Mr Stefano Febbi > Bird & Bird > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Bird & Bird
VIA BORGOGNA 8
20122 MILANO
Italy

Work Department

Finance and Financial Services

Position

Partner

Career

Stefano is a partner in Bird & Bird Finance & Financial Regulation Group based in Milan and co-head of Bird & Bird International Financial Services Group.

Since joining Bird & Bird in 2003, when Bird & Bird Italian offices opened, his focus has been on banking, financial services including payments services, and insurance regulation, advising prestigious financial institutions on their core business and regulatory compliance.

His work includes drafting agreements and related documents for banking, financial and insurance products and services; advising clients on regulatory issues (including payments regulation), including disputes with regulatory authorities, and drafting essential operational agreements for financial institutions and insurance companies, such as distribution agreements, outsourcing agreements and tied agent agreements.

Working with his team in Milan, they also support banks, insurance companies, payments companies and other financial intermediaries in defining and drafting internal procedures and manuals, and preparing offer documentation, such as prospectuses, for issuing financial securities and soliciting public savings.

He has advised several major clients on measures to comply with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), the Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS Directive), the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2), as well as the Consumer Credit and Transparency Directives. He also specialises in anti-money laundering legislation.

Languages

Italian, English, French

Education

Education
Università degli Studi di Milano, Degree in Law

Admissions
Italy Bar, 2002

Lawyer Rankings

Italy > Banking and finance: Bank regulatory

(Leading partners)

Stefano Febbi – Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird‘s banking and financial markets regulation practice covers investment services, compliance with capital requirements, investment fund-related marketing, financial products’ issuances, and market abuse. The group is also experienced in insurance and insurance distribution, fintech, sustainable finance regulation, anti-money laundering, derivatives, consumer credit, payment services, and e-money. Raimondo Maggiore is a highly-regarded financial regulation specialist; Stefano Febbi focuses on banking and financial services, including payments and insurance regulation; and Rossella Sansone advises on asset management and financial services. The team further includes Annapaola SchinoDiego Bobbo and Diego Cefaro.

Italy > Compliance

(Leading partners)

Stefano Febbi – Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird‘s Italian team covers an array of compliance work, from regulatory compliance, Decree 231 matters, data protection and cybersecurity, to product compliance, antitrust, advertising pre-clearance, and consumer protection. Raimondo Maggiore assists with governance and internal control systems; Stefano Febbi‘s expertise includes regulatory compliance; and Simone Caddedu heads the firm’s Italian regulatory and administrative department. The practice further includes Rossella Sansone, an adviser to financial institutions on regulatory compliance; Federico Marini Balestra, who focuses on regulated sectors, such as TMT; and Mauro Turrini, who covers life sciences-related regulatory issues.