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About

Lexia is a leading Italian full-service law firm, widely recognized in the Italian legal market for its remarkable expertise in the fields of technology, FinTech, crypto-assets, and blockchain, green energy, financial institutions, and venture capital.

Within a few years since its foundation in 2016, the firm has quickly emerged in Italy as a leader in these sectors and has built an impressive track record of innovative and complex projects requiring creative legal solutions. In addition to capital markets, M&A, banking, FinTech, financial services, foreign direct investment, and tax, the firm operates in the areas of public law, labor law, restructuring, global mobility, and corporate immigration.

The firm boasts over 100 professionals operating from offices in Milan, Rome, and Palermo – respectively led by managing partners Francesco Dagnino, Vincenzo Sanasi D'Arpe, and Alessandro Dagnino.

Capital Markets: The team primarily advises companies listed on the main segments (Euronext Milan and Euronext Milan STAR) of the Italian Stock Exchange. The firm holds a prominent position in the market for proxy solicitation, having advised on nearly 20% of proxy solicitations to listed companies in Italy over the past five years.

Lexia has a high-level team focused on FinTech, Crypto-Assets, and Blockchain, which has received numerous awards. It provides assistance to Italian and foreign companies operating at the forefront of financial innovation.

Energy: The team consistently assists leading financial institutions and sponsors in financing, investment, acquisition, and development transactions relating to renewable energy projects. Significant national and international awards are bestowed upon the firm's professionals in this specific sector.

The company has significant experience in managing public and private M&A transactions, as well as venture capital investments in Italian technology companies.

Tax Litigation: The team is widely recognized for securing decisions that have had a groundbreaking impact on tax law.

Languages

  • Italian
  • Chinese
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Hungarian
  • Farsi
  • Spanish
  • Russian

Memberships

  • Elite Partner - Italian Stock Exchange
  • Premium Partner – Regional Agency for the Attraction of Foreign Investment Invest in Lombardy
  • Founding Partner of AIEDA (Italian Association for the Exercise of Shareholders' Rights)
  • Member of the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications
  • Partner of Endeavor
  • Premium partner of the Italian FinTech hub Financialtechnology.it
  • Partner of AiFin (The Italian Financial Innovation Think Tank)
  • Member of the British Chamber of Commerce for Italy
  • Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy

Staffing Figures

  • 100+ Number of Professionals