The administrative law team at Legance - Avvocati Associati ‘stands out for its exceptional reliability, deep sector expertise, and highly client-focused approach’, and the practice is well-equipped to advise a variety of clients on the full gamut of matters. The department is led by a quintet of experienced professionals: Giuseppe Abbruzzese; Antonella Capria; Alessandro Botto; Filippo Pacciani; and Cristina Martorana. As co-head of the real estate team, Abbruzzese has vast experience in administrative law matters related to real estate transactions, while Capria heads the environmental team and advises on corporate environmental policies. Botto is an expert in public contracts and utilities regulations, Pacciani deals with tender procedures and Martorana has a strong focus on the energy sector. Micaela Tinti joined the team from PedersoliGattai in January 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The practice stands out for its exceptional reliability, deep sector expertise, and highly client-focused approach. The team is responsive, pragmatic, and consistently delivers high-quality legal support tailored to the client's needs. Compared to other firms, their collaborative style is a key distinguishing factor. Availability of partners and counsels is also impressive.’
- ‘What make the individuals exceptional is the combination of technical excellence, commercial insight, and human qualities. Each professional brings deep expertise in their field, but what differentiates them from competitors is their ability to think beyond the legal framework, offering strategic, business-oriented solutions that are tailored to each client’s needs.'
- ‘What makes this practice truly unique is its ability to offer comprehensive, multidisciplinary support across all aspects of a single transaction. Unlike many firms that operate in silos, this team works seamlessly across practice areas, ensuring that clients benefit from integrated, strategic advice that covers legal support on different areas such as administrative, regulatory, real estate, litigation, transactional, ESG and a lot of others.'
- ‘The lawyers at Legance distinguish themselves not only through the depth of their legal knowledge, but also through their accessibility and client-oriented mindset. They are proactive in anticipating issues, creative in structuring solutions, and extremely clear in their communication with both in-house counsel and business stakeholders.'
- ‘Legance’s administrative and public law practice stands out for its exceptional combination of technical excellence, deep sector knowledge, and business-oriented advice. The team is able to handle highly complex regulatory matters with remarkable precision, while at the same time maintaining a pragmatic and solution-driven approach. What distinguishes them from other firms is their ability to combine outstanding legal expertise with a strong understanding of the institutional and commercial context in which clients operate.'
- ‘Legance is a leading law firm in the environmental and public law sector. They have been working with our company since its very foundation. They provide a unique legal service since they are not only complete, accurate, timely and client oriented, but they also have all the legal history and records of our company. Legance is a crucial and long term partner to us.’
Key clients
- Acea
- Aeroporti di Roma
- AS Roma S.r.l.
- Assinde
- Arpinge
- Autostrade per l’Italia
- Bluenergy
- BNP Paribas REIM SGR
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
- Crédit Agricole
- Cubico Sustainable Investments
- Elettricità Futura
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Practice head
Giuseppe Abbruzzese; Antonella Capria; Alessandro Botto; Filippo Pacciani; Cristina Martorana
Other key lawyers
Micaela Tinti