Avv Paolo Calderaro > Studio Legale Cappelli RCCD > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Studio Legale Cappelli RCCD has a significant track record in advising domestic and international corporations and groups on banking law and banking transactions. The team is co-led by structured finance expert Paolo Calderaro and Alberto Del Din, who has the ‘ability to think outside the box and find innovative solutions’.

Studio Legale Cappelli RCCD harnesses the bench strength of its team to assist clients with margin loans, sustainability-linked loans, structured finance and syndicated loans. Paolo Calderaro advises on structured finance; Alberto Del Din works from both London and Milan; Giuliana Durand assists with real estate, project and acquisition finance; and Morena Bontorin specialises in leveraged finance.

Studio Legale Cappelli RCCD‘s DCM team acts for major Italian and foreign banks and financial institutions on a range of deals, including senior debt matters, subordinated instruments, liability management work and derivatives. Other key areas include securitisation transactions and covered bond programmes. The group’s principal advisers are structured finance specialists Paolo Calderaro and Alberto Del Din, along with banking, insurance and financial regulation expert, Michele Crisostomo. Other names to note are Federico Morelli, who focuses on debt securities offers and listings, and securitised derivatives, and associate Martina Baldi. Fabio Zambito was promoted to partner in June 2023.

Studio Legale Cappelli RCCD is approached by entities with an interest in restructurings and insolvencies, including financial institutions, investment funds, borrowers and lenders, banks, financial sponsors and financial investors. The firm regularly advises on domestic and cross-border matters, covering complex insolvencies, debt restructurings, special situations and distressed M&A transactions. Alberto Del Din and Paolo Calderaro lead the practice, which includes Morena Bontorin, a debt restructuring transaction expert. In June 2023, Luca Magrini left the firm.