What we say about the firm's legal practice in Italy
Banking and finance
Within Banking and finance, tier 5
Bird & Bird LLP’s international banking and financial services group provides an integrated service to its banking, financial services and insurance clients, and remains a market leader in the asset management and investment services sector. Raimondo Maggiore is ‘excellent for regulatory matters’.
Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome
Within Corporate and M&A Milan and Rome, tier 6
Appreciated for its ‘high levels of teamwork’, Bird & Bird LLP strengthened its Rome offering with the arrival of Arturo Meglio from SJ Berwin LLP. The practice advised Gruppo MultiMedica on the acquisition of Ospedale San Giuseppe in Milan. Alberto Salvadè is ‘a brilliant lawyer who can think laterally’.
Dispute resolution
Within Dispute resolution, tier 5
Bird & Bird LLP ‘impresses with its business acumen and industry knowledge’. The disputes practice includes telecoms-related antitrust litigation and IP disputes. Osvaldo Lombardi advised BPhone in an appeal proceeding concerning the misuse of market power by Telecom Italia of its fixed-line access. Stefano Pravettoni acts in commercial litigation. Edoardo Courir is also a key contact.
EU, regulatory and competition law
Within EU, regulatory and competition law, tier 5
Telecoms specialist Eutimio Monaco heads the EU, regulatory and competition group at Bird & Bird LLP. H3G Italia was assisted in antitrust litigation concerning interconnection and mobile number portability issues.
Employment
Within Employment, tier 4
Co-led by the ‘very helpful’ Caterina Rucci and Amedeo Rampolla, Bird & Bird LLP’s recent work was characterised by restructuring and redundancies processes, many of which involved settlement agreements, delayed terminations and Cassa Integrazione Guadagni interventions. The team also advised a multinational pharmaceutical company on negotiations with the unions in relation to the transfer of an undertaking. Clients praise Rucci’s ‘ability to understand the internal dynamics of a company’.
Intellectual property
Within Intellectual property, Bird & Bird is a first tier firm,
Bird & Bird LLP ‘knows how to make the trade-off between good legal solutions and good business solutions’. Highlights included successfully representing the European Central Bank in a complex patent revocation proceeding, and advising Google and YouTube in high-value copyright litigation. Joint IP heads Massimiliano Mostardini and Giovanni Galimberti are recommended.
Real estate
Within Real estate, tier 4
Bird & Bird LLP’s Raimondo Maggiore is appreciated for his ‘legal knowledge and ability to deal with regulatory bodies’. The team advises several top real estate asset management companies operating in the Italian market, and is also experienced in a broad range of traditional real estate matters, including acquisitions, disposals, leases, property management, and project development. The practice advised BNP Paribas REIM SGR in relation to the liquidation of the first Italian real estate closed-end fund, Portfolio Immobiliare Crescita.
TMT
Within TMT, Bird & Bird is a second tier firm,
Bird & Bird LLP acts for British Telecom, Eutelia, H3G Italia, Infonxx – Il Numero Italia, and PosteMobile in TLC matters. Lenovo is assisted on a regular basis in IT issues such as website terms and conditions, terms and conditions for online sales, and supply of IT products. In media, WPP Holding Italy is a client. Eutimio Monaco is noted for telecommunications-related antitrust matters, and Osvaldo Lombardi also has significant experience in the communications sector.
What we say worldwide
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Belgium
Offices in Brussels
- Aviation : Aviation
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Competition : Competition
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Transport
- Information technology : Information technology
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Media and entertainment : Media and entertainment
- Tax : Tax
China
Offices in Beijing and Shanghai
Czech Republic
Offices in Prague
Germany
Offices in Munich, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, and Hamberg
- Antitrust : Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized deals : Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized deals
- Information technology and outsourcing : Information technology and outsourcing
- IP: patents: Litigation : IP: patents: Litigation
- IP: trade marks : IP: trade marks
- Private equity : Private equity
- Public sector : Public sector
- Telecoms : Telecoms
Spain
Offices in Madrid
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Employment : Employment
- Insurance : Insurance
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
Finland
Offices in Helsinki
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction
- TMT : TMT
France
- Administrative and public law : Administrative and public law
- Aviation : Aviation
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation : Dispute resolution Commercial litigation
- EU competition and distribution : EU competition and distribution
- Employment : Employment
- Health and life sciences : Health and life sciences
- IT, telecoms and the internet : IT, telecoms and the internet
- Intellectual property: Full-service firms : Intellectual property: Full-service firms
- Real estate : Real estate
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- TMT : TMT
Hungary
Offices in Budapest
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- TMT : TMT
Italy
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome : Corporate and M&A Milan and Rome
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU, regulatory and competition law : EU, regulatory and competition law
- Employment : Employment
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Real estate : Real estate
- TMT : TMT
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Flotations: small and mid-cap
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m
- Corporate and commercial : Venture capital
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment
- Human resources : Immigration
- Insurance : Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Private finance initiative (PFI)
- Public sector : Education: schools
- Public sector : Healthcare
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Overview
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Brand management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Media and entertainment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Sport
- Transport : Aviation
Netherlands
Offices in The Hague
- Arbitration : Arbitration
- Commercial litigation : Commercial litigation
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Energy : Energy
- Information technology : Information technology
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Media and entertainment : Media and entertainment
- Tax : Tax
- Telecoms : Telecoms
Poland
Offices in Warsaw
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- TMT : TMT
Sweden
Offices in Stockholm
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Employment : Employment
- Energy : Energy
- IT and telecoms : IT and telecoms
- Intellectual property and media : Intellectual property and media
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Singapore
Offices in Singapore