Norton Rose Fulbright > Milan, Italy > Firm Profile
Norton Rose Fulbright Offices
PIAZZA SAN BABILA 1
20122 MILANO
Italy
Norton Rose Fulbright > The Legal 500 Rankings
Italy > Industry focus: Energy Tier 3
Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side Tier 4
Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side Tier 4
Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4
Norton Rose Fulbright is especially well-equipped to support on matters within the energy, insurance and financial services sectors, though it has also been increasingly active in the food, hotel, hospitality and technology fields of late. Salvatore Iannitti leads the practice, which supplements its M&A capabilities with knowledge of W&I, commercial contracts, public and administrative law, regulatory compliance and antitrust/competition matters.Practice head(s):
Salvatore Iannitti
Other key lawyers:
Tiziana Del Prete; Claudio Di Falco; Arturo Sferruzza; Luigi Costa
Testimonials
‘NRF has set up an horizon scanning tool at an EU level helping clients to track legal and regulatory changes.’
‘We usually work with the Italian team, Salvatore Iannitti, and UK team. They are really flexible, business oriented, creative in the solution and always providing good advice and alternative ideas if the proposal coming from the client is not working perfectly. Always kind, organised, patient under stressful situations. They developed some innovative tools for regulatory monitoring and are a trustful business partner.’
‘Always nice, ready to find a solution for the most alternative problems, organised and on top of issues. They combine law and business acumen with a significant empathy and respect.’
‘Committed and focused on trying to offer different solutions to clients.’
‘Salvatore Iannitti – abilities and capabilities are very strong in all aspects and with a strong business view of the problems. Claudio Di Falco has a strong grounding on M&A and is always listening to the needs of his clients. Both together are a very good team.’
‘Salvatore Ianniti is a key support for complicated issues in the insurance and regulated sectors.’
‘Thanks to the multidisciplinary nature of the firm, we have always been assisted in the best possible way with regard to specific business sectors such as pharmaceutical or renewables. Working with them is always a guarantee of quality of work; in addition, they are always available to clarify and assist their clients also with very short notice.’
‘Norton Rose Fulbright is a pioneer of W&I practices. Salvatore Ianniti’s team, in particular, has always proved to be highly prepared and technically exceptionable with respect to technical knowledge of the product, always up-to-date with the latest case law.’
Key clients
Covéa Group
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Shell Gas and Power
Metrika Tech
Barclays Bank
Capital Dynamics
Innovatec
Enel Group
Bluesphere
Work highlights
- Advised the Covéa Group on the sale of an 81% stake in Bipiemme Vita to Banco BPM for a consideration of €309.4 million (USD316.6 million).
- Advised Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts (Four Seasons) in connection with the €165m acquisition of Palazzo Marini, a historic property located in Piazza San Silvestro, in the heart of Rome’s city centre.
- Advised Shell Gas and Power Developments B.V. (Shell) on its acquisition of 100% of Solar Konzept Italia S.r.l. (SKI) from Solar-Konzept International GmgH, whose majority shareholding is held by Aquila Capital.
Italy > Employment Tier 4
Norton Rose Fulbright‘s employment practice covers all areas of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. In the past year, key areas of the group’s included advising on disputes, on industrial and trade union relations, commercial agency agreements and Covid-19-related issues, including flexible working/remote working regulations, and social security matters. Employment and commercial agency litigator Attilio Pavone leads the practice.Practice head(s):
Attilio Pavone
Other key lawyers:
Boris Martella
Testimonials
‘The firm’s strengths are: availability, competence, preparation and consultancy always pragmatic and focused on the individual companies.’
‘We have been working with Boris Martella for a few years, and it is a consolidated relationship of mutual trust and esteem. What distinguishes it, in addition to the preparation, which we take for granted, is the ability to always understand the needs of companies, and to always find a solution tailored to the individual case.’
‘An extremely well-trained, professional and daily support law firm for our shipping company.’
‘Our main contact is Boris Martella, who is extremely knowledgeable in his sector and is always very helpful; it can be said that after several years of collaboration, the relationship with him has become fundamental and necessary.’
‘We are working with Boris Martella from the Milan team. Extremely professional, very helpful. Very quick. Interpretation of the Italian law is very complicated. We always received best advice from him.’
