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- MINT: the legal challenges of working and investing in emerging economies
- Response to Brexit
- An investigation of the GCC and Middle East legal market
- Litigation and regulatory challenges in financial services
- AI and the law tools of tomorrow:
A special report - Scottish GCs
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- COMPANIES
- Baker McKenzie
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- Shaping diversity
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- Tony West is using his experience to improve diversity and inclusion within PepsiCo
- Prash Naik (Channel 4) talks about the 360 Diversity Charter
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- GC SUMMER 2017
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Recalibrating the global trade compass
- Banking on change
- A social conscience - sustainability and Asia
- Beware the black swan - crisis management
- Employment and labour law
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Intellectual property
- International arbitration
- Merger control
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
COMPARATIVE GUIDES
IHL SPRING 2017 EDITION
GALLERIA PASSARELLA, 1, 20122 MILANO, ITALY
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- Work +39 02 89 28 38 00
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- Fax +39 02 48 01 29 14
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- www.cms.law
Italy
Commercial, corporate and M&A
Commercial, corporate and M&A - ranked: tier 5
CMS
CMS recently advised Gruppo Corriere dello Sport (Nuova Cantelli) on the acquisition of Cantelli Rotoweb. Team head Pietro Cavasola, Marco Casasole and Matteo Ciminelli are key figures in Rome; Paolo Scarduelli and Dietmar Zischg are names to note in Milan.
Dispute resolution
Other recommended firms - ranked: tier 1
CMS
EU and competition
Other recommended firms - ranked: tier 1
CMS
Employment
Other recommended firms - ranked: tier 1
CMS
Intellectual property
Other recommended firms - ranked: tier 1
CMS
Real estate and construction
Other recommended firms - ranked: tier 1
CMS
Restructuring and insolvency
Other recommended firms - ranked: tier 1
CMS
Tax
Tax - ranked: tier 3
CMS
CMS is noted for international taxation issues – particularly the interpretation of double tax treaties, transfer pricing, taxation of insurance branches – and assistance before the courts in tax litigation and on negotiations with the tax administration during audit, settlement and advance pricing procedures. Rome-based Giuseppe Ascoli, Roberto Ascoli and Stefano Chirichigno are highly rated, as are Federico Raffaelli and Giovanni Calì.
Italy: Banking and finance
Borrower side
Banking and finance: borrower side - ranked: tier 5
CMS
CMS’ Paolo Bonolis is ‘a very sensible lawyer, who implements workable solutions’. He advised an investment fund on the refinancing and restructuring of a high-value credit facility.
Lender or arranger side
Banking and finance: lender or arranger side - ranked: tier 5
CMS
CMS’ Paolo Bonolis ‘gives straight-to-the-point advice’. The team assisted Aareal Bank with the restructuring of a €169m loan, granted to an Italian development and construction company.
Italy: Industry focus
Energy
Other recommended firms - ranked: tier 1
CMS
TMT
Industry focus: TMT - ranked: tier 4
CMS
CMS is particularly strong in IT matters and recently advised Infogroup on several outsourcing agreements. The team also acted for telemedicine website Ultraspecialisti on privacy and regulatory issues. Italo de Feo and Paolo Scarduelli are the names to note.
