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Francesco Airaldi

Francesco Airaldi

Legal assistance on litigation and general employment law matters, relationships with the Trade Unions, individual and collective dismissals, corporate restructuring, transfer of businesses, labour due diligence in connection with M&A transactions, agency and distribution relationships, services agreements. In 2007, Francesco worked for a six-month period in Shanghai (PRC) within the legal department of a company of the automotive sector, in order to deepen his knowledge of the implementation of Chinese labour laws and regulations by the “Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises” (WFOEs).
Giovanni Bandera

Giovanni Bandera

Advice on tax and corporate tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, private debt, real estate, corporate reorganizations, debt restructuring, acquisition financing, structured finance, alternative investments, tax advice to national and multinational corporations, tax treatment on assets and other financial instruments. Advice on corporate, tax, financial statements and special regulations of financial intermediaries, SGR, SIM, OICR, GEFIA and FIA, EU investment funds, interrelations between corporate finance, legal and tax issues. Tax law speaker at several conferences.  
Eugenio Barcellona

Eugenio Barcellona

Advising on civil and commercial law (with a particular focus on corporate and capital markets). M&A in the industrial and financial sectors. Advice in relation to corporate restructurings on family-owned businesses facing issues relating to generational transitions. In 2005, he qualified as Associate Professor in Corporate Law, in 2008 he was appointed Professor of Corporate Law at the Università del Piemonte Orientale and has been tenure professor in Commercial Law since 2013.
Alessandro Bardanzellu

Alessandro Bardanzellu

Assistance in relation to domestic and European competition law, in particular on cartels, merger control and abuse of dominant position. Assistance to Italian and foreign companies in proceedings before the Italian Antitrust Authority and the European Commission and appeal proceedings before the competent national and European courts. Moreover, experience in proceedings concerning control of foreign investments in Italy (the so-called “golden power”), in EU Law and in Sports law.  
Stefano Cacchi Pessani

Stefano Cacchi Pessani

He specialises in M&A, corporate litigation and extraordinary transactions, with particular focus on takeovers in the banking, financial, luxury and infrastructure sectors; restructuring and recapitalization of banks and large financial institutions; public M&A; governance of large listed companies; corporate litigation. Stefano has an extensive experience in the structuring and implementation of complex corporate and M&A transaction and has acquired over more than two decades a deep knowledge of the underlying industries focusing in various sectors, including banking, asset management, insurance and payment services, luxury, infrastructure and air transport. In recent years, he has been involved on the most significant and complex acquisitions, joint ventures and restructurings transactions in the banking and financial industry and has advised important foreign clients and investment funds in cross border M&A and private equity transactions. He also assists funds and institutions in complex corporate and commerciale litigation cases, both in front of the Italian courts and in arbitration. He has been appointed as arbitrator in proceedings relating to M&A transactions.  
Andrea Calvi

Andrea Calvi

Andrea Calvi is the Partner of our Firm’s Financial Regulation Department. He advises clients on a regular basis on banking, payment, insurance and investment services, as well as financial products, including derivatives and collateral arrangements; incorporation, governance and change of control of banks, insurance companies, payment institutions, investment firms and asset managers, including in connection with the performance of activities through a branch or on a cross-border basis; the setting up and the management of collective investment schemes, in particular closed-end or alternative, securities or real estate funds; banking, subordinated or otherwise structured financings; regulatory capital of banks and financial intermediaries. Andrea has an in-depth knowledge of the EU and Italian banking and financial regulations and the international contractual standards. Andrea has also conquered the Fintech sector and has developed a significant expertise in the field of payment services. Andrea gained significant experience in domestic and cross-border transactions involving change of ownership or acquisition of qualifying holdings in all regulated entities. He is an expert in the authorization procedures arising from changes in ownership structure, including cases of shareholdings held by international private equity funds and those related to the incorporation of new regulated entities.Before joining PedersoliGattai (formerly Gattai, Minoli, Partners), Andrea started his career and practiced for over 20 years at the Loiacono e Calvi law firm (previously Loiacono e Associati), one of the first Italian law firms to have chosen – from its foundation – to focus its activities on banking and financial law, specializing in complex and innovative legal matters linked to international finance on behalf of investment banks and other brokers operating in the fields of credit, investment services or asset management. From 2016 to 2017, he worked as a Partner at the Firm Galbiati, Sacchi e Associati.Andrea obtained full marks in his law degree, awarded by Milan’s Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in 1994 and has been a member of the Bar Association of Milan since 1999. He has been recognised as a solicitor in England and Wales since 2008.
Giacomo Colombo

Giacomo Colombo

Giacomo specializes in corporate and financial restructuring and insolvency, assisting clients in any kind of corporate crisis management and insolvency proceedings. He has gained significant experience in restructuring and distressed lending transactions, consistently advising banks and financial institutions (both Italian and international), investment funds, sponsors, and industrial groups on domestic and cross-border transactions. He assists clients in complex corporate reorganizations and M&A transactions, also in distressed context and special situations investments, as well as in insolvency-related litigation. He graduated in Law from University of Milan – Bicocca in 2011 and he has been admitted to the Italian Bar in 2015.
Marco Galli

Marco Galli

Marco Galli is Senior Counsel at the Firm.He has led the Data Protection and Data Governance department since 2023 and, as of 2025, he is also responsible for the Space Law & Economy focus group.Described by leading legal directories as “very professional and responsive. Available 24/7. A true expert of data privacy,” he advises national and international clients on a wide range of legal matters related to the IT sector, data protection and data governance, with particular experience in the management of complex, high-technology-impact projects and a specialist focus on privacy, cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI).He graduated in Law from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan in 2011 and has been admitted to the Italian Bar since 2014. He also obtained a PhD in Intellectual Property and Competition Law in 2016 from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, as well as an LL.M. from the University of Turin in cooperation with WIPO. He successfully completed the Federprivacy Master’s programme for Privacy Experts and several advanced training courses in the field offered by the University of Milan.He is a member of the leading international associations in the fields of data protection and technology law, including IAPP and ITechLaw.
Giovanni Giuliani

