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Mr Giovanni Diotallevi

Work Department
Banking and Finance
Position
Giovanni Diotallevi is a partner in our Rome office, head of the Project finance area and a member of the global Banking and Finance practice.
He focuses on project finance matters, particularly in relation to infrastructure, transportation, energy, telecommunication and water sectors.
He is also experienced in export finance, acquisition finance, public utilities, bond issues, as well as debt restructuring and distressed assets.
During his career, Giovanni has been involved in several benchmark deals, including a number of “first-of-a-kind” products/structures in Italy.
Career
Giovanni joined Dentons as a partner in 2017. Prior to that, he was a partner in the Banking and Finance department of Chiomenti, a leading Italian independent law firm where he worked for 17 years, of which 15 years as a partner.
Giovanni is often invited as a lecturer and speaker at several seminars and conferences organized by Bocconi University, L.U.I.S.S. University, “The Economist”, as well as several public and private institutions.
Languages
English
Italian
Memberships
Admitted to the Bar, Italy, 1990
Education
Law degree, LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, 1987
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side
(Leading individuals)Dentons‘ department houses specialists in leveraged, real estate and corporate finance, along with refinancing, fund financing, and project and structured finance. In addition to leading the Italy banking and finance practice, Alessandro Fosco Fagotto was appointed Europe banking and finance head in 2021; Giovanni Diotallevi is responsible for project finance and cash-flow based transactions in Italy. Managing counsel Andrea De Luca Picione has transportation, energy, telecoms and water sector expertise. Luigi Costa was a new arrival in November 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals - Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: Borrower side - Italy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Retail
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Capital markets: Debt
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Industry focus: TMT
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Capital markets: Equity
- EU and competition law
- Industry focus: Energy
- Compliance