Containing ‘excellent employment lawyers’, Zambelli & Partners assists clients across a broad range of employment matters, with expertise in restructuring and downsizing as well as industrial relations. The firm is also experienced in litigation concerning senior management, discrimination and class actions. Its clientele includes both domestic and international companies and financial institutions. Angelo Zambelli leads the practice and brings insight into industrial relations, the contracting of agency workers and employment litigation. Barbara Grasselli is also noted for her work on restructurings and business relocation.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Complete and effective answers to company requests.'
  • 'Angelo Zambelli combines competence and passion for labour law (with peaks of extreme excellence in union law).'
  • ‘Availability, professionalism, and effectiveness.’
  • 'The firm has excellent employment lawyers who are expert and responsive.'
  • ‘Barbara Grasselli has a good understanding of our business; takes a pragmatic approach; and is good at explaining verbally, in clear and uncomplicated terms, the local legal position.’
  • ‘Labour law-specialised firm with a large, senior team.’
  • ‘Angelo Zambelli is a senior labour lawyer, strong in negotiations.’

Key clients

  • Caffitaly System S.p.A.
  • EXI S.p.A.
  • Posco ITPC S.p.A.
  • Konecta Italia S.p.A.
  • Termomeccanica Pompe S.p.A.
  • Ital Brokers S.p.A.
  • Engel & Völkers Italia S.r.l.
  • Deutsche Bank S.p.A.
  • Autostrada del Brennero S.p.A.
  • Pietro Fiorentini S.p.A.
  • Guy Carpenter
  • MAG Group
  • Piaggio & C. S.p.A.
  • L’Oréal Italia S.p.A.
  • ENI S.p.A.
  • UBS Europe SE - Succursale Italia
  • Stiga S.p.A.
  • Astrazeneca S.p.A.
  • Theramex HQ UK Limited
  • China Construction Bank (Europe) S.A.

Work highlights

  • Assisting UBS Europe SE - Succursale Italia in several disputes against former client advisors who breached non-competition and non-solicitation obligations.
  • Assisting Fincantieri S.p.A. in a massive litigation for joint responsibility towards Fincantieri and its contractors.
  • Assisting Autostrada del Brennero S.p.A. in several litigations regarding differences in salary.

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Practice head

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Angelo Zambelli

Other key lawyers

Barbara Grasselli