Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria represents clients before arbitral tribunals and courts in frequently complex and financially significant matters. The ‘very competent’ team is led by Mariafrancesca De Leo, a noted financial litigator, and Alberto Santa Maria, who is regularly instructed by major banks, companies and government entities on EU law, antitrust and M&A matters. Bruno Cova joined the practice in April 2023 from Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP; he adds expertise in disputes concerning compliance and restructuring.
Testimonials
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‘Associate Bertone Biscaretti is very valuable for his ability to assist with the client's needs in mind, not only concerning the individual issue he deals with in a specific moment but also with more general reference to our business and image in general.'
‘Mariafrancesca De Leo is a skilled, passionate lawyer with a business-oriented approach.’
‘The dispute resolution team at Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria is made up of excellent professionals, very competent, reliable and helpful.’
‘Alfredo Pentimalli and Iacopo Stasi represent the excellence of the legal profession in Italy from all perspectives.'
‘Studio Santa Maria's dispute resolution practice has a multi-perspective and interdisciplinary approach to a wide range of legal matters. The legal team's strengths include their deep knowledge of the law and the technicalities of dispute resolution, professional skills and a strong focus on clients’ goals.’
‘Mariafrancesca De Leo is an outstanding lawyer specialised in financial services litigation and regulatory enforcement procedures.’
Key clients
- ENI
- EXPO 2015 Arexpo
- DeA Capital Real Estate SGR S.p.A.
- Bracco Imaging
- Unes Maxi S.p.A.
- Hotel Villa d’Este
- Paper Moon Garden S.r.l.
- PNE
- EXERGIA
- IWG International Workspace Group
- Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management LLC.
- Ramphastos Investments Group N.V.
- SKS Malta Ltd.
- Shell Plc
Work highlights
- Representing Shell Plc, the global oil & gas super-major, in the criminal investigations conducted by the authorities of five separate countries under suspicion of corruption of foreign public officials in Nigeria for an alleged bribe of US 1.3 billion.
- Representing ENI in a dispute before the Court of First Instance of Potenza (Region of Basilicata) brought by 80 plaintiffs, involving the largest on-shore oil field in Western Europe.
- Representing DeA Capital Real Estate, in its capacity as management company of the Real Estate Fund Diamond, in two proceedings before the Court of Rome against Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria, an Italian public entity, and involving also Prelios SGR S.p.A.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mariafrancesca De Leo, Alberto Santa Maria