Capable across the full spectrum of financial regulatory services, FIVERS Studio Legale e Tributario handles special situations for and offers ongoing corporate advice to prominent Italian and foreign banks, management companies, family offices and other financial intermediaries. Founding partner Francesco Di Carlo is well-versed in regulatory supervision and regulated transactions, including cross-border matters. Fellow founder Edoardo Guffanti is sought out for his expertise in banking and finance litigation, market abuse issues, corporate governance, control systems and more. Newly appointed partner Debora Gobbo advises banks, insurers and other regulated intermediaries on various compliance matters.

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Testimonials

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Commitment and competence
‘Francesco Di Carlo is an excellent professional who is able to support clients with innovative solutions.’
‘Fivers has a proven track record in assisting supervised entities. The firm is composed of highly qualified professionals with diverse expertise, capable of providing legal support across multiple areas of law.’
‘I recently had the opportunity to work with Francesco di Carlo and Debora Gobbo, both partners at Fivers. They are highly skilled professionals with outstanding interpersonal abilities and a remarkable capacity to offer innovative solutions to complex regulatory issues. Their ability to effectively engage with regulatory authorities is outstanding.’
‘Great expertise and availability on the matters for which we requested their support. In regulatory affairs, they remain a key point of reference in Italy.’

Key clients

Assicurazioni Generali Group
Banca Generali Group
Mediobanca
Clessidra Group
Credit Agricole Indosuez
EFG Bank Group
Grifo Insurance Brokers
Gruppo Vontobel
Gruppo Credem
LGT Bank Ltd.
Illimity bank S.p.A.
Lloyds Banking Group
Alleanza assicurazioni
Cr Asti
Sosteneo SGR
Bank of China
PKB Privatbank Group
Banco BPM S.p.A.
MiT SIM S.p.A.
GAM SGR S.p.A.

Work highlights

Assisted GAM Group in reorganising its financial operations in Italy to exit the asset management market.

Assisted RealStep in the transformation from a self-managed to a third-party-managed SICAF, with management assigned to the newly authorised RealStep SGR.

Assisted Sosteneo SGR S.p.A. in obtaining the Bank of Italy's authorisation to establish a branch in Australia.