Francesco S. Lauro > Studio Legale Lauro > Naples, Italy > Lawyer Profile
Studio Legale Lauro Offices
VIA CARDINALE GUGLIELMO SANFELICE 8
80134 NAPLES
Italy
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Francesco S. Lauro
Work Department
Studio Legale Lauro
Position
Founder & Managing Partner
Career
Francesco S. Lauro is the Managing Partner of Studio Legale Lauro. He graduated in law at Federico II University, Naples, qualifying as first in his class and did postgraduate maritime law studies at University College London. In 1993 he founded Studio Legale Lauro with Ernesto Ardia. He was President of the Port Authority of Naples (1996-2000). He is, or has been, Chairman and Board Member of well-known shipping and state owned transportation companies in Italy, Greece and Malta. A supporting member of the London Maritime Arbitration Association, Francesco acts as advocate in important commercial disputes before arbitration tribunals worldwide and Italian courts. He has expertise in commercial and maritime law, construction contracts and M&A deals. He is the organizer of the international conference Shipping and the Law.
Languages
Italian, English, German
Memberships
Supporting member of LMAA
Education
Degree in Law at Federico II University, Naples, qualifying first in his class and postgraduate Maritime Law studies at University College London
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Naples: leading firms
Studio Legale Lauro
is renowned for providing ‘excellent’ and ‘outcome-focused‘ maritime and commercial legal advice to global maritime and logistics businesses. The firm is led by Francesco S. Lauro 
who is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration matters. Ernesto Ardia is reputed for representing ship owners in claims involving collisions, salvage, and marine pollution. Giannicola Forte covers a wide range of matters including charter parties, cargo claims, passenger injuries and illness claims, and many others.
Studio Legale Lauro is renowned for providing ‘excellent’ and ‘outcome-focused‘ maritime and commercial legal advice to global maritime and logistics businesses. The firm is led by Francesco S. Lauro who is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration matters. Ernesto Ardia is reputed for representing ship owners in claims involving collisions, salvage, and marine pollution. Giannicola Forte covers a wide range of matters including charter parties, cargo claims, passenger injuries and illness claims, and many others.
Italy > Shipping
(Hall of Fame)Covering the Italian and English law aspects of the shipping and yachting industries, Studio Legale Lauro‘s practice covers ship arrests, charterparty and bill of lading disputes, and ship and yacht building contracts. With ’in-depth expertise of Italian shipping regulations’, the practice also covers collisions, marine pollution, cargo claims, cross-border transactions, ship finance and loan agreements, and international trade and commodity trading. ‘One of the most respected Italian shipping and insurance lawyers around’, Francesco Lauro heads the Naples-based group; and Ernesto Ardia advises shipowners on collisions, salvage and marine pollution.