Mr Luigi Costa > Dentons > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
Piazza degli Affari 1
20123 MILAN
Italy
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Work Department

Project, Energy and Infrastructure

Position

Luigi Costa is partner in Dentons’ Milan office, Head of the Project, Energy and Infrastructure business unit in Italy and a member of the global Banking and Finance practice.

Career

He regularly assists international and Italian clients operating in the energy and infrastructure sectors in relation to project development, construction, financing and M&A transactions.

In particular, over the course of his career, he has worked with clients on projects in Italy and abroad, primarily in energy (including photovoltaic plants, wind farms, biogas, biomass, biomethane and hydroelectric plants, solar rooftops and greenhouses, hydrogen, natural gas cogeneration, water desalination, energy storage and electrical charging stations, energy efficiency projects, waste recycling and landfills), as well as on infrastructure projects (including hospitals, roads, highways and schools).

Languages

Italian, English

Memberships

  • Admitted to the Bar, Milan, 2012

Education

  • Master’s certificate in domestic and international banking law, IPSOA Training School, 2012
  • Bocconi University of Milan, 2009, JD

Lawyer Rankings

Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side

(Next Generation Partners)

Luigi CostaDentons

Dentons‘ Italy banking and finance department has significant experience in leverage, real estate, fund, project, structured and corporate finance, along with refinancings. The ‘outstandingAlessandro Fosco Fagotto leads the firm’s banking and finance practice in Italy; Pierandrea Bonali has notable real estate and property finance expertise; and Luigi Costa. acts for energy and infrastructure sector companies on project financing. The practice also includes project finance practitioner Ginevra Biadico and finance lawyer Franco Paolo Gialloreti. In April 2024, Edoardo Galeotti, an adviser on domestic and cross-border LBO transactions, was promoted to partner.

Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side

(Next Generation Partners)

Luigi CostaDentons

Dentons‘ Italy practice fields experts in leverage, real estate, fund and corporate finance, along with refinancings, direct lending, and project and structured finance. Alessandro Fosco Fagotto heads the banking and finance practice in Europe; Pierandrea Bonali is ‘one of the finest real estate finance lawyers around’; Luigi Costa is a project finance specialist; and Franco Paolo Gialloreti advises on acquisition, leverage and real estate finance, along with corporate and syndicated lending. Tommaso Zanirato and Antida Cutuli are also experienced practitioners. In April 2024, LBO expert Edoardo Galeotti was promoted to partner.

Italy > Industry focus: Energy

(Next Generation Partners)

Luigi CostaDentons

Commended for its ‘exceptional blend of expertise, innovation, and client-centric approach’, Dentons is vastly knowledgeable of energy transition issues. Luigi Costa oversees the team and is skilled at wind projects, while Carsten Steinhauer is noted for his strength in project development and financing transactions. Mileto Mario Giuliani is proficient in regulatory energy issues, Ginevra Biadico is informed in administrative law, and Giulia Ostan often handles renewable energy. Christian Fabricatore, Riccardo Narducci, and Silvia Lazzati are other key team members.