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. With more than 150 professionals, we advise local and international clients in the country at the highest levels. Being present in Italy for ten years, we are 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, borrowers and funds on the full spectrum of banking and finance matters including commercial lending, project financing,  real estate finance, structured finance, debt capital markets, financial services and regulatory.

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, golden power, FDI and regulatory, as well as antitrust issues related to tender procedures.

Corporate and M&A: Dentons provides comprehensive advice on domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures, corporate finance, private equity, venture capital and 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: our team is a leading advisor to the energy and infrastructure sectors in Italy. Thanks to our global reach and local knowledge, we are able to assist clients in successfully navigate through the laws and regulations that surround these highly regulated industries, including a wide range of transactions spanning from project development and construction to financing, M&A and administrative law.

Intellectual Property, Data and Technology: our team assists Italian and multinational clients in the broadest range of intellectual property, data, technology and sourcing related issues. Our experience covers a variety of pure IP matters (such as patents, design, trademarks and copyright both court and out-of-court), as well as data privacy,  technology, commercial and artificial intelligence 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: our team advises Italian and international companies and financial institutions with a multidisciplinary approach to cover complex real estate issues that also require regulatory, structuring, tax, financing and litigation assistance. Our lawyers assist clients in connection with real estate matters, mergers, acquisitions and disposals (by means of asset or share deals), financing, restructuring, construction and development projects, joint ventures and the setup of real estate investment funds.

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.