Charles Adams > Clifford Chance > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Clifford Chance
31 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6131
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Banking & finance, Private equity, Energy & resources, Banks

Position

Charles Adams is a dual qualified avvocato (Italy) and solicitor (England & Wales) who is widely recognised as one of Italy’s leading banking and finance lawyers.

Charles has advised banks and borrowers on some of the most significant syndicated loans, leveraged and project finance transactions in the Italian market over the past 20 years. He also advises clients on major Italian restructurings and insolvencies and is active in the Energy sector, having advised on some of Italy’s landmark infrastructure and project financings and more recently on renewables transactions.

Lawyer Rankings

Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side

(Hall of Fame)

Charles AdamsClifford Chance

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)

Charles AdamsClifford Chance

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 PalmaCharles 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.