Ms Cristina Martorana > Legance - Avvocati Associati > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

With offices in Rome and Milan, Legance – Avvocati Associati houses a dedicated team of experienced lawyers who are regularly involved in public-sector contracts, including PPP contracts, town planning and local development, as well as public financing, energy and environmental matters. Here the team is active in both non-contentious work, including advice in relation to concessions, authorisations, and public regulations, and contentious matters before the Italian administrative courts, such as remediation procedures, waste management, and disputes related to environmental damage. The co-head of the Milan office, Giuseppe Abbruzzese is noted for his expertise in administrative law issues in real estate transactions, while fellow co-head Cristina Martorana notably focuses on the regulated fields of energy and infrastructure, especially on the acquisition or financing of plants that produce energy from renewable and conventional sources. Highly experienced in the energy sector, Antonella Capria has recently been representing clients in connection with the implementation of EU regulations on environmental damage and the green economy. Filippo Pacciani is noted for handling major disputes before Italian Administrative Courts in the public contract sectors, while senior counsel Alessandra Palatini focuses on real estate transactions, specifically on the development of building complexes.

Legance – Avvocati Associati’s specialised team of experts in the energy sector routinely advises on both lender and borrower-side financing projects, administrative matters and complex M&A transactions in the renewables sector. Chaired by Monica Colombera, whose broad practice spans the financing and structuring of projects, as well as M&A and joint ventures, the team includes energy and infrastructure projects expert Filippo Ruffato and Cristina Martorana, noted for her expertise in the acquisition and financing of plants, waste to energy projects, and trading. A number of clients from the renewable and traditional energy sectors regularly turn to project finance specialist Giovanni Scirocco and newly promoted partner Simone Ambrogi, while oil and gas expert Valeria Viti and Antonio Palazzolo, whose focus is on M&A transactions and joint ventures both in the infrastructure and energy sectors, are also recommended. Francesca Brilli left the firm and moved to an in-house position.