Leading individuals
Italo de Feo - CMS
Further information on CMS
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United Arab Emirates
Austria
Offices in Vienna
- Administrative law and public sector
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Dispute resolution : Arbitration and mediation
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- EU and competition
- Employment
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Intellectual property
- Private client
- Projects and energy
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- TMT
- Tax
Belgium
Offices in Brussels, Antwerp, Brussels, Brussels, and Brussels
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition : Belgian law
- Dispute resolution
- EU regulatory : Privacy and data protection
- Employment
- Environment
- Industry focus : IT and telecoms
- Industry focus : Media and entertainment
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Offices in Sarajevo
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Intellectual property
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
Bulgaria
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Energy and natural resources
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Projects and PPP
- Real estate and construction
- TMT
China
Offices in Beijing, Beijing, and Shanghai
Croatia
Offices in Zagreb
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Privatisation, projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
Czech Republic
Offices in Prague
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Real estate and construction
- TMT
Germany
Offices in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Berlin, Leipzig, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Munich, and Munich
Algeria
Offices in Algiers
Spain
Offices in Madrid, Malaga, Seville, Madrid, and Barcelona
- Banking and finance : Bank regulatory
- Banking and finance : Borrower side
- Banking and finance : Lender or arranger side
- Capital markets : Debt
- Capital markets : Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Insurance
- Intellectual property : Copyright
- Private equity
- Projects and energy
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
France
Offices in Paris, Strasbourg, and Lyon
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Debt
- Derivatives, structured finance and securitisation
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- EU competition and distribution
- Employment
- Industry focus : Energy
- Industry focus : Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus : IT, telecoms and the internet
- Intellectual property : Trade marks, designs and copyrights
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity : Fund formation
- Project finance
- Tax
Hungary
Offices in Budapest
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual property
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
- TMT
- Tax
Latin America: International firms
Italy
- Banking and finance : Borrower side
- Banking and finance : Lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Employment
- Industry focus : Energy
- Industry focus : TMT
- Intellectual property
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
London
Offices in London EC4N and London EC3A
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services
- Corporate and commercial : Flotations: small and mid-cap
- Corporate and commercial : Investment funds
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £250m+
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Corporate and commercial : Venture capital
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Corporate crime (including fraud, bribery and corruption)
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Derivatives and structured products
- Finance : Securitisation
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment: employers and senior executives
- Human resources : Health and safety
- Human resources : Pensions
- Insurance : Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Insurance : Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure (including PFI and PPP)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Public sector : Healthcare
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property finance
- Real estate : Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Brand management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Data protection
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- Transport : Rail
Luxembourg
Offices in Luxembourg
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- Tax
Morocco
Offices in Casablanca
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Projects and public law
- Tax
- Tourism and real estate
Montenegro
Offices in Podgorica
Netherlands
Offices in Utrecht and Amsterdam
- Banking and finance : Lender or arranger side
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Dispute resolution : Mediation
- EU and competition
- Employment
- Industry focus : Energy
- Industry focus : Food and beverages
- Industry focus : Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus : IT
- Industry focus : Retail
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
North West
Offices in Manchester
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Real estate : Commercial property: Manchester
Oman
Offices in Muscat
Poland
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Debt
- Capital markets : Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT
- Tax
Portugal
Offices in Lisbon
Romania
Offices in Bucharest
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- Intellectual property
- PPP and procurement
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT
- Tax
- White-collar crime
Russia
Offices in Moscow
Scotland
Offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in Scotland
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Crime: fraud
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Finance : Banking and finance
- Finance : Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Finance : Unit trusts, OEICs and investment trusts
- Human resources : Employment
- Human resources : Immigration
- Human resources : Pensions
- Insurance : Personal injury: defender
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Private client : Charities and not-for-profit
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Projects
- Public sector : Education
- Public sector : Health
- Public sector : Local government
- Public sector : Parliamentary and public affairs
- Real estate : Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Real estate : Commercial property: Elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property litigation
- Real estate : Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- Transport
South East
Offices in Reading
- Human resources : Employment: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Real estate : Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
Singapore
Offices in Singapore, Singapore, and Singapore
Slovakia
Offices in Bratislava, Bratislava, and Bratislava
Slovenia
Offices in Ljubljana
South West
Offices in Bristol
Switzerland
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Dispute resolution : Litigation
- Employment
- Private client
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- German-speaking Switzerland: leading firms
Ukraine
- Banking, finance and capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy
- Intellectual property
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
Yorkshire and the Humber
Offices in Sheffield S2 and Sheffield S2
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Finance : Banking and finance
- Human resources : Employment: Sheffield and South Yorkshire
- Human resources : Health and safety
- Insurance : Clinical negligence: defendant
- Insurance : Personal injury: defendant
- Public sector : Local government
- Real estate : Commercial property: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property litigation
Serbia
Offices in Belgrade