Watson Farley & Williams
Client SatisfactionWatson Farley & Williams is able to draw on the firm's global network to act for clients in forms of dispute resolution, including arbitration and ADR. The team handles energy, infrastructure, financial services, antitrust, tax and real estate disputes among others. Elvezio Santarelli, who focuses on energy and infrastructure disputes, heads the practice, which includes Giuseppe Bulgarini, who is an experienced employment disputes lawyer.
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Key clients
- Ryanair
- SC Lowy International Fund
- Lighthouse Capital International Fund
- A.C.E.P.E.R.
- EF Solare
- HIVE Energy
- Tayan Energy
- CVA
- Tea Energia
- GNERA Energy and Technology
- Therium Capital Management
Work highlights
- Acted for the Italian Association of Consumers and Producers of Renewable Energy, as representative of 15 photovoltaic operators, before the Lazio Administrative Regional Court in their claim against the Gestore dei Servizi Energetici – GSE S.p.A., the Italian government entity promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency.
- Advised Ryanair in its successful appeal against the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport’s Decree No. 2/2020, which had imposed Public Service Obligations on scheduled air services to and from Trapani airport to guarantee territorial continuity, as well as subsequent procedures for assigning traffic rights, on an exclusive basis and with compensation, to competitor carriers TayaranJet Jet and AlbaStar.
- Advised ACEPER association and its associates in a challenge before the Lombardy Regional Administrative Court.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Elvezio Santarelli