Gianni & Origoni acts for significant domestic and international clients in litigation, arbitration and mediation concerning a broad range of matters, including corporate, insolvency and white-collar criminal law issues. Antonio Auricchio is a co-head of the practice and specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration. He leads alongside Paolo Gnignati, a senior litigator and corporate restructuring lawyer. GianBattista Origoni is a noted litigator and arbitrator before higher courts and international arbitrations. Maristella Boellis and Luigi Romanzi were promoted to partner in 2023.

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  • 'The firm has very strong competences in various fields and topics.'
  • 'It shows a great ability to work as a team.'

Key clients

  • Enel S.p.A.
  • Wind Tre S.p.A.
  • Intesa Sanpaolo
  • Hitachi Ltd.
  • LivaNova PLC
  • Telecom Italia S.p.A.
  • ENI S.p.A.
  • CDP Immobiliare S.r.l.
  • Generali Italia S.p.A.
  • Banca Finanziaria Internazionale S.p.A.
  • Esso Italiana
  • BNP Paribas
  • Acqualatina
  • Banca Carige
  • Cherry Bank

Work highlights

  • Assisting LivaNova in a case focused on the unprecedented issue of liability deriving from a demerger, and also on “group liability” in connection with environmental damage.
  • Assisting Banca Carige S.p.A. in the precautionary appeal filed by Malacalza Investimenti srl, a minority shareholder of Banca Carige spa, requesting that BPER be prevented from exercising its right to purchase the residual ordinary shares issued by Carige following the attainment of the threshold of 95% of Carige's ordinary share capital, pursuant to Article 111 of the TUF.
  • Assisting Acqualatina S.p.A. in a recovery class action brought by a committee representing over 620,000 of Acqualatina’s customers.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Antonio Auricchio, Paolo Gnignati

Other key lawyers

GianBattista Origoni, Stefano Rossi, Maristella Boellis, Luigi Romanzi