Filippo Pacciani
Hall of fameLegance - Avvocati AssociatiThe ‘prepared and competent’ team at Legance - Avvocati Associati leverages the firm’s cross-practice expertise to advise on public-sector contracts, town planning and local development, public financing, and energy and environmental matters. The group is also well-positioned to advise on administrative disputes, with a wealth of experience before the Italian administrative courts and an expert team well versed in contentious matters, including in the work, services and supply contracts sectors. Giuseppe Abbruzzese focuses his administrative law practice on the real estate sector, while Alessandro Botto brings to the team extensive litigation experience. As head of the environmental team, Antonella Capria advises on energy and infrastructure projects, environmental permits and assessments, and waste legislation. A go-to for advice on public contracts, Filippo Pacciani boasts experience disputes before Italian administrative courts in the public contract sector. Cristina Martorana fields an established energy practice, along with Valeria Viti, who was promoted to partner in May 2024.
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‘I had an outstanding experience with the Administrative Law department. Their expertise is unmatched in the Italian legal market: deep knowledge of Italian law, attention to detail and high professionalism and dedication of each professional in the department are truly remarkable. I highly recommend them.’
‘Filippo Pacciani is a professional of the highest level with a strong expertise in public law. He’s very competent, well prepared and always understands your business needs.’
‘Cristina Martorana is very pragmatic and capable of solving critical issues for clients with a professional sense of the regulatory framework and the clients' needs.’
‘The firm's administrative and public law team is very well-skilled, prompt and always available. Alessandro Botto, in particular, is highly experienced and able to examine and manage even the most complex cases.’
‘Prepared and competent team made up of several professionals with all the skills of the sector. Very precise in their ability to analyze all aspects of operations, including potential risks that are difficult to evaluate. Strong ability to meet times and deadlines.’
‘Strong relational and technical skills capable of resolving and mediating all aspects of operations (Giuseppe Abbruzzese). Ability to study all aspects of the operation and evaluate negative impacts and opportunities (Alessandra Palatini).’
‘The team is a key partner in handling permitting and other administrative items, as well as compliance and legal assistance in environmental and safety at work. These are areas of practice requiring great and specific expertise. Legance proved to be, not only one of the top law firms in these areas but also a reliable partner since it dedicated to my company a stable team of lawyers and was available to develop a long-term relationship, based on a common know-how and a full understanding of our organisation and operation. ’
‘Antonella Capria, Edward Ruggeri and Lorenzo Minotti are excellent lawyers, among the top ten in their areas of practice. They are able to provide quick legal assistance grounded in a robust analysis of the facts and the applicable rules. Combining high quality and speed is a unique feature among the law firms I usually work with.’
Key clients
- Acea
- Aeroporti di Roma
- Agilent Technologies
- Assinde NoArpinge
- Autostrade per l’Italia
- Banca Cesare Ponti
- Bluenergy
- BNP Paribas REIM SGR
- Bper Real Estate
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
- Crédit Agricole
- Cubico Sustainable Investments
- Elettricità Futura
- ENAV
- Energean
- Eni
- ERG
- ExxonMobil
- Fabrica Immobiliare SGR
- Fidera Capital
- Fincantieri
- Galileo Energy
- Generali SGR
- Giubileo 2025 S.p.A.
- Gruppo San Donato
- GSE – Gestore dei Servizi Energetici
- Iliad NoIren Group NoItalgas
- ITS Alessandro Volta
- Leonardo Group
- Lockheed Martin
- Lottomatica
- Mercitalia
- NTT DATA Italia
- Partners Group
- PLC S.p.A.
- Poste Italiane
- Postel
- RAI – Radio Televisione Italiana
- Roma Metropolitane
- SACE NoSalov S.p.A.
- Savills NoSEA – Società Esercizi Aeroportuali
- Siram
- Sita Information Networking Computing
- Snam
- Taconic Capital
- Thales Alenia Space Italy
- Trenitalia
- Torre SGR
- UniCamillus – Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences
- Whysol
Work highlights
- Advising Acea S.p.A. and Acea Ambiente S.r.l., companies of the Acea Group, on the filing with the Municipality of Rome of a proposal of a project financing for the design, construction and operation of a waste-to-energy plant and related ancillary facilities.
- Assisting Partners Group with the establishment of a fund managed by InvestiRESGR and the subsequent acquisition and development of five logistics development areas from Impresa Tonon.
- Assisting Exxon Mobil with the sale to VTTI of its quotas of Terminale GNL Adriatico, a company operating an offshore regasification terminal located in the Adriatic Sea, which supplies approximately 15% of the national gas.
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Giuseppe Abbruzzese, Antonella Capria, Alessandro Botto, Filippo Pacciani, Cristina Martorana, Valeria Viti