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Michele Bignami

Work Department
Employment Law
Corporate & Commercial Law
Position
Michele Bignami, Equity Partner at Nctm advises large multinational groups and local companies across a range of industries on employment and industrial relation matters. He also advises on distribution cases, which for historic reasons in Italy these types of cases come within Italy’s Labour law).
Michele regularly advises top-managers both during the negotiation of their employment agreement and in connection with the termination of their engagement. He also has expertise in the M&A sector stemming from early in his career and is frequently involved in large transactional projects concerning labour restructuring procedures.
Michele leads employment-law focused groups, which include academics and business professionals, on the impact and potential risks which new technologies may pose in the workplace as it relates to employees and workplace policies and procedures.
Career
2010-Present, Nctm Studio Legale, Equity partner;
1999-2010, Equity partner and co-founder of CBM & Partners – Studio Legale;
1987 -1998, Studio Legale Bignami, Equity partner and Founder;
1989 – 1996, Erede e Associati (now BE Bonelli Erede), associate;
1987-1988, Foster Wheeler Energy (UK) Ltd, assistant to General Counsel.
Languages
Italian, English, French.
Memberships
IBA – International Bar Association – Employment and Industrial Relations Committee; Anti-discrimination Committee; Immigration Law Committee EELA – European Employment Lawyers Association AGI – Associazione Giuslavoristi Italiani (Italian Employment Lawyers’ Association); GIDP – Gruppo Intersettoriale Direttori del Personale; (HRM’s Group Association: Scientific Committee); AIDP – Associazione Italiana Direttori del Personale; QMC Alumni.
Education
Master in Financial Statements (Part I), Bocconi University, 1991.
IPD in Intellectual Property, University of London, 1988.
Law Degree, fullbright, Università degli Studi di Milano, 1987.
Leisure
Fascinated by Technology and Visual Arts, avid skier and golfer. He is a voracious reader and enjoys a good read.
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Industry focus: Luxury goods
ADVANT Nctm draws on experts from its many specialist departments, ranging from real estate to insolvency, to provide full coverage of support in the luxury goods sector. The firm assists clients with M&A transactions, IPOs, trade mark registrations, litigation and tax matters. Its clients include well-known fashion brands, retailers, equity funds and luxury hoteliers from around the world. The team is overseen by Michele Bignami, who specialises in employment and industrial relations assistance. Luca Guidobaldi adds experience in copyright, design and trade mark law to the team.
Italy > Employment
A team with ‘extensive experience’, the employment department at ADVANT Nctm advises major international clients in the aviation, telecoms, logistics, retail and tech industries. The firm is well-versed in sensitive terminations and top manager remuneration packages. It is also adept in labour litigation contexts. Michele Bignami, ‘a first-rate lawyer’, is the practice head, advising on M&A-related structurings. Roberta Russo is an expert in managers’ incentive plans and remuneration policies.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Compliance
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition law
- Genoa: leading firms
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Luxury goods
- Intellectual property
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Capital markets: Equity
- Data privacy and data protection
- Employment
- Industry focus: TMT
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Industry focus: Energy
- Investment funds