Mario Roli > Chiomenti > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile
Chiomenti Offices
Via Giuseppe Verdi 4
1-20121 MILAN
Italy
Mario Roli

Work Department
Partner - Corporate - M&A
Position
Mario Roli advises industrial operators and funds in acquisition transactions and, more generally, in complex extraordinary transactions, mainly in regulated sectors (energy, networks and infrastructure). In particular, Mario is recognized by leading international legal guides as one of the leading lawyers in the country for assisting infrastructure funds and pension funds in the acquisition of companies, including listed ones, operating in the energy, transportation, and telecommunications sectors. He is also active in the utilities sector, having worked on some of the most important utility aggregation transactions carried out in Italy.
Career
Mario Roli joined the Firm as Partner in 2023. Since 2024 Co-Head of the “Private Equity” Practice Area.
Languages
Italian, English
Memberships
Member of the Genoa Bar (Italy), 1998
Education
Graduated in Law, University of Genoa (Italy), 1995
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Industry focus: Energy
(Leading partners)Jointly headed by Carola Antonini and Elena Busson, Chiomenti is commended for its ‘depth of knowledge in every aspect of M&A transactions.’ Antonini is well-versed in a breadth of renewable energy mandates and Busson handles energy investments. Mario Roli is well-regarded in the utilities sector, while Manuela Cerulli and Elisabetta Mentasti are knowledgeable of M&A. Giulia Elisabetta Uboldi and Michelangelo Granato are other key team members. Pina Lombardi joined the firm in early 2025.
Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Chiomenti‘s public and private M&A practice is consistently involved in the Italian market’s largest deals. The team is co-led by Massimiliano Nitti, an adviser to both corporate and private equity clients; banking and insurance sector expert Marco Maugeri; and ‘trusted legal adviser’ Luca Andrea Frignani. The group further comprises Filippo Modulo, Mario Roli, Luca Fossati and Francesco Tedeschini, as well as Elena Busson, Antonio Sascaro, Luigi Arnaldo Cremona, Carlo Croff
, Maria Vittoria Marchiolo, and Maria Pia Palma. LBO and joint venture specialist Corrado Borghesan was promoted to partner in 2024.
Italy > Private equity
Known for its LBO expertise, Chiomenti‘s experience encompasses investments in both private and listed companies. It acts for sponsors targeting the energy, infrastructure, insurance and healthcare sectors. Mario Roli advises infrastructure funds and pension funds on the acquisition of companies; Filippo Modulo is a cross-border M&A specialist; Elena Busson is ‘excellent’; and Luigi Vaccaro handles company law, M&A, private equity and joint ventures. Other experienced practitioners are Carlo Croff, Antonio Sascaro, Massimiliano Nitti, and Corrado Borghesan. US-based Salvo Arena is also noted. TFormer practice-co-head Franco Agopyan and Giovanni Colantuono departed in November 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Italy
- Leading partners Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Leading partners Italy > Industry focus: Energy
- Private equity Italy
- Industry focus: Energy Italy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Administrative and public law
- 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
- Employment
- EU and competition law
- Industry focus: Luxury goods
- Industry focus: Retail
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax