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Legance - Avvocati Associati

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With offices in Rome and Milan, Legance - Avvocati Associati houses a dedicated team of experienced lawyers who are regularly involved in public-sector contracts, including PPP contracts, town planning and local development, as well as public financing, energy and environmental matters. Here the team is active in both non-contentious work, including advice in relation to concessions, authorisations, and public regulations, and contentious matters before the Italian administrative courts, such as remediation procedures, waste management, and disputes related to environmental damage. The co-head of the Milan office, Giuseppe Abbruzzese is noted for his expertise in administrative law issues in real estate transactions, while fellow co-head Cristina Martorana notably focuses on the regulated fields of energy and infrastructure, especially on the acquisition or financing of plants that produce energy from renewable and conventional sources. Highly experienced in the energy sector, Antonella Capria has recently been representing clients in connection with the implementation of EU regulations on environmental damage and the green economy. Filippo Pacciani is noted for handling major disputes before Italian Administrative Courts in the public contract sectors, while senior counsel Alessandra Palatini focuses on real estate transactions, specifically on the development of building complexes.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Legance proves to be very performant and offers wide availability and experience.'
  • 'We worked with Filippo Pacciani, who proved to be an excellent lawyer even in urgent situations, always offering a very high professional contribution.'
  • 'The administrative law department is quite unique because it is the only one to have a large sub-practice group exclusively focused on town planning and building law.'
  • 'Giuseppe Abbruzzese is maybe the only administrative lawyer in the Italian market, constantly leading other departments in real estate extraordinary transactions. He is able to coordinate corporate, regulatory, funds, tax, labour, and ESG departments.'
  • 'The firm stands out for its strong competences in administrative law and its strong focus on client needs.'
  • 'The response time for questions is always quick and complete. The administrative law team is among the best in Italy.'

Key clients

  • Acea
  • Adriatic GNL
  • Aeroporti di Roma
  • Assinde
  • Arpinge
  • Autostrade per l’Italia
  • BNP Paribas REIM SGR
  • Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
  • Cubico Sustainable Investments
  • Elettricità Futura
  • ENAV
  • Energean
  • Eni
  • ERG
  • Fabrica Immobiliare SGR
  • Fidera Capital
  • Fincantieri
  • Galileo Energy
  • Generali SGR
  • Gruppo San Donato
  • Iliad
  • Iren Group
  • Italgas
  • Leonardo Group
  • Lotterie Nazionali – Lottomatica
  • Mercitalia
  • NTT DATA Italia
  • Partners Group
  • PLC S.p.A.
  • Poste Italiane
  • RAI – Radio Televisione Italiana
  • Roma Metropolitane
  • Salov S.p.A.
  • Savills
  • SEA – Società Esercizi Aeroportuali
  • Siram
  • Snam
  • Taconic Capital
  • Thales Alenia Space Italy
  • Trenitalia
  • Torre SGR
  • UniCamillus – Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences
  • Whysol

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Giuseppe Abbruzzese, Cristina Martorana

Other key lawyers

Antonella Capria, Filippo Pacciani, Alessandra Palatini