NIUS

NIUS Studio Legale is an Italian employment law firm providing comprehensive legal and strategic advice across the full spectrum of employment, labour and industrial relations matters. Founded in 2024 by employment lawyers Michela Bani and Alessandro Paone , the firm brings together a team of experienced employment lawyers and labour consultants with extensive expertise in supporting Italian and international companies, multinational groups, investors, senior executives and public-sector entities.

NIUS advises clients on day-to-day employment matters, executive and workforce management, employment litigation, trade union and industrial relations, collective bargaining, transfers of undertakings, M&A-related employment issues, corporate governance and organisational design. The firm also assists clients with the employment aspects of corporate transactions, business reorganisations and workforce transformation projects.

By combining technical employment-law expertise with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach, NIUS works alongside boards, management and HR leaders to develop and implement effective solutions throughout the employment lifecycle—from strategic planning and prevention to negotiation, execution and litigation. Its distinctive strength lies in managing complex workplace issues involving employees, trade unions, institutions and other stakeholders, while balancing business needs, legal compliance and sustainable employment relations.

NIUS is widely recognised as one of Italy’s leading firms in the management of industrial crises and complex corporate transformation projects. Drawing on more than two decades of experience, the firm has advised Italian and multinational companies, investment funds and public institutions on significant and sensitive transformation projects. Its ability to combine employment law, industrial relations, institutional dialogue and strategic execution makes NIUS a trusted advisor where business continuity, workforce protection and stakeholder management are critical.