Giuseppe De Palma > Clifford Chance > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile
Clifford Chance Offices
VIA BROLETTO, 16
20121 MILANO
Italy
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Giuseppe De Palma
Work Department
Banking & Finance
Position
Giuseppe De Palma is Head of the Italian Banking and Restructuring practice, and specialises in Acquisition Finance, Restructuring and Project/Export Finance.
Giuseppe has advised on groundbreaking domestic and international portfolio management transactions, restructuring project financings, leveraged finance on loan management/transactions, syndicated lendings and export credit transactions.
Education
University of Rome La Sapienza (LL.D) 1991
Admitted as an avvocato in Italy 1994
University of London, Queen Mary & Westfield College (LL.M) 1995
University of Rome La Sapienza (Doctorate in Laws) 1996
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Industry focus: Energy
Clifford Chance’s team of energy specialists routinely advises clients in the renewable energy, thermoelectric, hydroelectric and hydrogen sectors on all aspects of energy projects, including M&A, construction and project development, and real estate matters, as well as project and trade finance. Energy sector specialist Umberto Penco Salvi heads the practice, which includes Giuseppe De Palma, an expert in acquisition finance related to the energy sector, and global financial markets counsels Francesca Cuzzocrea and Chiara Commis.
Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
(Hall of Fame)Clifford Chance‘s Italy group is consistently mandated to advise on high-end finance transactions, such as investment grade deals, acquisition financings, export finance, syndicated loans, bonds and debt restructurings. The practice in Milan also covers real estate loans and international project financing. Practice head Giuseppe De Palma routinely acts on major banking and finance transactions. Charles Adams is renowned for his expertise in Italian and cross-border banking. Ferdinando Poscio specialises in general and syndicated lending, acquisition finance and restructuring. Other figures to note are senior counsel Francesca Cuzzocrea, Filippo Tassoni, Chiara Commis and counsel Paolo Ballerini.
Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side
(Hall of Fame)Mandated by large domestic and international groups, Clifford Chance‘s Milan-based Italy group handles high-stakes finance transactions, including acquisition finance, syndicated loans, export finance and debt restructuring deals. The team is headed up by longstanding banking and finance expert Giuseppe De Palma. Charles Adams is a renowned specialist in Italian and cross-border banking work. The practice also features leveraged finance and restructuring practitioner Ferdinando Poscio, along with Francesca Cuzzocrea, who was promoted to senior counsel in May 2023. Filippo Tassoni, Chiara Commis and Paolo Ballerini are also key team members.
Italy > Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
Clifford Chance‘s Italy team is experienced in acting for domestic and international groups, arrangers and financing banks on the regulatory side to finance transactions. The group also assists with fintech-related issues. In 2022, Giuseppe De Palma was appointed global financial markets regional practice leader for Continental Europe, while Lucio Bonavitacola leads the investment funds and regulatory group. Other key figures are Charles Adams, Ferdinando Poscio and Gioacchino Foti; and in May 2023, Francesca Cuzzocrea was promoted to senior counsel. Riccardo Coassin is another name to note.
Italy > Restructuring and insolvency
Clifford Chance advises major multinational banks and companies on matters across the spectrum of restructuring and insolvency law. The firm assists in distressed refinancing, insolvency-related risk management litigation, distressed M&A and labour issues surrounding insolvency, such as reorganisations. In particular, the firm is strong in restructuring and insolvency litigation. The practice is headed by Giuseppe De Palma, an expert in the banking sector. Filippo Isacco was promoted to partner in May 2023; his strengths include advising on corporate restructurings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: Borrower side Italy
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side Italy
- Hall of Fame Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Hall of Fame Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory Italy
- Restructuring and insolvency Italy
- Industry focus: Energy Italy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity