Bird & Bird's Italian team covers an array of compliance work, from regulatory compliance, Decree 231 matters, data protection and cybersecurity, to product compliance, antitrust, advertising pre-clearance, and consumer protection. Raimondo Maggiore assists with governance and internal control systems; Stefano Febbi's expertise includes regulatory compliance; and Simone Caddedu heads the firm’s Italian regulatory and administrative department. The practice further includes Rossella Sansone, an adviser to financial institutions on regulatory compliance; Federico Marini Balestra, who focuses on regulated sectors, such as TMT; and Mauro Turrini, who covers life sciences-related regulatory issues.

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  • ‘Carefully selected people, with high-level technical and client-relation skills.’
  • ‘Deep knowledge of the banking and insurance sectors.’

Key clients

  • Allianz Group
  • Banca Agricola Popolare di Ragusa
  • BMW Group
  • BPER Banca
  • CheBanca!
  • Credem Group
  • Datafalls
  • DeA Capital
  • Europa Risorse
  • Fideuram
  • FlixBus Italia
  • ICCREA Group
  • Intesa Sanpaolo
  • InvestiRE SGR
  • Logista Italy
  • Mediolanum Group
  • Polis Fondi
  • Telecom Italia

Work highlights

  • Announced, alongside OXYGY and the European Commission, the opening of the applications for the second cohort of the European Blockchain Sandbox, which aims to provide a framework for regulators, supervising authorities and blockchain innovators.
  • Assisting BMW Group with the antitrust side to the planning and implementation of business projects, and the development of business relationships with partners and suppliers in Italy.
  • Assisting Allianz Group in Italy with assessing and implementing (into the operations of its companies) the European legal framework on sustainable finance.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Raimondo Maggiore, Stefano Febbi, Rossella Sansone, Federico Marini Balestra, Simone Cadeddu

Other key lawyers

Mauro Turrini, Federico Grazioli