The administrative and environmental law practice at Pavia e Ansaldo advises a variety of clients on public procurement, administrative litigation and public concessions. Marco Giustiniani spearheads the practice and has extensive experience in town planning law and public contracts. Other key members of the team include Antonello Frasca, who is an expert in urban planning, and Alessandro Paccione, who is knowledgeable in maritime and shipping law.
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- ‘Great expertise and knowledge of the specific legal sector.’
- ‘Great availability, transparent and balanced billing, flexibility.’
- ‘Both senior and junior members of the team have demonstrated their ability to respond to client requests in a highly efficient, rapid, and timely manner. The support received has always been highly qualified and dynamic, while at the same time resolving the issue in the most appropriate legal terms in each case examined.’
- ‘I appreciate Marco Giustiniani, the lawyer responsible for providing legal advice to the company, for the experience he has gained in the sector, particularly through his consultancy and legal assistance work for both private clients—both national and international—and public clients. He has a thorough understanding of the dynamics of Italian public administration procedures, in this way providing the client with added value in terms of greater awareness and operational efficiency.'
Key clients
- Ferservizi S.p.A.
- Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A.
- Rete Ferroviaria Italiana S.p.A.
- Port Authority of Ravenna
- Potenza Territorial Housing Authority (“Azienda Territoriale per l’Edilizia Residenziale”)
- Brebemi S.p.A.
- Unionbau S.p.A.
- Port Authority of Palermo
- Bocconi University
- Accord Healthcare Italia / Assogenerici
- Infocamere S.p.A.
- Trenitalia S.p.A.
Work highlights
Assisted the North Central Adriatic Seaport System Authority (Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico centro settentrionale) in the project finance procedure for the realization of an in-shore photovoltaic plant in Italy, with an overall investments value of €100 million, and in the construction of a re-gasification plant off the coast of Ravenna, with an overall investment value of 216 € million.
Assisted Arexpo S.p.A. (now Principia S.p.A.), a public company which manages real estate assets including former Milan EXPO 2015 areas, in the region of Lombardy, in the process of promotion and redevelopment projects, in relation to administrative proceedings, public procurement proceedings and execution of public agreements.
Assisted Unionbau S.p.A. in the public tender procedure, and in the linked judicial proceedings before the administrative court and the Council of State, concerning the realization of several infrastructure projects and, in particular, for the construction of the Biathlon Centre for the 2026 Winter Olympics hosted by Italy, for an overall investment of € 20 million.
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Practice head
Marco Giustiniani
Other key lawyers
Antonello Frasca; Alessandro Paccione