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Made up of a team of seven legal counsels, the legal department at BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions oversee the legal needs of the five separate business units of the company plus another five entities of the wider group. Leading the team, Massimo Romano, head of legal and company secretarial department and also a member of the company’s executive committee, has been responsible improving communication lines between legal and other company functions. Massimo Romano is responsible for the structure, mission and performance of the legal department at BNP Paribas Lease Solutions. Ever since, the legal team has built a close interaction with the business, giving them the opportunity to work on a variety of activities while gaining a deep understanding of the business. The department deal with matters related to advisory, client contracts, litigation and settlements, company secretarial and more. The team has continuously evidenced their internal independence and strength, with Romano expressing the biggest highlight of his in-house career is the settlement of high risk cases ‘without recourse to external law firms’.