Legance - Avvocati Associati advises a broad range of national and international clients, including maritime and aviation companies, port terminal operators, and airport concessionaires. The firm demonstrates strong capabilities in shipping finance, private equity transactions, restructuring, and insolvency, as well as notable expertise in asset finance, cargo, and passenger transportation. Claudia Gregori, co-leading the practice, combines shipping law expertise with a strong tax focus, frequently assisting Italian and multinational groups in complex negotiations with tax authorities and related disputes. Also co-leading the team, Iacopo Fontana brings extensive experience in insolvency matters within the shipping sector, while Marco Cottone advises on aviation, transportation, and yacht industry issues, providing the firm with a diverse range of capabilities.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The assistance received from Marco Cottone of the shipping department has been knowledgeable and extremely helpful. ’
- ‘Marco Cottone is very approachable and has specialist and highly practical knowledge in this field.’
Key clients
- Austin Parker Yachts Italia S.r.l
- CA Auto Bank S.p.A
- Campello Marine S.r.l
- Cantieri Navali Vittoria S.p.A
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione S.p.A
- Costa Crociere
- Esso Italiana
- Exxonmobil
- Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime S.p.A
- Generali S.p.A
- Grandi Navi Veloci S.p.A
Work highlights
Assisted Interwest S.r.l. on an industrial aggregation operation.
Assisted Exxon Mobil on the sale to VTTI of its quotas of Terminale GNL Adriatico.
Assisted Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. on the signing of a binding agreement for the acquisition of Leonardo S.p.A.'s Underwater Armaments Systems business.
Practice head
Claudia Gregori; Iacopo Fontana
Other key lawyers
Marco Cottone