Employment

Osborne Clarke

Client Satisfaction

Osborne Clarke maintains a concentrated practice of lawyers with experience in handling reorganisations and restructurings, as well as employment litigation. The firm’s global coverage ensures a seamless cross-border service for major, multinational, employment matters. It is also well-equipped to handle labour issues arising in the technology sector. Pietro Scianna, who joined the firm in April 2023 from Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, heads the employment practice and handles personnel management to the labour law aspects of corporate transactions. Stefano Lava left the practice for Simmons & Simmons in April 2023.

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Testimonials

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‘Pietro Scianna is shows exceptional care and diligence when dealing with clients. He's practical and yet provides all necessary background for a client to make a decision.'
‘Competent, transparent and very professional. They are able to give legal advice always within the client's business context and always give clients the view of pros and cons of their choices.’
‘Giuliana Caira is very professional, and demonstrates a very business-minded attitude, looking and suggesting pragmatic solutions, in a very timely manner.’
‘They give clients the ability to understand the legal aspects of situations, securing the business and decisions by alerting clients when there are potential dangers.’
‘The team is very knowledgeable, always looking for the most appropriate response to the customer's needs. Ready to check and share legislative updates and to find new and fast solutions’
‘Giuliana Caira does her best to find solutions, so her answers guarantee care and precision.’

Key clients

AIG Europe S.A.
Air Canada
Avalara Inc.
Binda Italia S.r.l.
Coccinelle S.p.A.
Corcym S.r.l.
Diageo Italia S.p.A.
Doctolib S.r.l.
Euroapi Italy S.r.l.
Foresight Group S.r.l.
Grifols Italia S.p.A.
Immofinanz AG
Ivalua S.r.l.
Mandarina Duck S.p.A.
Manucor S.p.A.
Milkrite Interpuls Holding
NHOA Energy S.r.l.
Open Text S.r.l.
Pometon S.p.A.
Premier Research Group S.r.l.
SDM S.r.l.
Sony Music Publishing
Sony Music Entertainment Italy
UCI Italia S.p.A.
United Airlines Inc.
Wex Europe Limited
Wipro Technologies Gmbh

Work highlights

Providing legal counsel on labour law to Diageo Group, from day-to-day advice to complex litigation.
Advising AIG Europe on compliance with international policies and acquiring appropriate authorisation for software and tools from relevant labour offices.
Providing extensive employment law advisory services to United Cinemas International, including on remote labour law training and the labour law aspects of the restitution of a cinema building.