Mr Giovanni Diotallevi > Dentons > Rome, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
VIA XX SETTEMBRE, 5
ROME 00187
Italy

Work Department

Banking and Finance

Position

Giovanni is a partner in Dentons’ Rome office and a member of the Project, Energy and Infrastructure business unit in Italy. He is also part of the global Banking and Finance practice.

He focuses on project finance matters, particularly in relation to infrastructure, transportation, energy, telecommunication and water sectors.

He is also experienced in export finance, acquisition finance, public utilities, bond issues, as well as debt restructuring and distressed assets.

During his career, Giovanni has been involved in several benchmark deals, including a number of “first-of-a-kind” products/structures in Italy.

Career

Giovanni joined Dentons as a partner in 2017. Prior to that, he was a partner in the Banking and Finance department of Chiomenti, a leading Italian independent law firm where he worked for 17 years, of which 15 years as a partner.

Giovanni is often invited as a lecturer and speaker at several seminars and conferences organized by Bocconi University, L.U.I.S.S. University, “The Economist”, as well as several public and private institutions.

Languages

English
Italian

Memberships

Admitted to the Bar, Italy, 1990

Education

Law degree, LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, 1987

Lawyer Rankings

Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side

(Leading individuals)

Giovanni DiotalleviDentons

The Italian banking and finance practice at Dentons covers commercial lending deals, including leveraged, real estate and corporate finance, as well as refinancing, fund financing and private debt. The team additionally assists with high-end project and structured finance transactions. Italy and Europe banking and finance head Alessandro Fosco Fagotto is a highly-regarded structured finance specialist; and Giovanni Diotallevi focuses predominantly on the infrastructure, transportation, energy, telecoms and water sectors. The group further includes experienced real estate finance advisor Pierandrea Bonali and energy and infrastructure project financing expert Luigi Costa.