Studio Professionale Associato a Baker & McKenzie’s administrative, environmental and public law team is routinely sought out by clients for its expertise in public contracts, regulatory and town planning matters, environmental and energy issues such as the development of large industrial projects, remediation procedures, and waste management issues, as well as product compliance matters. Team is also particularly active in judicial competition law proceedings, where Roberto Cursano - whose broad practice spans tender procedures, regulatory affairs, export control and contract law - has recently led a complex litigation on the matter of payback for medical devices. Practice head Francesco Goisis is noted for regularly representing clients before administrative courts in cases related to public procurement and competition law.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Excellent team to collaborate with. Quickly understands complex issues and adapts to corporate policies.'
  • 'Speed and accuracy in providing feedback, clarity in the presentation in case of request of additional information, helpfulness and kindness, prompt communication with other teams in case of assignments with multidisciplinary profiles.'
  • 'The B&M team is really a point of reference for any matter related to product compliance and customs and ESG issues. They have consolidated a strong relationship with our company, and they are considered part of the team and primary legal partners.'
  • 'All the B&M team is always supportive and can react very quickly also to very urgent requests. They have developed a deep expertise in the company's needs and peculiarities. We have developed collaborations also in the field of ESG.'
  • 'Miriam Allena shows great tenacity in dealing with any legal issue put before her. She is very helpful and understands her clients' needs.'
  • 'Francesco Goisis shows great perspicacity and intuition in grasping the fundamental aspects of the issue submitted to him.'

Key clients

  • Bio-Rad Laboratories S.r.l.
  • CHANEL S.r.l.
  • ICU Medical Group, Hartmann Group, Crossmed S.p.A., Integra Lifesciences, Nordic Pharma, Vyaire, Vyaire Medical, Meridian Bioscience, Bio-rad Laboratories, Waters, Applied medical Distribution, Illumina, (assistance on payback litigation matters)
  • G.A.I.A. S.p.A.
  • Illumina Italy S.r.l.
  • Consiglio di Bacino Bacchiglione A.T.O.
  • UTU Rewards S.r.l.
  • IMG Worldwide LLC and IMG Media Limited
  • Daimler AG and Mercedes Benz Financial Services Italia S.p.A.
  • Integra Lifesciences
  • ICU Medical
  • Burckhardt Compression
  • Wolters Kluwer Health Inc.
  • Seqirus

Work highlights

  • Assisted CHANEL in complex judicial proceedings concerning the assignment of spaces in the monumental complex of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan.
  • Assisted Gaia in complex judicial proceedings concerning the New Water Tariff Method 2020-2023 approved by the Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment (ARERA).
  • Assisted 16 clients operating in the medical devices sector in litigation concerning the Italian pay back for medical devices, which provides specific provisions for the refund of regional expenditure overruns for the years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Francesco Goisis

Other key lawyers

Roberto Cursano