Working alongside its competition, employment and public law colleagues, Linklaters Studio Legale Associato’s M&A team acts for clients from the financial services, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, energy, retail, luxury, and telecoms sectors. Its coverage encompasses public takeovers, strategic joint ventures, and cross-border and multi-jurisdictional M&A. Pietro Belloni is a corporate and commercial law specialist; Roberto Casati is hailed by clients as ‘one of the top corporate lawyers in Italy’; Alessandra Ghezzi’s broad practice includes M&A; and Francesco Eugenio Pasello ‘has good commercial acumen’. Giorgio Fantacchiotti left the firm in 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘All the necessary skills to assist clients. High-level competence, personalised service and availability.’
‘Smooth and reliable when involving partners from other offices - the cross-border interaction remains an absolute plus for LL.’
‘Excellent client service, and the ability to develop highly customised solutions and manage extremely complex issues. Proactive approach and the ability to predict regulatory developments - multidisciplinary and international expertise.’
‘Demonstrates unsurpassed negotiating skills during M&A transactions. ‘
‘Outstanding team, Roberto Casati leads a formidable practice. Roberto is definitely one of the top corporate lawyers in Italy.’
‘Alessandra Ghezzi has very deep knowledge of corporate matters, a significant work ethic, and a very useful attention to numbers; she is very client-oriented and delivers top-notch quality work.’
‘Francesco Eugenio Pasello - technically strong, works hard, dedicated to clients, thinks outside the box, and has good commercial acumen.’
Key clients
- Perfetti Van Melle Group
- Assicurazioni Generali
- Three Hills Capital Partners
- Calvi Holding
- NB Aurora
- RINA
- NEOM Company
- Verallia
- Pemberton Capital Advisors
- Nestlè
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Practice head
Roberto Casati; Pietro Belloni
Other key lawyers
Alessandra Ghezzi; Francesco Eugenio Pasello