About

Described as a ‘skilled professional‘, Margherita Boccia has had a long and successful career with a good blend of in-house and private practice experience. Currently serving as deputy head of the investment services legal department at the leading Italian investment bank Banca IMI, Boccia works in a close-knit team of nine professionals. The 2007 merger between Banca Intesa and Gruppo Sanpaolo IMI created both the new Intesa Sanpaolo banking group, and also the saw the two banks’ investment banking arms form into Banca IMI. Following the merger, Boccia and her team have been focusing on keeping a high standard for all services provided internally, relating to all transactions. She asserts, ‘it is highly enjoyable to observe innovative transactions and work on master contractual documents which often we have seen become market standard’. Among her biggest achievements at the company Boccia considers her work on the setup of the Primary Market Legal Department, along with her efforts to train the existing group to ICMA market standard level.