Portolano Cavallo

Portolano Cavallo was founded in 2001 by partners Manuela Cavallo and Francesco Portolano.

Portolano Cavallo provides legal advice to companies operating in complex and evolving sectors: it is a leader in the Digital-MediaTech and the Life Sciences-Healthcare sectors.

Portolano Cavallo’ practice areas ranges from corporate disputes to M&A, private equity and venture capital, from emerging companies work to exploitation and protection of diverse forms of intellectual property, from employment to privacy, cyber security and data protection, investigations, white collar crime and compliance / investigations.

The firm’s relentless focus on analysis, research, and training enables its professionals to offer rigorous solutions which are, at the same time, innovative and pragmatic. Thanks to this approach it has earned recommendations and awards in all its areas of practice.

Women make up 48% of the partnership: the firm rewards talent and passion consistently with the values of sustainability, diversity and inclusion.

In all these areas, Portolano Cavallo is recognized by multiple legal Italian and international rankings and awards.

Service:

Technical excellence, although essential, is not enough to satisfy clients’ expectations. Client satisfaction also depends on the quality of service. Our firm applies service levels that are typical of the legal profession in the United States and United Kingdom, characterized by accessibility, availability, responsiveness and reliability in meeting deadlines. For example, we return calls as soon as possible, generally within two hours; we are available outside normal business hours if required; we communicate with our clients and others in a comprehensible manner that is appropriate to their background.

Main Areas of Practice:

• Adminstrative law
• Banking & Finance
• Commercial contracts
• Compliance
• Crisis management
• Dispute resolution
• EU and competition law
• French desk
• German desk
• Insolvency
• Intellectual property
• Investigations
• Labor and employment
• Market Entry
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Privacy, cyber security and data protection
• Private equity
• Real estate
• Regulatory
• Startup and venture capital
• Tech transactions

And the following industries:

• Digital-Media-Tech
• Life Sciences-Healthcare