Linklaters Studio Legale Associato > Milan, Italy > Firm Profile

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato > The Legal 500 Rankings

Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side Tier 1

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato' borrower-side banking and finance team is consistently sought out to advise on high-end domestic and international finance deals, including acquisition, leveraged and syndicated finance. Other areas of strength range from real estate finance and financial structuring to restructuring, and asset and export finance. Heading the firm’s Italian banking and finance group, Andrea Arosio is an acquisition and leveraged finance specialist, while Francesco Faldi has significant restructuring and insolvency experience. The practice also features Ettore Consalvi, Alessandra Ortelli, Marco Carrieri and Lilia Lani. Diego Esposito was promoted to partner in May 2023.

Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side Tier 1

Display an ‘outstanding level of competence and negotiation skills', Linklaters Studio Legale Associato‘ banking and finance practice in Milan acts for financial institutions on a range of high-end, domestic and international finance transactions. Acquisition and leveraged finance deal expert Andrea Arosio heads up the team, which includes the firm’s Italy restructuring and insolvency head Francesco Faldi. Other key members include Ettore Consalvi, an adviser on global banking, acquisition and real estate financing, as well as Tessa Lee, Alessandra Ortelli, Diego Esposito and Marco Carrieri (both promoted, respectfully, to partner and counsel in May 2023), senior managing associate Lilia Lani and managing associate Alessandro Tanno.

Italy > Capital markets: Equity Tier 1

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato's ECM team of Italian, UK and US-qualified lawyers remains consistently sought out for high-profile deals in Italy. Recent examples include advising the joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners on the Lottomatica Group IPO. The practice is jointly led by Claudia Parzani, the current chair of the Italian Stock Exchange; and Ugo Orsini, who acts for major investment banks, financial institutions and corporations on capital markets transactions, including equity and equity-linked deals. At managing associate level, Francesco Eugenio Pasello also specialises in ECM transactions.

Italy > Capital markets: Debt Tier 2

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato draws on the bench strength of its Italian, UK and US practitioners, who act for both corporate issuers and underwriting banks on debt matters. It also advises on securitisation and structured finance deals. Highlights include assisting UniCredit with updating its €35bn covered bond programme. Dario Longo leads the structured finance and financial regulatory practices. Other key figures include Ugo Orsini, who brings expertise to debt deals, counsel Linda Taylor, an expert in  international capital markets. In May 2023, Lorenzo Dal Canto, whose workload includes covered bonds, residential mortgage securitisations, receivables and project bonds, was promoted to counsel.

Italy > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 2

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato is accustomed to advising on innovative and cross-border restructurings and complex domestic agreements. The firm advises its major clients, including investment banks and financial institutions, on litigation, restructuring and liquidation procedures. Francesco Faldi is the firm’s head of practice for restructuring and insolvency and complements his knowledge in this field with his expertise in leveraged financing and structured finance. Ettore Consalvi is a noted member of the firm with experience in leveraged financing, special situations and NPL disposal transactions. Managing partner Andrea Arosio is also experienced in debt restructurings and general lending transactions.

Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato’ Italy corporate team is well-known for its advice on public takeovers, cross-border and multi-jurisdictional M&A, joint ventures, and other corporate advisory matters. It is particularly active on behalf of clients from the financial institutions, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, energy, retail, luxury, and telecoms sectors. The principal figures are corporate law specialist Pietro Belloni, renowned M&A expert Roberto Casati, and Giorgio Fantacchiotti, who heads the private equity practice. Alessandra Ghezzi was a new arrival in early 2024.

Italy > Investment funds Tier 3

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato‘ Italian team routinely advises investment managers on fund formations and financial regulation. The practice is routinely mandated by Bain Capital Credit for the structuring and establishment of Italian real estate and credit sector-related funds. The Milan office’s structured finance and financial regulatory practices are led by Dario Longo, whose practice covers the entire cycle of financially regulated assets. Flanking Longo, Emanuele Umberto Aurilia ‘has remarkable legal and commercial expertise‘.

Italy > Private equity Tier 3

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato' private equity expertise in Milan ranges from corporate and M&A matters to banking, capital markets and tax aspects. The group also regularly works alongside the firm's experienced projects, competition, employment and restructuring and insolvency practices, as well as with the firm's wider network. The workload of cross-border M&A and private equity deal expert Giorgio Fantacchiotti includes advising private equity and credit funds on their downstream work and portfolio management.

Italy > EU and competition law Tier 4

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato’ antitrust and foreign investment team advises clients on competition litigation, advisory and regulatory matters, and unfair commercial practices, while also handling complex merger control deals. Lucio D’Amario heads the team and focuses on anti-competitive agreements, abuses of dominant position, and merger control issues.

Italy > Real estate and construction Tier 4

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato draws on specialists in its banking, M&A, tax and litigation departments to complement its real estate practice. Francesco De Blasio heads the real estate department and maintains a broad practice, advising clients on complex property portfolio acquisitions, real estate contracts, joint venture developments and restructurings. Managing associate Francesco Calabria is noted within the team for his specialisation in real estate investment contracts.

Italy > Tax Tier 4

Operating as a tax boutique within a multidisciplinary law firm, Linklaters Studio Legale Associato‘ Milan-based tax practice is led by Roberto Egori, who provides tax advice on M&A, financings, capital markets, reorganisations, structured finance, and real estate deals. Egori is flanked by Fabio Balza, an adviser on M&A and private equity deal-related taxation.

Italy > Industry focus: Energy Tier 6

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato Studio Legale Associato’ energy team provides comprehensive advice to corporates and financial institutions on renewable energy and oil and gas transactions, project finance, acquisitions and commercial contracts. The practice is led by the dual qualified (in Italy and England and Wales) Tessa Lee, who focuses on the renewable energy, oil and gas, and conventional power sectors.

Italy > Banking and finance: Bank regulatory