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Italy

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Commercial, corporate and M&A

The ‘highly-committed’ team at DLA Piper is well-versed in the sale and purchase of companies, private equity investments, and the structuring of joint ventures. The firm regularly represents clients active in the TMT, energy, and banking sectors. The team is jointly led by Giulio Maroncelli, who specialises in the energy sector, and the ’experienced and pragmatic’ Danilo Surdi, who brings infrastructure expertise. Wolf Michael Kühne is an expert in cross-border transactions, with particular strength in mandates involving the Italian and German jurisdictions. In November 2024, Matteo Almini left the firm, followed by Alessandro Piermanni in March 2025.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • The practice is close to the needs of the client, always ready to adapt and evolve in light of emerging needs and support requirements.
  • Senior Associate Fabio del Bene is the leading example of professionalism and adaptability with the agility and speed requested by customers in times of transformation.
  • ‘They operate as one team in Italy and abroad, bringing together unique capabilities across Corporate M&A, Tax, and IT. The quality is the best you can find in Italy.'
  • ‘The team knows very well the standards required on my side and consistently meets them year after year.'
  • ‘Dino Dima and Amedeo Barbato are flexible and adaptable to the client. During transactions, they integrate seamlessly with the internal team, creating perfect synergies with the client.’
  • ‘The team is highly committed.’
  • ‘Dino Dima is amazing, and Amedeo Barbato is a rising star.’
  • 'The practice is close to the needs of the client, always ready to adapt and evolve in light of emerging needs and support requirements.'
  • 'Senior Associate Fabio del Bene is the leading example of professionalism and adaptability with agility and speed requested by customers in transformation times.'
  • ‘Danilo Surdi is engaged, available, solution-oriented, experienced, and pragmatic.’

Key clients

  • A2A S.p.A.
  • Aquafil
  • Pfizer
  • Poste Italiane
  • Terna S.p.A
  • Telepass
  • Lynx S.p.A.
  • Nuveen
  • FNM S.p.A
  • Montefiore Investment
  • Energy Dome S.p.A
  • Mittel
  • TSG Southeastern Europe
  • Unilever Italy Holdings S.r.l.
  • EDP Energia Italia S.r.l.
  • Amplifon
  • Aquila Capital
  • Lutech S.p.A.
  • Pienissimo
  • IML Group S.r.l.

Work highlights

Advised Pfizer Group on all aspects of Italian law relating to the integration of Seagen's Italian business into Pfizer's Italian business.
Assisted A2A S.p.A. with the sale of the entire quota capital of AP Reti Gas North S.r.l., owning 2 going concerns transferred by LD Reti and Unareti and consisting of about 490,000 connection points for distribution of gas in the Province of Milan, Italy.
Assisted Terna with the acquisition of the entire corporate capital of a NewCo, fully owned by Areti S.p.A.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

Giulio Maroncelli; Danilo Surdi

Other key lawyers

Wolf Michael Kühne; Dino Dima; Danilo Surdi; Christian Iannaccone; Francesco Cerasi; Fabio del Bene; Anna Saraceno; Barbara Donato; Amadeo Barbato