Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe frequently assists with domestic and cross-border employment matters, whether contentious or non-contentious. The firm is particularly skilled in advising on matters relating to M&A transactions, industrial relations, employee incentives, collective dismissals, agency agreements and litigation. Mario Scofferi heads the practice whilst advising on the management of employment relations and agency relationships.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is extremely competent about employment law matters. They are also able to show you all alternatives, make a precise risk assessment and advice on the best solution.’

  • ‘Mario Scofferi and his team are really outstanding.’

  • ‘Always prepared, up-to-date and proactive.’

  • ‘The legal team in Orrick is able to go deep into any aspect of a problem, showing to the customer all the risks and opportunities, suggesting possible courses of action.’

Key clients

  • Be Power S.p.A.
  • Banca Carige S.p.A.
  • Renovars S.p.A.
  • BrumBrum
  • Glickon
  • Farmacosmo S.r.l.
  • LBO France Gestion SAS
  • Kantar group and Xtel S.r.l.
  • Jaquar and Company Private Ltd.
  • Lifebrain S.r.L.
  • Bianalisi S.p.A.
  • Chromavis
  • BPER Banca S.p.A.
  • Pearson Education Resources Italy S.r.L.

Work highlights

  • Assisted the BPER Group with all labour aspect of its strategic partnership with the Gardant Group for the management of impaired loans originated by the BPER Banca Group and the sale of certain impaired loan portfolios to AMCO and companies controlled by Elliott funds.
  • Assisted Chromavis S.p.A. on the structuring of all labour agreements and policies related to the creation of a new legal entity, which also involved implementing second-level agreements to be negotiated with the unions.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mario Scofferi