Work highlights
Italy > Dispute resolution Tier 5
Norton Rose Fulbright has a strong focus on insurance litigation and insolvency-related disputes, while also advising and representing clients M&A-related disputes. Practice head Cecilia Buresti predominantly covers civil and commercial cases, with senior associate Lucia Salerno assisting her.Practice head(s):
Cecilia Buresti
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Exceptional, always timely service. 5 stars.’
‘Lucia Salerno, in particular, is a rising star. She is a clever, commercial and competent lawyer.’
‘NRF Italy have a very client focused practice. Their legal technical knowledge is excellent and they also have a very good commercial awareness.’
‘NRF Italy are very well regarded by their peers and are able to bring diverse markets to agreement on complex issues. Their skills when dealing with Insureds are very impressive, particularly when the Insured does not have a good understanding of the insurance product.’
‘When sending their recommendations to clients, NRF provide an excellent range of options and always assist in making an informed decision.’
‘Cecilia Buresti has a wealth of knowledge of different jurisdictions all over Italy and provides pragmatic advice that acknowledges all of the legal complexities.
‘Lucia Salerno is a very competent and effective advocate, who understands all the different facets of difficult cases. Lucia is always very available to answer queries and is able to offer proficient advice.’
Key clients
Chubb
Lloyd’s Insurance Company
ANV Global Services Ltd
Axis Specialty Europe SE
Credit Agricole & Investment Bank
SEB Life International
Markel International
FTI Consulting LLP
Work highlights
- Assisting Chubb as insurers of a D&O insurance policy in relation to several proceedings incepted by bankruptcy receiverships for liability for negligence of the former Directors and Officers in charge prior to the declaration of insolvency.
- Assisting SEB Life International Assurance in relation to several proceedings by investors who purchased unit-linked policies and claim the liability of the brokers, the insurers, and of the intermediaries involved in the placement of these policies.
- Advising Credit Agricole CIB in a series of cross-border disputes relating to securities issued by the latter upon request of Italian companies involved in international projects; involves the interpretation of the EU Regulation on recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and the circulation of cautionary measures in the EU.
Norton Rose Fulbright > Firm Profile
The firm: Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 4000 lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.
Areas of practice: Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare. Through our global risk advisory group, we leverage our industry experience with our knowledge of legal, regulatory, compliance and governance issues to provide our clients with practical solutions to the legal and regulatory risks facing their businesses.
Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.
Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein, helps coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients. Norton Rose Fulbright has offices in more than 50 cities worldwide, including London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg. For more information, see nortonrosefulbright.com
Offices: We have offices in the world’s most important business, financial and regulatory centres and are active in strategically important growth markets. Our offices are located in Amsterdam, Athens, Austin, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Calgary, Canberra, Cape Town, Casablanca, Dallas, Denver, Dubai, Durban, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Houston, Istanbul, Jakarta (in association with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia), Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Minneapolis, Monaco, Montréal, Moscow, Munich, New York, Ottawa, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Port Moresby, Québec, Rio de Janeiro, Riyadh (in association with Mohammed Al-Ghamdi Law Firm), San Antonio, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, St Louis, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver, Warsaw and Washington, DC. In Africa, we have alliances with firms in Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Zimbabwe
Number of partners (worldwide): 1,000+
Number of other fee-earners (worldwide): 2,000+
Total staff: 7,500+
Global key contacts
Financial institutions: James Bateson
Energy: Anne Lapierre and John Mauel
Infrastructure, mining and commodities: Nick Merritt
Transport: Harry Theochari
Technology: Nick Abrahams
Life sciences and healthcare: Stacey Martinez and Randy Sutton
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Financial institutions | James Bateson | ||
Energy | Charles Whitney | ||
Infrastructure, mining and commodities | Dirk Trautmann | ||
Transport | Harry Theochari | ||
Technology and innovation | Sean Murphy | ||
Life sciences and healthcare | Huw Evans |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Cecilia Buresti | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Salvatore Iannitti | Partner | View Profile | |
Gennaro Mazzuoccolo | Partner | View Profile | |
Mr Attilio Pavone | Parnter | View Profile | |
Arturo Sferruzza | Partner | View Profile |
Other
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