
BonelliErede
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BonelliErede is an international law firm founded in 1999 from the merger of three Italian law firms. It offers a broad range of commercial legal and tax services through offices and cooperative arrangements across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
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Alessandro Balp
Partner Alessandro Balp specialises in corporate law with focus on extraordinary M&A, real estate, mutual investment funds, private equity and sector regulations. He also provides assistance to Italian and international companies on stock exchange listings and mutual investment funds. He is leader of the Real Estate Focus Team and a member of the Luxury Focus Team. · Corporate / M&A
Alessandro De Nicola
Alessandro De Nicola is partner of BonelliErede’s Legal Risk, Compliance & Investigations practice. He specialises in corporate law, corporate governance, compliance, M&A and resolution of complex disputes. He is member of the Digital Innovation, Corporate Compliance & Investigations, Corporate Governance and Insurance Focus Teams. He is member of several 231 supervisory bodies, advisory boards and boards of directors at Italian and international companies and financial institutions, and author of textbooks and publications on corporate law and compliance. · Corporate / M&A
Alessandro Rosi
Of counsel Alessandro Rosi specialises in administrative law with focus on in-court assistance to listed and non-listed public and private undertakings and to public entities and institutions and out-of-court assistance and advice mainly regarding tenders (assistance to a number of important Italian contractors), privatisation and public services, particularly in the electricity and renewable energies, gas, telecommunications, transportation and other infrastructure, contracts and tenders, environment, healthcare sectors. He is member of the Art and Cultural Property, Construction & Engineering, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Teams. · Administrative Law
Andrea Carta Mantiglia
Partner Andrea Carta Mantiglia specialises in corporate law with focus on M&A, JVs, business contracts and private equity, especially in healthcare and life sciences sector – he leads the firm’s dedicated Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team. · Corporate / M&A
Andrea La Mattina
Andrea La Mattina, of counsel, provides in‑ and out‑of‑court advice to companies in maritime and transport law, insurance law and private international law. Key sectors of expertise are shipping, transport and insurance. He is a member of the Art and Cultural Property, Insurance and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams. · Maritime Law
Andrea Manzitti
Of counsel Andrea Manzitti specialises in national and international tax law and tax litigation, representation of taxpayers during tax audits and tax litigation concerning off-shoring, abuses of law and hidden permanent establishments. He is a member of the Tax Litigation, Shipping, Transport & Logistics and Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Teams. · Tax Law
Andrea Novarese
Andrea Novarese, partner, has many years of experience in structuring and managing leverage and acquisition finance, asset finance, private credit, senior secured lending, debt capital markets and debt restructuring. He works alongside banks, financial intermediaries and internationally oriented blue-chip and mid-cap companies operating in the manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceutical, aerospace, real estate and infrastructure sectors. He is a member of the Banks, Debt Capital Markets, and Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Teams. · Acquisition Finance
Andrea Savigliano
Senior counsel Andrea Savigliano specialises in M&A transactions, investigations on supervised entities, recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, corporate governance, compliance and anti-money laundering, inspection and proceedings within the banking, financial intermediaries and insurance sectors. He is member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Team. · Corporate / M&A
Angelino Alfano
Partner Angelino Alfano specialises in civil law and international relations with particular expertise in public international law, international trade law, anti-terrorism proceedings, compliance for security in stadiums and large events, international sanctions, legal protection of Made in Italy in international organisations. He is leader of the Public International Law & Economic Diplomacy Focus Team and member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations and Corporate Governance Focus Teams, as well as of the Golden Power Task Force. · Public International Law
Anna Di Vilio
Partner Anna Di Vilio specialises in financial regulatory matters, with a focus on asset management and investment funds. She advises banks, asset management companies and other financial intermediaries on regulatory issues, typical activities and products, and their interactions with supervisory authorities. She has significant experience in establishing banks, asset management companies and other regulated intermediaries, as well as setting up investment companies with fixed capital and alternative investment funds across the real estate, energy, credit, private equity and venture capital sectors. She is member of the Real Estate and Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Teams. · Financial Regulation
