Studio Legale Lauro > Naples, Italy > Firm Profile
Studio Legale Lauro Offices

VIA CARDINALE GUGLIELMO SANFELICE 8
80134 NAPLES
Italy
Studio Legale Lauro > The Legal 500 Rankings
Italy > Naples: leading firms Tier 2
Boutique firm Studio Legale Lauro is recognised for its strong international activity, especially in arbitration procedures. The team deals with all aspects of maritime law and the shipping industry, assisting owners and charterers as well as banks and financial institutions in cross-border transactions. Name partner Francesco Lauro is a key name to note.Practice head(s):
Francesco Lauro
Testimonials
‘Studio Legale Lauro is a perfect team, with a very modern practice. Members of the law firm are also very reactive. Working with them is a pleasure.’
‘Very qualified and reactive. Their assistance is always very helpful.’
‘The partners, associates and of counsels are highly qualified professionals.’
‘Francesco Lauro inspires his team to be one of the top 5 maritime law firms in Europe, and the best in Italy.’
‘Francesco Lauro has a super knowledge of the market, his client and is excellent at cutting a good deal.’
‘They have an excellent group of people who provide a comprehensive service.’
‘Francesco Lauro is the sole name partner and very much the leading figure at the firm. However, he has a team of able and competent assistants.’
‘Francesco Lauro is probably the leading maritime law firm in Naples and one of the leading maritime firms in Italy.’
Key clients
Allianz SA
All Seas
Atlantic Container Lines
BDM LLC
Carmelo Noli
China P&I
Charlotte Selmer LLP
COSCO
Contug
Easyjet
Finnlines
Hafnia Advpkaten
Hellenic Carriers
Gard
Getra
Grimaldi Euromed
Grimaldi Deep Sea
Grimaldi Group
Greta Selmer
Kastro Sifnos Maritime Company
ING Bank
Jadranski Pomorski Servis
Malta Motorways of the Seas
Marinter
Minoan Lines
MS Amlin
Navitas
Nicolas & Associés
Nordic Hull Club
North of England P&I
Oskar Wehr
Paloma SA
P.L. Ferrari
Richemont Delviso
Rimorchiatori Spezzini
Sarantitis
SCAFI – Società di Navigazione
Schenker
Steamship Mutuals
Tefin
The Standard P&I Club
The West of England
Ehlermann Rinfleisch Gadow LLP
Work highlights
- Representing Grimaldi Deep Sea in the negotiation of new building contracts for 6 CON-RO vessels with Hyundai Shipyard Korea.
- Representing Finnlines in the negotiation of a EUR 300M contract with Jinling Shipyard China.
- Representing Greta Selmer – Charlotte Selmer in an appeal before the Italian supreme court in respect of title to sue against auditors.
Studio Legale Lauro > Firm Profile
The firm: Established in 1993 in Naples, Studio Legale Lauro is an Italian law firm providing a wide range of legal services in maritime, commercial and international law matters to the global maritime business sector and industries. The firm consistently deals with all aspects relating to the shipping industry, assisting owners, charterers, P&I clubs, marine underwriters, banks and financial institutions in various fields: ship and other asset arrest, charterparties and bills of lading disputes, shipbuilding contracts, collisions, salvage, marine pollution, international trade and commodity trading, cross-border transactions, loan agreements, as well as criminal and labor law.
Having strong relationship with leading shipowners and financial institutions, the firm has developed significant expertise in M&A operations, joint-venture agreements, insurance, taxation, bankruptcy proceedings, corporate matters, administrative regulations and competition law.
Since 2010, Studio Legale Lauro hosts many of the world major shipping sector players at “Shipping & the Law”, www.shippingandthelaw.org, the yearly conference held in Naples, to discuss the current hottest shipping industry topics.
