Each practice area is handled by a dedicated team of lawyers and chartered accountants, together with sector specialists.
The experience gained by each of its members in their respective fields of expertise enables the Firm to provide assistance in the main areas of corporate law.
The Firm assists national and international companies of any size in managing corporate matters. It provides a broad range of services relating to the incorporation of companies, commercial and non-commercial entities, Italian and foreign branches and representative offices, and the management, acquisition, disposal and sale of corporate shareholdings and businesses.
Through its team of chartered accountants and tax specialists, the Firm assists clients both in accounting/tax planning and in tax litigation. It structures acquisitions and disposals of trusts, advises on tax planning and assists in structuring domestic and cross-border transactions in compliance with applicable laws. The Firm helps clients protect, preserve and grow their assets, with particular experience in family-controlled corporate structures and tax-efficient transactions.
With regard to banking, finance and capital markets matters, the Firm provides assistance and advice in several areas: pension funds, mutual funds and SICAVs, equity and bond issues; credit facilities and medium- and long-term loans; real, banking and autonomous guarantees; assignments of receivables (also under Law 52/1991); leasing; restructuring and renegotiation of non-performing loans; currency and interest rate swaps. Advice ranges from legal-financial planning, to drafting documentation and opinions, to complex transactions (including syndicated loans, project finance and structured finance). The Firm counts Italian banks, banking foundations and other financial institutions among its clients.
This practice area covers corporate and group restructurings, Mergers & Acquisitions, business valuations, due diligence, bond issues, incorporation of foreign companies, investment funds, assistance with listings and the drafting of prospectuses. The Firm manages the transaction at every stage, from planning to execution, on behalf of both buyers and sellers.
The Firm assists banking foundations across their entire operations: legal and statutory profiles, accounting and taxation, the selection of asset managers, contractual matters, organisational issues and personnel management, as well as the application of sector legislation (Law 218/1990, Legislative Decree 356/1990, Law 416/98 and Legislative Decree 153/1999).
The Firm advises on the administrative aspects of financial transactions promoted by public or private entities using public funds, debt restructuring, structured and innovative public finance, public trusts, project finance, public-private partnerships and in-house providing. It also has extensive experience in advising on the private-law activities of public entities, particularly the incorporation, management and restructuring of public or mixed capital companies, and on services of general interest and local public services.
The Firm’s professionals have more than ten years of experience in public procurement of works, supplies and services, public utility and healthcare services, environmental permitting of production facilities and administrative procedures. For private operators, the Firm assists in the design and implementation of legal structures (consortia, temporary groupings — RTI, joint ventures, avvalimento) to participate in tenders. For public bodies and state-owned companies it provides advice on procurement, transparency and competition, also drafting tender notices, invitation letters, tender specifications and contract documents.
Environmental law is a specialist practice that cuts across traditional areas of the legal system. The Firm offers a combination of specialised professionals to provide qualified advice and assistance in the main aspects of environmental law: authorisation procedures, compliance, inspections by supervisory authorities, remediation, risk management and litigation.
This practice area covers the incorporation and management of private legal entities: associations, consortia and foundations, non-profit organisations, internal governance, economic-financial management and the legal issues related to associations and the third sector.
The Firm assists clients in cross-border transactions: international contracts, venture capital operations, international taxation and tax planning, private equity funds and trusts. It supports the internationalisation of businesses, international contractual matters and dispute resolution, including through international arbitration.
The Firm’s lawyers are admitted to practise before all courts, of every order and degree. The lawyers handle civil and corporate, administrative, tax and insolvency litigation, class actions, national and international arbitrations and ADR procedures.
Each practice area is handled by a dedicated team: write to us to request a meeting or information about our services.
