Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati > Milan, Italy > Firm Profile

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati > The Legal 500 Rankings

Italy > Industry focus: TMT Tier 1

A broad roster of clients from the media, telecoms, advertising and entertainment sectors routinely engages Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati in complex commercial and other transactional issues, regulatory work, and litigation concerning data protection and e-commerce, among other matters. Information technology specialist Domenico Colella leads the team, which includes Marco Consonni, noted for handling licensing agreements, distributorship, content agreements and clearance, and Fabrizio Sanna, who is praised by clients in the TMT sector for his ‘extraordinary expertise’.

Italy > Intellectual property

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati’s team routinely represents clients in the media, telecoms, automotive and luxury goods sectors, providing contractual advice and IT solutions, and handling complex patent, trademark and copyright litigation and arbitration pertaining to infringements and anti-counterfeiting measures. The team includes Matteo Orsingher, whose practice spans intellectual and industrial property, information technology, unfair competition and advertising; and data protection and e-commerce specialist Fabrizio Sanna. Marco Consonni is known for his focus on licensing agreements, distributorship, content agreements and clearance; litigation and transactional support expert Ludovico Anselmi is also highly recommended.

Italy > Data privacy and data protection Tier 2

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati‘s wide-ranging practice covers data processing agreements, legal assistance to data protection officers, cybersecurity issues and the management of data breaches. In addition, the team acts in proceedings before the Italian Data Protection Authority, manages the data protection aspects of outsourcing deals and advises on compliance with data protection legislation. The team is led by data protection specialist Fabrizio Sanna. Marta Minonne is the Italian referral contact for the association AndCo Law Alliance, which represents lawyers across France, Italy, Spain, Germany and the UK. Domenico Colella provides additional support.

Italy > Dispute resolution Tier 3

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati is experienced in handling litigation and arbitration matters in a variety of sectors, including banking and finance, energy, M&A, commerce, product liability, pharmaceutical and real estate. The practice is led by restructuring and insolvency experts Valeria Mazzoletti and Paolo Pototschnig as well as Francesca Pulejo, who focuses on civil, company, commercial, banking and product liability disputes.

Italy > Industry focus: Luxury goods Tier 3

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati covers all sectors of the luxury goods industry, such as clothing, jewellery, cosmetics, perfumery and automotive. Within the practice, Pierfrancesco Giustiniani has extensive knowledge of corporate and M&A matters including extraordinary transactions. Domenico Colella further adds expertise in the M&A field in addition to experience advising on IT and project outsourcing matters. Fabrizio Sanna is of note also for advising clients on IP matters as well as data protection and e-commerce legislation.

Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side Tier 4

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati's team comprises experts in acquisition and real estate financing, along with corporate finance and restructuring. Manfredi Leanza advises companies on domestic and cross-border financing transactions; Giovanni Nicchiniello is an experienced corporate finance practitioner; Cosimo Paszkowski assists with finance deals.

Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati’s corporate department focuses on private and public M&A, joint ventures, private equity, corporate finance, and corporate reorganisations. The team is led by corporate and commercial law expert Mario Ortu; Pierfrancesco Giustiniani is ‘an excellent lawyer’; and Nicola Barra Caracciolo specialises in domestic and multi-jurisdictional transactions.

Italy > Employment Tier 4

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati’s employment department is experienced in advising major national and international clients on matters ranging across employment law. The firm handles employment matters in all major industries within Italy, including food, IT, banking and finance, chemicals, travel and leisure, retail and real estate. Alessandro De Palma  and Luca Garramone lead the employment practice, which also contains Cesare De Falco, noted for his advisory work on relationship management with top managers, corporate crises, mass redundancies and litigation.

Italy > EU and competition law Tier 4

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati's antitrust and regulatory team represents clients before the Italian administrative courts and civil courts on an array of matters, including antitrust damage, alleged anticompetitive behaviour, and abuses of dominant positions, while also handling cases related to cartels and unfair commercial practices. Practice head Edoardo Cazzato notably focuses on the media, energy and pharmaceutical sectors, routinely advising clients before the AGCM, the European Commission, the Italian Administrative and Civil Courts and the European Courts.

Italy > Banking and finance: Bank regulatory