Chiomenti is described as a ‘very focused team with deep industry knowledge and understanding’. Luca Liistro leads the practice, advising clients on post-acquisition reorganisations, acquisitions, managing post-closing activities, and disputes over alleged damages. Filippo Brunetti handles administrative disputes, including appeals before the Regional Administrative Court of Rome concerning medical devices, as well as regulatory matters related to contracts and advertising regimes for medical devices.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Very focused team with deep industry knowledge and understanding.’
- ‘Luca Liistro is an exceptionally sharp mind, very responsive and very knowledgeable in the field of healthcare and life sciences. ’
- ‘Strong local knowledge with an international touch. ’
- 'Chiomenti has high-quality clients and genuine leading sector insight and capability in Healthcare and Life Sciences. Luca Listro in particular knows and understands the commercial drivers in addition to his all-around excellent legal ability.’
- ‘Attentive and responsive. Very helpful that they all have a good command of English, as we are very poor in Italian.’
Work highlights
Advised Hantech Medical Device on the acquisition of the entire share capital of Carefusion Italy 312, from the Becton Dickinson group, and in the signing of agreements for the continuation of the commercial partnership between the target company and the Becton Dickinson group.
Advised InvestIndustrial LP on the acquisition of the Healthcare division from DCC plc, the Ireland-based downstream energy company focused on sales of petroleum and related products and also engaged in the computer peripheral distribution business.
Advised Saixing Group, for the purpose of the acquisition of the business unit of Laboratorio Italiano Biochimico Farmaceutico Lisapharma S.p.A. in the context of a court-supervised composition with creditors (concordato preventivo) of the latter company.
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Practice head
Luca Liistro
Other key lawyers
Filippo Brunetti