Anna La Mura
Senior associate, Anna La Mura specialises in privacy and data protection. · Privacy and Data Protection
Antonella Negri
Partner Antonella Negri specialises in employment law, with focus on industrial relations (collective redundancies and business transfers, including businesses in financial difficulty), labour, trade-union and social security litigation, drafting of individual employment contract and collective company agreements, management of relationships with all types of workers. Key sectors of her practice are healthcare and pharmaceuticals, engineering, insurance, consultancy and services and large-scale retail. She is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences, Restructuring & Insolvency and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams. · Employment Law
Antonio Giulio Carbonara
Antonio Giulio Carbonara, managing associate, specialises in administrative law, with expertise in real estate, development and property management, expropriation, environmental law, public procurement and commercial authorisation. His key sectors of practice are real estate, retail and infrastructure. He is a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Environmental Sustainability Focus Teams. · Administrative Law
Augusto Praloran
Partner Augusto Praloran specialises in corporate law, M&A and business contracts in particular in the luxury, food and manufacturing sectors. He is a member of the Private Equity Focus Team and the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team. · Corporate / M&A
Carlo Morelli
Senior associate Carlo Morelli specialises in litigation, with a particular focus on obligations and contracts, contractual and tortious liability, banking law and bankruptcy law. His key sectors of practice are banking/finance and bankruptcy. · Litigation
Catia Tomasetti
Partner Catia Tomasetti specialises in project finance, project bonds, public finance especially in the fields of energy services (traditional and renewable), water, waste, hospitals, underground systems, roads and motorways, advising on several market-first transactions in Italy. She also handles the reorganisation of listed companies and provides assistance to banks, shareholders and borrowers. She coordinates the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team and is leader of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team. Furthermore, she is in charge of developing the firm’s Middle Eastern practice, and is a member of the firm’s board. · Project Finance
Claudio Tesauro
Claudio Tesauro is a partner specialising in EU law and competition law, with particular focus on concentrations, restrictive agreements, abuse of dominant position and compensation for damages in antitrust cases. He is member of the Banks Focus Team and of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team, as well as a member of the Competition Litigation Task Force. · Competition / Antitrust
Daniela De Palma
Managing associate Daniela De Palma specialises in banking and finance, with extensive expertise in project financing and project bonds, advice on tenders, infrastructures and transport law, drafting and negotiation of financial documents, project documents and legal opinions. Key sectors are infrastructures and energy. · Banking & Finance
Daniele Gambirasio
Partner Daniele Gambirasio specialises in national and international corporate law, with particular focus on extraordinary transactions and corporate crises, private and public M&A, joint ventures, governance issues, African markets, financial institutions and capital markets. · Corporate / M&A
Elettra Gaspari
Senior associate Elettra Gaspari specialises in corporate and European Union law, with particular expertise in pharmaceutical law and health law, food law and public international law. · Corporate / M&A
Eliana Catalano
Eliana Catalano specialises in corporate and M&A (both domestic and cross-border), private equity, JVs and commercial agreements. She has particular expertise in fashion, luxury and design industries, as well as manufacturing, business services, sports and leisure, and consumer goods sectors. She is co-leader of the Private Equity Focus Team and member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team (strategic support). In addition, Eliana Catalano has been a board member since 2021 and has been serving as managing partner since 2024. · Corporate / M&A
Elisabetta Varni
Partner Elisabetta Varni specialises in corporate law and bankruptcy law, with focus on insolvency and extraordinary receivership proceedings and consequent liability claims, claw-back actions, proofs of claim and objections to the admission of proof of debt, pre-bankruptcy settlement agreements with creditors and debt restructuring. She is a member of the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team. · Corporate / M&A
Enrico Castellani
Enrico Castellani, of counsel, specialises in litigation and dispute resolution, both judicial and arbitral, especially in banking and finance, corporate crises, complex litigation and white collar crime fields. His professional experience develops across several sectors, including financial and banking services, investment services, pharmaceutical and chemical, construction, renewable energy, transport and automotive. He is member of the Dept Capital Markets Focus Team. · Litigation
Enrico Chieppa
