Europe - Italy

Osborne Clarke

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Osborne Clarke advises clients from across the retail sector, be they major multinationals or recognisable domestic companies. The firm has a particular strength in regulatory matters affecting the industry, advising many clients on compliance matters. It is also attentive to its clients’ growing need for ESG advice. Angelo Molinaro is a senior associate heading the retail and consumer law team - he has broad experience advising on misleading advertising, unfair commercial practices and competition law in the sector.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is made up of extremely highly trained professionals who all stand out for their remarkable ability to manage complex legal aspects, timely, proactively and with a problem-solving approach.'

  • 'We particularly appreciate the wide sphere of specialization and the possibility to give support in all areas of interest for the client.'

  • 'Very few firms can provide their mix of skills and knowledge of business.’

  • ‘Angelo Molinaro is an excellent lawyer who has an enviable specialist knowledge in competition and consumer/unfair commercial practices law. He has an in-depth knowledge of the retail sector.’

Key clients

  • Autotorino S.p.A
  • Binda Italia S.r.l.
  • Cisalpina Tours S.p.A.
  • Bluvacanze S.p.A.
  • Going S.r.l.
  • Coccinelle S.p.A.
  • Diageo Plc
  • Giordano Vini
  • Mandarina Duck S.p.A.
  • Re-Forme S.r.l.
  • Samsonite S.p.A.
  • Sony Music Entertainment Italy S.p.A.
  • The GB Foods, S.A.
  • The Company S.r.l.
  • Wyler Vetta S.r.l.

Work highlights

  • Advising Sony Music Group, supporting it on retail and consumer law issues in Italy and beyond.
  • Advising luxury watchmaker Wyler Vetta, recently advising on a project to sell products through carefully selected outlets and an agency network allowing it to expand its sales reach.
  • Providing comprehensive legal support to successful Italian beauty products retailer Re-Forme, covering corporate matters, trademark enforcement, contract negotiation, and consumer law.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Angelo Molinaro