BonelliErede‘s experienced luxury focus practice comprises a go-team for corporate and M&A work, as well as dispute resolution, taxation, IP and competition law. It is also active in corporate governance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. Practice head Francesco Anglani is a sought-after adviser on the application of antitrust regulations to online and offline distribution contracts in the luxury goods sector; Giovanni Guglielmetti ‘has enormous experience in IP‘; and Marco Maniscalco is an employment law expert. Corporate law practitioner Nicola Marchioro and Cairo-based Francesca Secondari are also noted.

Chiomenti‘s practice consistently advises on high-stakes deals involving luxury sector companies, including trade sales and private equity matters. Its advice also frequently covers employment issues. Clients additionally benefit from the group’s leveraging of specialists in commercial, contractual, IP, tax and litigation work. ‘Really appreciated for his luxury sector knowledge‘, Emanuele Barberis specialises in the employment law aspects of the fashion and retail sectors. Providing support are of counsel Paolo Bertoni, who assists with IP and IT matters involving the fashion, design and furniture industries, and experienced counsel Anna Gardini.

DLA Piper‘s ‘very knowledgeable‘ full-service Italy practice acts for fashion and retail clients, both in Italy and globally. Davide Rossetti is highly rated for his experience in fashion and luxury sector-related commercial litigation, and Alessandro Piermanni‘s track record includes acting for fashion and luxury goods clients in M&A and other high-profile transactions. Promoted to partner in May 2022, the ‘outstanding‘ Elena Varese has extensive experience in non-contentious and contentious IP, fashion law, unfair competition, and advertising and consumer law matters. Valentina Mazza is a key IP and technology department associate.

Pavia e Ansaldo‘s practice has a strong reputation for its work for leading luxury and premium brands. The team’s coverage includes M&A, private equity, employment law, dispute resolution and IP matters. Industrial and IP department head Gian Paolo Di Santo is highly rated for his advice to clients in the Italian luxury sector, and his track record includes some of the sector’s landmark Italian judgments involving the protection of IP rights. Corporate and commercial law specialist Mia Rinetti acts for luxury brands on major transactions, while Adriano Villa is Japan desk head.

Deloitte Legal Italy -Società tra Avvocati a r.l. houses experts in the IP aspects of fashion and luxury goods-related matters, as well as in M&A deals in the sector. The group is headed by Ida Palombella, who has longstanding fashion industry expertise, including working as in-house counsel for fashion brand Valentino. US desk head Ubaldo Messia is also active in the fashion sector. At of counsel level, Emilio Cucchiara is antitrust and state aid leader, and private equity, M&A and commercial contract expert Carlotta Robbiano focuses on luxury goods work. Federica Caretta is an experienced director.

Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s practice advises several luxury goods manufacturers and fashion houses. Its coverage includes business restructuring, product compliance, operations, distribution, advertising, and communication and marketing issues. Clients also benefit from the firm’s e-commerce, IP, privacy, data transfer, mobile payments and real estate credentials. The principal figures are Italian real estate head Marco Rota Candiani, patent specialist Giovanni Ghirardi, IP leader Luigi Mansani, and M&A expert Luca Picone. Paola La Gumina and Maria Luce Piattelli are key counsels.

Withers Studio Legale has longstanding expertise in assisting Italian and international luxury brands. Representative work covers commercial contracts, data and brand protection, digital commerce, taxation, disputes, real estate, and media relations matters. Roberta Crivellaro is routinely sought out by prominent Italian families and family offices; Giulia Cipollini advises on the tax side of fashion and art matters; and Jacopo Liguori is Italian IP practice head. In March 2022, Carlo Alberto Demichelis joined as a partner from Studio Professionale Associato a Baker & McKenzie as the Italian head of brand protection and IP advisory. The firm is also a partner member of the Altagamma Foundation, a network for several leading Italian luxury brands.

ADVANT Nctm routinely advises domestic and international luxury sector companies on day-to-day legal matters. The practice also assists with major strategic projects such as M&A, listings, trade mark registrations, litigation, financings, and cross-border tax activities. Michele Bignami advises on the employment aspects of the luxury goods sectors, and Lorenzo Attolico heads up the IP practice, within which Paolo Lazzarino assists brands from the fashion, design, beverage and automotive sectors on IP matters.

Bird & Bird‘s Italy practice advises a range of luxury goods, fashion and retail organisations, including global brands and start-ups. It assists with all stages of the product and brand lifecycle, including manufacturing, distribution, marketing, retailing, advertising and promotion matters. Massimiliano Mostardini is an expert in domestic and pan-European IP litigation, and Giovanni Galimberti is Italian IP head. Stefano Silvestri works from the firm’s San Francisco and Milan offices.

Portolano Cavallo acts for several leading luxury goods companies, particularly overseas-based clients. The team is increasingly active in handling matters involving technology issues, including new online sales channels, and IP enforcement and data protection work. IP practice leader Lydia Mendola is a specialist in disputes relating to trade marks, patents, designs and copyright. Manuela Cavallo‘s practice includes advising foreign funds on fashion sector-related deals. Irene Picciano, who was promoted to partner in January 2022, is also noted.

Representative work for Trevisan & Cuonzo‘s practice covers brand image protection, assisting businesses with expansion plans, and the enforcement of IP rights. The team’s full-service assistance ranges from establishing businesses in Italy to commercial law issues, sales advice and compliance issues. Co-led by IP partners Julia Holden, Lia Puntieri and Francesca Ferrero, the luxury goods practice is particularly active on behalf of companies from the clothing, wine, automotive, and hi-tech product sectors.