Studio Legale Lauro
Address: 80134 Napoli, Via Cardinale Guglielmo Sanfelice, 8
00186 Roma, via dei Coronari, 222
Tel: +39 081 5800199 – +39 081 5800195
Email: info@studiolegalelauro.it
Website: www.studiolegalelauro.it
Twitter: https://twitter.com/studiolauro
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/studiolauro/
Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/company/studio-legale-lauro
Shipping & the Law
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shippinglauro/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shippinglauro
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shippingandthelaw/
Website: www.shippingandthelaw.org
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Founder & Managing Partner SLL | Francesco S. Lauro | francescolauro@studiolegalelauro.it | +39 081 5800199 - +39 081 5800195 |
CoFounder Lawyer SLL | Ernesto Ardia | ernestoardia@studiolegalelauro.it | +39 081 5800199 - +39 081 5800195 |
Lawyer SLL | Giannicola Forte | gforte@studiolegalelauro.it | +39 081 5800199 - +39 081 5800195 |
Lawyer SLL | Giuseppe De Santo | giuseppedesanto@studiolegalelauro.it | +39 081 5800199 - +39 081 5800195 |
Lawyer SLL | Anna Vernillo | annavernillo@studiolegalelauro.it | +39 081 5800199 - +39 081 5800195 |
Trainee Lawyer SLL | Valentina Tremante | valentinatremante@studiolegalelauro.it | +39 081 5800199 - +39 081 5800195 |
Lawyer SLL | Vittorio La Sala | vittoriolasala@studiolegalelauro.it | +39 081 5800199 - +39 081 5800195 |
Chief Marketing Officer and Strategist SLL | Maria Elisabetta Varrone | marilisavarrone@studiolegalelauro.it | +39 081 5800199 - +39 081 5800195 |
of Counsel SLL | Francesco Bentivegna | ||
of Counsel SLL | Arturo Capasso | ||
QC of Counsel SLL | Mark Clough | ||
QC of Counsel SLL | Roderick Cordara | ||
of Counsel SLL | Aniello Cuomo | ||
of Counsel SLL | Michele Di Fiore | ||
of Counsel SLL | Biagio Grasso | ||
of Counsel SLL | Carlo Iannello | ||
of Counsel SLL | Mans Jacobsson | ||
of Counsel SLL | Giulio Maggiore | ||
of Counsel SLL | Nicola Tremante | ||
of Counsel SLL | Yugui Wang |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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![]() | Ernesto Ardia | Founding Partner | View Profile |
![]() | Francesco Bentivegna | Of Counsel | View Profile |
![]() | Arturo Capasso | Of Counsel | View Profile |
![]() | Mark Clough | Of Counsel | View Profile |
![]() | Roderick Cordara | Of Counsel | View Profile |
![]() | Aniello Cuomo | Of Counsel | View Profile |
![]() | Giuseppe De Santo | Lawyer | View Profile |
![]() | Michele Di Fiore | Of Counsel | View Profile |
![]() | Giannicola Forte | Lawyer | View Profile |
![]() | Biagio Grasso | Of Counsel | View Profile |
![]() | Mans Jacobsson | Of Counsel | View Profile |
![]() | Vittorio La Sala | Lawyer / Project Manager | View Profile |
![]() | Francesco S. Lauro | Founder & Managing Partner | View Profile |
![]() | Giulio Maggiore | Of Counsel | View Profile |
![]() | Valentina Tremante | Trainee Lawyer | View Profile |
![]() | Nicola Tremante | Of Counsel | View Profile |
![]() | Maria Elisabetta Varrone | Chief Marketing Officer and Strategist | View Profile |
![]() | Anna Vernillo | Lawyer | View Profile |
![]() | Yugui Wang | Of Counsel | View Profile |
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Francesco S. Lauro, Managing Partner
What do you see as the main points that differentiate Studio Legale Lauro from its competitors?
There is a phrase which expresses the way we act: “Less is more”. In other words, we always tend towards efficiency and precision. Our clients are generally big companies and very busy people who do not have the time to read very long advices full of caveats or long engagement letters. Our aim is to achieve the best interests for our clients, full stop! We are not interested at all in billing a lot of hours and consider that the legal cost of cases should never be disproportioned in respect of the benefits granted by the legal assistance. If we can close a deal or a litigation in a favorable, simple and quick, way we always do it. Our aim is to achieve the best result for our clients and limit their costs, risks and time is of essence.
Which practices do you see growing in the next 12 months? What are the drivers behind that?
I believe that the fall outs of the coronavirus will feature during the next 12 months in many ways. There are and there will be lot of opportunities for new deals and acquisitions for our clients who are generally strong and successful companies but also a lot of litigations, good faith and force majeure cases, bankruptcy proceedings. Also, the necessary state aids and loans to sustain the economy should be granted to the parties who deserve them and should not be a competition distortion.
What’s the main change you’ve made in the firm that will benefit clients?
We are trying to innovate constantly, but if you ask me to indicate just one thing I would mention the recent recruitment Marilisa Varrone as our Chief Marketing Officer and Strategist. Marilisa worked with me after she graduated more than 20 years ago when I was the President of Naples Port Authority and helped me to put together a strategic think tank with young bright professionals and academics that had an important role in a very productive presidency and after other interesting experiences is now back supporting us.
Is technology changing the way you interact with your clients, and the services you can provide them?
Right now, I am answering this interview from my home from where I am connected worldwide through the internet and the most advance conference office. I always considered that a good business lawyer should be h24 available to answer the phone and be able to leave, with a small suitecase, towards any destination in the next hour, however now that this is not possible we can appreciate the benefits of the most updated communication technology.
Can you give us a practical example of how you have helped a client to add value to their business?
First of all, if I am what I am as a lawyer this is mainly due to my clients who taught me what their businesses are and to understand what they need from their lawyer. If you want to be of use to your clients, you must understand exactly what their business interest are, both in the short and the long term. Then obviously you have also to try to establish a good empathy with them, intervene at the right time and always offer practicable, discriminatory solutions. I think we do that SLL.
Are clients looking for stability and strategic direction from their law firms – where do you see the firm in three years’ time?
As I said above, in my opinion clients like that their lawyers understand them, their strategic priorities and interest. They are also interested in the firm being well organised and able to furnish them with the best possible assistance. It is difficult to speak about the future at these challenging times and after the Corona Virus epidemic break out, I would be very happy if the trend which brought us to handle so important and interesting cases and matters could continue and in the meantime we would have succeeded in the large majority of them.
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