Giovanni Giuliani

He is Partner in the Financial Regulations Department. His activity focuses mainly on financial markets law, asset management and investment funds, advising on regulatory issues concerning banks, financial intermediaries, investment services and collective asset management services, in terms of the rules and regulations applicable to the relevant subjects, typical activities, products and customer relations. He specialises in the asset management and alternative investment funds sector, a sector in which he regularly assists Italian and foreign clients in structuring real estate and private equity transactions through collective investment undertakings (such as funds or Sicaf). He also provides regular assistance with the establishment and authorisation of intermediaries qualified for collective asset management and the management of the relevant organisational, procedural and governance issues, as well as with sanctioning procedures against asset management companies and their corporate representatives.
Francesca Leverone

Francesca Leverone

Considerable experience in IPO transactions, sale and purchase of financial products in public offering, extraordinary transactions, more broadly, on regulated markets and multilateral trading systems. Moreover, experience in corporate governance and regulatory compliance, as well as corporate and commercial law, with particular regard to the regulation of listed issuers. Assistance in M&A transactions of listed and unlisted companies, with particular attention to the equity capital market sector and the regulation of financial markets.  
Carlo Montagna

Carlo Montagna

He specialises in M&A and corporate, with a particular focus on private M&A transactions by Italian and foreign investment funds and industrial players; extraordinary transactions on behalf of listed companies, with a focus on the luxury and sports sectors; commercial and corporate assistance to leading clients in the structuring and expansion of their respective businesses, through capital transactions and joint venture agreements. Carlo has been involved in many of the main extraordinary finance transactions (IPOs, takeover bids, capital increases, mergers, demergers) occurred in the Italian and international markets, starting from the listing of various companies on the Italian and foreign markets (Amsterdam and Hong Kong) to the recapitalization of leading credit institutions. This activity is coupled with a relevant presence in the private M&A sector, with significant acquisitions in the banking and industrial sectors. Carlo then assists on an ongoing basis various companies active in different sectors, including luxury and sports. In the latter field, he has gained significant experience in football clubs, including the management of image rights. He graduated from the University of Parma and has been admitted to the Italian Bar Association since 1995. He is member of the New York Bar since 1997 and holds a LL.M. (C.J.) from the New York University School of Law (1995).
Stefano Motta

Stefano Motta

Stefano is Senior Counsel in the Banking & Finance department.He covers a broad spectrum of Banking & Finance transactions and regularly advises Italian and international clients on high-profile domestic and cross-border financing matters, with a particular focus on acquisition and leveraged finance, corporate finance, high yield and private placement.He received his Law Degree, cum laude, from Università Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC in 2009 and has been admitted to the Italian Bar Association since 2014.
Edoardo Pedersoli

Edoardo Pedersoli

Assisting banks, investment funds, financial institutions and industrial groups in connection with ordinary and extraordinary transactions as to corporate and commercial matters. Significant experience in real estate transactions and with reference to the management and transmission of assets of private clients. Edoardo Pedersoli was nationally certified as an associate professor of Corporate Law in 2023. Previously, in 2022 he assumed the position of researcher at Università degli Studi of Milan, and since 2018 he has been teaching the course “Banking, Insurance and Financial Market Law” at Università degli Studi of Milan as an adjunct professor. He was admitted as a Visiting Researcher at Harvard Law School in 2013 and, prior to joining Pedersoli Studio Legale, was a Foreign Associate at Jun He Law Firm in Shanghai.  
Alberto Prade

Alberto Prade

Alberto is a member of the Financial Regulation Department and he provides out-of-court assistance to Italian, EU and non-EU banks and financial intermediaries, and to asset managers. He specializes mainly in advising clients operating in regulated sectors, focusing on areas related to the provision of investment, banking and payment services, both in the context of ongoing advisory work and in assisting in extraordinary transactions or new projects. Before joining our Firm, he worked at the Zitiello Associati law firm.He regularly participates as a speaker at conferences related to the field of financial regulations.Alberto obtained full marks in his law degree awarded by Milan’s Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in 2013 and has been a member of the Bar Association of Milan since 2015.
Filippo Emanuele Sani

Filippo Emanuele Sani

He is a Senior Associate in the Corporate M&A Department. His practice mainly focuses on corporate law, particularly equity capital markets, public and private M&A transactions, corporate finance, and corporate governance. He has gained experience in cross-border transactions. He developed specific professional experience in various industries, including fashion & luxury, consumers goods, banks and financial institutions, infrastructure, TMT, as well as agritech & food. Law Degree from University of Pisa in 2017 and member of the Italian Bar since 2020 (Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano).
Andrea Zoccali

Andrea Zoccali

Expertise in commercial and corporate law; mainly assistance to domestic and international clients on corporate governance and regular assistance to companies in the structuring and negotiation of extraordinary corporate transactions (M&A) and drafting of commercial contracts (including EPC, D&C and O&M contracts). Moreover, important experience in the Energy & Utilities sector and in particular in the integrated water services sector, renewable energy, smart mobility (with specific reference to electric vehicles and infrastructures) and energy efficiency. Expertise also focused on companies operating within harbour and airport infrastructures; advice in a number of project finance transactions in both, infrastructure and energy sector. Skills in the ESG framework; assistance to benefit corporations and traditional companies, which pursue transformation into benefit corporations.