The team at ADVANT Nctm, which grew in 2024 with the integration of boutique Zitiello Associati, offers a wide array of contentious and non-contentious services for regulated entities. Danilo Quattrocchi comes highly recommended for various financial services regulatory matters, from e-money and consumer credit, to capital markets transactions, private banking matters, anti-money laundering and capital requirements. The team includes Fabio Coco, who delivers out-of-court advice and handles litigation relating to banking and finance, with an emphasis on fintech and ICT services and regulations like DORA. Francesco Mocci offers day-to-day assistance, litigation services and more for regulated entities, and Benedetta Musco Carbonaro handles judicial matters involving supervised entities.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘We work with the partner Francesco Mocci for his unparalleled pragmatic approach and problem-solving abilities, combined with a strong level of technical expertise in banking regulatory practice. Francesco Mocci is always able to find practical solutions that address our concerns effectively: we appreciate rapid response times when the legal issues require immediate attention.’
  • ‘The firm is highly knowledgeable in matters related to the provision of banking and investment services. They are highly skilled in both consulting and litigation management. Furthermore, their practical and client-focused approach is very appealing. Finally, having other banking clients, the firm is well-versed in specific areas of practice or jurisprudence.'
  • ‘In the financial sector regulatory area, we collaborate with attorney Danilo Quattrocchi, a highly knowledgeable and experienced professional who provides clients with an appropriate and effective approach to resolving any interpretative issue, as well as factual support in managing ordinary and extraordinary matters with expedited timelines.’
  • ‘The Nctm team’s great strength lies in their ability to provide comprehensive advice and services, as well as the high level of professionalism and quality in all their areas of expertise. In particular, they demonstrate a high degree of professionalism in the banking and insurance sector, especially regarding compliance and anti-money laundering, or in fields such as usury and privacy. Their approach to clients is especially swift and reliable.’
  • ‘They are able to establish personal relationships, in particular Danilo Quattrocchi. They are always clear in feedback and have an approach of looking at the overall relationship rather than just the specific task.'
  • ‘Competence, kindness, smartness, empathy.’
  • ‘I was impressed by Mr Danilo Quattorocchi because of his 1) excellent know-how and competence in the banking and insurance fields; 2) professionalism, full availability and attention to the client; 3) timely responses and very effective problem-solving capability.’
  • ‘Very experienced team, provides on-time support on technical matters and has direct relationships with authorities.’
  • Very open to engaging and supporting our company as we need it - supplying documentation in multiple languages; they listen and respond with robust answers. They have supported us in connecting with sister companies in other countries and facilitated the engagement.
  • Danilo has been our main contact and has provided us with the support and advice we needed in an efficient and considered manner. He understands our requirements and delivers, meeting and exceeding our expectations.

Key clients

  • Credit Agricole Italia Numia Allianz Bank Financial Advisors BNP Paribas Edmond de Rothschild Vontobel AG Banco BPM Allianz Global Life DAC Bayerische LandesBank Anima SGR

Work highlights

Assisted Allianz Bank Financial Advisors and Investitori SGR with the implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act.
Advised Edmond de Rotschild on a wide set of regulatory issues relating to investment services.
Assisted Numia in all regulatory matters related to a large transaction involving the acquisition from Banco BPM Group of the business unit dedicated to acquiring and issuing services.
Practice head

Danilo Quattrocchi

Other key lawyers

Francesco Mocci; Fabio Coco; Benedetta Musco Carbonaro