Zambelli & Partners

Zambelli & Partners

Angelo Zambelli, Founding and Managing Partner of Zambelli & Partners.

Angelo Zambelli is a leading expert in employment law, labour law and industrial relations, as well as in all related labour disputes. He has in-depth experience in the planning and concrete implementation of extraordinary finance operations and restructuring, reorganisation and downsizing plans of companies belonging to national and international groups.

He works closely with the client, assisting it in the complex activities of managing labour relations and often representing it at the negotiating table.

As a further aid to business in preventing possible disputes, he flanks his daily forensic duties with the didactive activities thanks to the frequent publication of articles and books for important sector newspapers and publishers such as Il Sole 24 Ore and Wolters Kluwer.

He regularly participates, as a speaker or lecturer, in numerous conferences or courses organised by Il Sole 24 Ore, Synergia, Paradigma, and by the main sector associations, of which he is member.

Publications

Angelo Zambelli is author of several books on employment law and trade union issues, the latest of which are:

"Labour & Employment" - Italy Chapter, Lexology Panoramic, 2023. "Employment & Labour Law Q&A" – Italy Chapter, The Legal 500 and The In-House Lawyer, 2023. “Guide to Whistleblowing” – Italy Chapter, IEL International Employment Lawyer, 2023; “Employment & Labour Law” – Italy Chapter, ICLG International Comparative Legal Guide, 2023; “Manuale di Diritto del Lavoro” (Employment and Labour Law Handbook), Il Sole 24 Ore, Ninth Edition, 2023; “International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook” – Italy Chapter, IBA International Bar Association and Wolters Kluwer, First to Tenth Edition (2012 - 2023); “Crisi Aziendale e Rapporto di Lavoro” (Company Crisis and Employment Relationship) (collection of five books), Il Sole 24 Ore, 2018, which – on June 21, 2019 – has been awarded as the Best Book on Employment Law by the Labour Consultants Association of Milan; “Diritto Sindacale – Le Relazioni Industriali dopo il Jobs Act” (Trade Union Law – Industrial Relations after the Jobs Act in Italy), Il Sole 24 Ore, 2015;  “Licenziamenti Individuali e Collettivi Prima e Dopo il Jobs Act” (Individual and Collective Dismissals Before and After the Jobs Act), Il Sole 24 Ore, 2015;

 Rankings and awards

Angelo Zambelli is ranked in the most important international directories (The Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, Who’s Who Legal) as one of the leading players in the field.

He has been included by both Who’s Who Legal among the Recommended lawyers on the national and global territory with regard to Labour, Employment & Benefits. He is also ranked on the Thought Leader rankings on Labour & Employment and Pension & Benefits practice as well as the Global Elite Thought Leader for the Labour and Employment - Italy.

Angelo Zambelli has been included for years by The Legal 500 in its “Hall of Fame”.

Among the leading experts in the field, Chambers Europe listed Angelo in band 1 over the last 18 years.

He won the award for Thought Leadership at the Legalcommunity Awards 2023 and the Best Lawyer of the Year for Top Management at the Legalcommunity Labour Awards in 2022, after founding the law firm Zambelli & Partners. In addiction, he won the award for Best Lawyer of the Year at the Legalcommunity Labour Awards in 2017, 2015 and 2014, as well as the award for Best Lawyer of the Year for Industrial Relations and Trade Unions in 2021, 2013 and 2012 and that for Best Lawyer of the Year for Restructuring in 2020.

Angelo has received the Le Fonti award as Employment Lawyer of the Year in both 2021 and 2018.

He has been recognised every year since 2010 among The Best Lawyers in Italy for the Labour and Employment Law practice.

Among others, he has been ranked among the top 30 leader lawyers in Italy, according to Legalcommunity and GQ magazine published by Condé – which have listed professionals who stand out for managerial skills, strategic vision and media impact.

Moreover, according to a survey made by Legalcommunity, Angelo is one of the five employment lawyers to have been classified as a “star” in the Italian labour market in the last eight years, having been one of the lawyers who obtained the highest number of positive comments and referrals from important stakeholders in the market, including competitors.

Lastly, his team has been awarded as Best Practice Restructuring (2018) and as Law Firm of the Year – Labour Restructuring (2016 and 2019) at the Legalcommunity Labour Awards. It has also received the award as Law Firm of the Year for Employment and Industrial Relations at the Le Fonti Labour Awards 2019 and the AIDP’s special mention as Best Practice Restructuring in 2018.

Italian, English, Spanish and French

Member of AGI, Italian Employment Lawyers Association (AGI - Avvocati Giuslavoristi Italiani) Member of AIDP, Italian HR Managers Association (AIDP - Associazione Italiana per la Direzione del Personale) Member of EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association) Member of ABA (American Bar Association) Member of IBA (International Bar Association) Member of AELC (American Employment Law Council)

Angelo Zambelli is also the exclusive Italian member of L&E Global (Alliance of Employers’ Counsel Wolrdwide). Thanks to the partnership with L&E Global Zambelli & Partners has the possibility to operate in the entire Italian jurisdiction, as well as across the globe.

After earning his JD magna cum laude at the University of Milan in 1987, he became a member of the Italian Bar Association in 1992.

Since 2004, he has had the right of audience and pleading before the Italian Supreme Court.