower-side financing projects, administrative matters and complex M&A transactions in the renewables sector. Chaired by Monica Colombera, whose broad practice spans the financing and structuring of projects, as well as M&A and joint ventures, the team includes energy and infrastructure projects expert Filippo Ruffato and Cristina Martorana, noted for her expertise in the acquisition and financing of plants, waste to energy projects, and trading. A number of clients from the renewable and traditional energy sectors regularly turn to project finance specialist Giovanni Scirocco and newly promoted partner Simone Ambrogi, while oil and gas expert Valeria Viti and Antonio Palazzolo, whose focus is on M&A transactions and joint ventures both in the infrastructure and energy sectors, are also recommended. Francesca Brilli left the firm and moved to an in-house position.
Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
(Hall of Fame)‘One of the very top law firms in Italy’, Legance – Avvocati Associati advises domestic and international banks (and financial institutions) on a range of significant financings. The practice is led by Monica Colombera, who brings expertise to energy and infrastructure project financings, and Andrea Giannelli, who consistently handles complex transactions. Tommaso Bernasconi‘s practice includes major acquisition and real estate financings. Other key practitioners include Guido Iannoni Sebastianini, Filippo Ruffato, Giovanni Scirocco and Antonio Palazzolo, along with Emanuele Artuso, managing associate Giuseppe D’Amore and senior associates Ilaria Rosa and Lucio Di Cicco. Simone Ambrogi was promoted to partner in June 2023.
Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side
(Hall of Fame)Legance – Avvocati Associati‘s banking and finance group advises some of the most significant Italian and foreign financial and industrial groups. Co-leading the group are energy and infrastructure project financing expert Monica Colombera, and structured finance specialist Andrea Giannelli. Also integral to the practice are project finance practitioners Filippo Ruffato, Giovanni Scirocco and Antonio Palazzolo, along with Tommaso Bernasconi, Luca Autuori, Antonio Matino and Antonio Siciliano. The group further features Emanuele Artuso and Valeria Viti, as well as Giuseppe D’Amore and Ilaria Rosa. Simone Ambrogi was promoted to partner in June 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: Borrower side Italy
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side Italy
- Hall of Fame Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Hall of Fame Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Hall of Fame Italy > Industry focus: Energy
- Industry focus: Energy Italy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Industry focus: Energy
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Dispute resolution
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Compliance
- Data privacy and data protection
- EU and competition law
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: TMT
- Intellectual property
- Shipping