About

Michela Schizzi is a seasoned legal professional with previous experience at major international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Schizzi is described as a ‘clever and skillful lawyer, gifted with freshness, dedication and enthusiasm’, and currently serves as head of the international legal department, also in charge of the M&A, finance and legal suppliers’ management functions for Snam, Europe’s leading operator in the construction and management of gas infrastructures. She first joined Snam in 2002 as an M&A and foreign affairs counsel, initially in charge of all activities related to potential acquisitions and other corporate transactions. Some of Schizzi’s notable transactions during her time in the role include the incorporation of two joint ventures in The Netherlands, a strategic alliance with Fluxys SA and the acquisition, in consortium with EDF SA and the Singaporean Sovereign Fund, of Transport et Infrastructures Gaz France. After making a positive impression on her peers, Schizzi was promoted to the head of the unit tasked with providing legal support to the international activities of the group. Apart from proving legal advice on a number of M&A transactions, her main responsibilities have are advising on corporate and compliance matters concerning all participated and controlled companies by the group in other countries. Some of her more recent activities in this role have included the incorporation of a captive company of the Snam Group in Ireland, the acquisition of the stake held by CDP GAS in Trans Austria Gasleitung and the management of the re-certification process of TAG. More recently, Schizzi has assumed responsibilities for legal assistance to the finance, capital markets and insurance activities of the Snam Group, as well as administrative management of the legal department.