The ‘highly professional’ team at Greenberg Traurig advises industrial corporations, investment banks and private equity funds in proceedings and investigations concerning anti-money laundering, corruption and insider trading. The firm is experienced in a wide range of market sectors, with an especial focus on the food and fashion industries. ’A serious, reliable, and highly approachable professional’, Bruno Cova is frequently instructed by multinational conglomerates in proceedings initiated against them. Maria Francesca De Leo specialises in financial services litigation and regulatory enforcement. Massimo Ugo Maria Contesso specialises in corruption, money laundering, market abuse and financial fraud matters.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The team is highly professional and thinks outside the box.’
- ‘Bruno Cova and Massimo Contesso stand out.’
- ‘Massimo Contesso is a rising star in the investigation space. He is very client-focused and able to co-ordinate complex investigations.’
- ‘It is a very reputable law firm with strong expertise. They are capable of handling sensitive matters with the necessary seriousness, putting the client in a position to fully understand the context.’
- ‘Bruno Cova is a serious, reliable, and highly approachable professional. He is able to explain complex and sensitive matters even to individuals outside the legal field. He reassures the client by providing a broad and very clear perspective.’
Key clients
- Manufactures Dior
- Loro Piana
- Ayman Asfari
Work highlights
Represented the CEO and major shareholder of Petrofac, an international service provider to the oil and gas industry, before the Italian Supreme Court in a complex, high-profile dispute with CONSOB regarding alleged insider trading violations.
Assisted Manufactures Dior, a subsidiary of LVMH, in relation to the judicial administration proceedings against the Company before the Tribunal of Milan.
Assistance to Loro Piana, an Italian fashion house controlled by LVMH, in the context of the judicial administration proceedings against the Company before the Tribunal of Milan and the related criminal investigation concerning alleged unlawful labour exploitation.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Bruno Cova
Other key lawyers
Mariafrancesca De Leo; Massimo Ugo Maria Contesso