Dentons

The firm: Across over 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organization by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you.  www.dentons.com

Dentons in Italy: Dentons opened the first Italian office in Milan in October 2015 and the second in Rome in July 2016. Our partners have been supporting local and international clients in the country for almost two decades at the highest levels. They joined Dentons from some of the most reputable national and international  law firms in Italy. Growing from 20 to more than 150 professionals, we are now able to provide clients with access to a full service legal support, integrated experience and a deep knowledge in a wide range of sectors and industries.

Our ambition is providing clients a competitive edge, building agile and tailored solutions.

Areas of practice: Dentons’ core practices in Italy are:

Banking and finance: the team advises Italian and international financial institutions, sponsors and borrowers on a broad range of financing transactions, including real estate and project financing.

Competition and antitrust: Dentons provides national and multinational companies with legal advice and judicial assistance in all aspects of Italian and EU competition law, consumer law, state aid law and regulatory issues, as well as antitrust issues related to tender procedures.

Corporate and M&A: Dentons provides comprehensive advice on M&A, joint ventures, corporate finance, private equity, capital markets, as well as general commercial and corporate governance issues.

Employment and labor: the team is a leader in providing both judicial and out-of-court assistance to clients on all labor, social security and trade union-related issues, as well as on employment issues linked to extraordinary transactions.

Project, energy and infrastructure: with one of the world’s leading energy practices, Dentons guides its clients on strategy, market entry, transactions, political and regulatory issues and dispute resolution.

Intellectual property, data and technology: the team advises Italian and multinational companies on patents, design, trademarks and copyright matters, handling also complex infringement cases.

Litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration: Dentons provides litigation advice including pre-trial assistance, enforcement procedures and out-of-court settlement negotiations, representing clients also in case of criminal proceedings. Moreover, the Firm assists clients through all stages of arbitration.

Public law and regulatory: Dentons’ practice covers a broad range of areas, including public procurement tenders, administrative litigation and regulated markets, focusing on town planning, building and environmental matters.

Real estate: Dentons advises Italian and foreign corporate clients, listed companies, management companies, banks and other financial intermediaries in connection with real estate matters, M&A, restructuring, joint ventures and development projects, including tax and financing aspects.

Restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy: Dentons’ professionals regularly advise financial institutions and large borrowers on corporate and finance restructuring and bankruptcy, including assistance in litigation and enforcement of guarantees.

Tax: Dentons provides comprehensive tax advice to individuals, private companies, multinationals and other entities on tax planning, compliance, M&A structuring tax-advantaged investing, transfer pricing, disputes with tax authorities and more.

Sector focus: To ensure our lawyers understand the key trends and developments facing your industry, we have established dedicated sector groups focused on the following: consumer goods, energy, family office and high-net-worth individuals, financial institutions, industrials, insurance, life sciences and healthcare, private equity and venture capital, real estate, sovereign, technology media and telecommunications, and transport and infrastructure.