About

With a team of 60 employees reporting into him from around the world, Giuseppe Conti acts as general counsel for the Rome-based multinational renewable energy corporation Enel Green Power. Achieving a meteoric rise within the company, Conti initially began as an in-house legal advisor for Enel’s international business development, working his way up through the company to become the head of legal and corporate affairs for the group in November 2014. Shunning a traditional “lawyer to client” facing relationship, Conti sees his team as being business partners and wants them involved ‘right from the start of transactions’, stating that the continuation and spreading of this culture is a priority. In symmetry with Enel’s international expansion, the legal function is ‘constantly expanding’ and is known as being integral to the growth and prosperity of the entire group. Having a track record of cross-border transactions, Conti was part of the Spanish utility company Endesa when it was acquired by Enel Group. Conti was heavily involved in this transaction that required patience and complex legal solutions, and his work was rewarded when he was offered a role with Enel Green Power. Outside of his role at Enel Green Power, Conti is a keen contributor to the public sharing of legal knowledge; he gives speeches at Luis University in Rome as well as The University of Bologna, mainly in the realm of international MA transactions.