Paolo Bernasconi > Latham & Watkins LLP > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLP
CORSO MATTEOTTI 22
20121 MILAN
Italy

Position

Paolo Bernasconi is a partner in the Milan office and a member of the Capital Markets Practice.

Paolo Bernasconi represents corporate clients, investment banks, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in cross-border corporate finance transactions involving complex structuring issues, with an emphasis on acquisition financings and issuances of high yield debt securities. He has represented issuers and underwriters in several industries, including:

    • Telecommunications
    • Aerospace
    • Luxury design
    • Energy
    • Software and IT services
    • Circular economy / waste management
    • Nutraceutical
    • Packaging
    • Gaming
    • Hospitality
    • Metals
    • Construction
    • Railway and light mobility

Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Paolo worked at leading US and Italian law firms, where his work focused primarily on capital markets transactions and financial regulatory matters.

Lawyer Rankings

Italy > Capital markets: Debt

(Next Generation Partners)

Paolo BernasconiLatham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP‘s Italian offices feature both Italian and US law specialists. The practice is jointly led by public and private cross-border deal expert Jeff Lawlis, who is well-known for his advice on high-yield bond and loan products; Paolo Bernasconi, who regularly acts for major corporate clients, investment banks and private equity sponsors on capital markets transactions, particularly issuances of high-yield debt securities; and Antonio Coletti, who acts on a broad range of securities deals. Another name to note is counsel Giorgio Ignazzi, who focuses on international capital markets transactions and securities regulation.