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Bird & Bird

VIA DI SAN SEBASTIANELLO, 9, 00187 ROME, ITALY

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Italy : Administrative law

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Italy : Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, tier 5

Asset management and investment services are key elements of Bird & Bird’s practice. The team advised Aureo Gestioni on restructuring a range of mutual funds, and assisted BNL with making available three credit lines to Tes in order to partially refinance a bridge loan and support its working capital demands. Milan-based team head Raimondo Maggiore is recommended, as are experienced practitioners Stefano Febbi and Danilo Quattrocchi, in Rome.

Italy : Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome

Within Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome, tier 5

Bird & Bird advised Nuance Communications, a provider of speech and imaging solutions, on its acquisition of Loquendo from Telecom Italia; and represented Accu Holding and 1C Industries Zug in their joint acquisition of the majority stake in Cieffe Holding. Milan-based Alberto Salvadè is ‘professional and committed’, and Edoardo Courir, Arturo Meglio and Stefano Silvestri are also key lawyers.

Italy : Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, tier 5

Bird & Bird is ‘very good in terms of quality, speed and pricing’. The team represented a Swiss company in a case concerning breaches of obligations in a distribution agreement with an Italian company. Milan-based Giovanni Piazza is ‘responsive and pragmatic, as well as being an excellent litigator’, and Edoardo Courir is also recommended. Osvaldo Lombardi and Arturo Leone jointly head the Italian dispute resolution practice.

Italy : EU, regulatory and competition law

Within EU, regulatory and competition law, tier 5

Bird & Bird recently represented Alliance Medical Italia in antitrust proceedings. The team recruited Rome-based Salvatore Lamarca from Macchi di Cellere Gangemi and Arturo Leone from Collodel, Leone, Ligi, Queirolo, Studio Legale. Rome-based Osvaldo Lombardi and senior European counsel Simone Cadeddu are also key contacts.

Italy : Employment

Within Employment, Bird & Bird is a third tier firm,

Bird & Bird has recently acted in trade union consultations, redundancy procedures and litigation management. Milan-based Caterina Rucci is appreciated for her ‘hands-on style’, and Amedeo Rampolla is also recommended.

Italy : Energy

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Italy : Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, Bird & Bird is a first tier firm,

Bird & Bird’s practice spans all aspects of patents and allied rights, brands, trade marks and design, copyright and neighbouring rights, industrial designs, know-how, and trade secrets. The practice regularly advises Honeywell on its patent-related matters, and represents Electrolux in trade mark disputes. Milan-based Massimiliano Mostardini and Giovanni Galimberti are recommended.

Italy : Real estate

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Italy : TMT

Within TMT, Bird & Bird is a second tier firm,

Bird & Bird, which ‘stands out for its practical approach’, advised Sky UK on satellite television issues, including the regulation of sports event highlights. In Milan, IT and media head Massimiliano Mostardini is ‘very approachable’. Rome-based Osvaldo Lombardi jointly leads the telecoms practice with Arturo Leone, who joined from Collodel, Leone, Ligi, Queirolo, Studio Legale. Senior counsel Simone Cadeddu is another key contact.

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