Simmons & Simmons

Christian is a supervising associate in the Real Estate team in Milan. He advises clients with all matters and transactions related to real estate law, including the acquisition and disposal of real estate assets and portfolios, lease agreements, real estate financing, and the development and redevelopment of projects. His expertise extends to fund formation and liquidation, handling distressed assets, and engaging in other corporate real estate activities, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and joint ventures. Christian has represented a diverse clientele, including asset management companies and investment funds, developers, corporations, financial institutions, both domestically and internationally. He works on transactions involving office spaces, commercial and residential properties, hotels, industrial sites, and logistics assets.

Christian's experience also includes significant contributions to ESG transactional investments and regulatory compliance issues. His ESG-related work in the real estate sector encompasses the acquisition and sale of ESG-certified real estate assets, refurbishments to enhance building efficiency, guidance on obtaining ESG certifications, green financing, the installation of renewable energy systems, lease agreements for nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB) or zero-emission buildings (ZEB), land reclamation, brownfield redevelopment, and the establishment of sustainable real estate investment funds.

Expanding his expertise in ESG and sustainability, Christian has recently completed a two-year Master of Laws (LL.M) program in Scandinavia focused on sustainability, climate change, biodiversity, and international and EU environmental law.