Partner Enrico Chieppa specialises in corporate, civil and bankruptcy litigation and arbitration, with particular focus on liability claims against corporate bodies, challenges to company resolutions, bankruptcy clawback actions, follow-on actions, inheritance divisions, trusts and family agreements and class actions. He also specialises in commercial matters including contracts, tenders, management and coordination, related partners and insurance. Key sectors are environmental, tenders, pharmaceuticals energy, clothing, transport & logistics, motor vehicles, hotels, publishing and media, food, investment funds, insurance, construction and banking. He is member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team and of the Competition Litigation Task Force. · Litigation
Fabio Macrì
Senior counsel Fabio Macrì specialises in corporate law with particular focus on restructuring/bankruptcy and European Union Law. He is a member of the Corporate Governance Focus Team and the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team. · Corporate Law
Federico Vermicelli
Partner Federico Vermicelli specialises in out-of-court corporate law, focusing on extraordinary transactions, capital markets, corporate reorganisations, M&A and financial debt and corporate restructuring transactions. Key sectors of expertise encompass fashion, luxury and design, real estate, transport, hotels, food and beverage. He is member of the Equity Capital Markets and Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Teams. · Capital Markets
Ferdinando Emanuele
Ferdinando Emanuele is a partner and co-head of the firm’s international arbitration practice. He specialises in national and international litigation and arbitration, with particular focus on civil law and commercial law. Key sectors of expertise include procurement, aviation, antitrust, banking, finance, public international law, telecommunications and sports. · International Arbitration
Francesca Marchetti
Francesca Marchetti is a partner specialising in banking and finance, capital markets and banking and insurance regulations, with particular focus on structured finance, insurance products, actuarial reserves and insurance regulations, derivatives, investment funds, litigation for financial products. Her assistance is carried out mainly in the fields of finance, insurance and banking. She is member of the Debt Capital Markets, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition and Insurance Focus Teams. · Banking & Finance
Francesca Peruzzi
Partner Francesca Peruzzi specialises in company law, with a focus on capital markets (public offerings for the subscription and sale of financial instruments, IPOs, capital increases, public M&A), extraordinary transactions, corporate governance and corporate documents, specifically pertaining to listed companies. She is a member of the Equity Capital Markets Focus Team and Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team. · Capital Markets
Francesca Ricceri
Managing associate Francesca Ricceri specialises in M&A (domestic and cross border), private equity and commercial agreements. Her key sectors include fashion, luxury goods and design, energy, and consumer goods. · Mergers & Acquisitions
Francesco Anglani
Partner Francesco Anglani specialises in competition and EU law, with focus on corporate compliance and antitrust advice relating to the various distribution systems in Italy and abroad, preliminary proceedings for breach of regulations on restrictive practices and abuse of dominant position, representing and advising clients before European and national courts and authorities. He is leader of the Luxury Focus Team and member of the Corporate Governance, Insurance, Shipping, Transport & Logistics and Sports Law Focus Teams, as well as a member of the Competition Litigation Task Force. · Competition / Antitrust
Francesco Casamassa
Partner Francesco Casamassa specialises in arbitration and litigation, with particular focus on commercial law, civil law, bankruptcy law, antitrust (follow-on actions), corporate law, M&A and extraordinary financial transactions, company takeovers, liability of corporate bodies. Key sectors are construction and infrastructures, fashion and luxury, transport and logistics, TLC, media, insurance, banking and private equity. He is a member of the Private Equity Focus Team and of the Competition Litigation Task Force. · Arbitration
Francesco Saverio Scandone
Francesco Saverio Scandone, partner, advises clients on the full spectrum of tax matters, with a focus on international taxation, transfer pricing, bilateral procedures and international standard rulings. He has extensive experience across strategic sectors, including fashion, luxury goods, design, consumer goods, automotive, electrical appliances, packaging and insurance. He is a member of the firm’s Corporate Governance Focus Team. · Tax
Francesco Sbisà
Francesco Sbisà, partner, specialises in criminal law, with focus on corporate bankruptcy, tax offences, workplace health and safety, medical liability, corporate administrative liability, crimes related to the Bank of Italy’s and Consob’s supervisory functions. He also advises multinationals investigated under the Italian Legislative Decree No. 231/01 and to multinational directors and executive managers involved, as defendant or victim, in criminal investigations and court trials. He is also summoned as civilly liable parties in high-profile criminal cases concerning economic matters, environmental matters and workplace health and safety. He is member of the Art and Cultural Property, Banks, Corporate Compliance & