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Osborne Clarke

Osborne Clarke

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Italy

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Industry focus: Energy

Leading Osborne Clarke’s energy practice, Giovanni Penzo is recognised for his extensive experience in the sector. Penzo advises on project finance assessments, negotiations of public land agreements, acquisitions of entire share capital, and corporate aspects of share sales for renewable energy clients. The team also assists with the acquisition and construction of photovoltaic and wind plants, as well as the sale of biogas facilities and disputes concerning payment requests for gas balancing.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team has a different approach compared to others.’
  • ‘Competence in our market.’
  • ‘I believe that the stronger point of the team is the high specialisation of each member, and I believe that this focal point is also appreciated by customers.’
  • ‘Team colleagues are always available for discussion and collaboration, and they follow any changes in the analysis process in a critical and timely manner.’

Key clients

  • A2A Group
  • Acinque Tecnologie S.r.l.
  • Acque Bresciane S.r.l.
  • AGESP Energia S.r.l.
  • ALER Milano – Azienda Lombarda per l’Edilizia Residenziale
  • Azienda Agricola Soffiantini S.r.l.
  • CAP Holding S.p.A.
  • Cogeme Group
  • Costim S.r.l.
  • Enermill Energie Rinnovabili S.r.l.
  • ENGIE Servizi S.p.A.
  • ENI S.p.A.

Work highlights

Advised ESPE S.p.A., a company listed on the Euronext Growth Milan market, on its acquisition of Permatech S.r.l., a company active in the development of photovoltaic, agrovoltaic, and BESS projects.
Acted for TEA Energia S.r.l. in precedent-setting litigation against ENI, successfully establishing that gas balancing charges were not owed by the client.
Advised the Province of Lecco on the EUR110+ public-private partnership for a province-wide Renewable Energy Community, the first of its kind in Italy, structured through project finance.

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Practice head

Giovanni Penzo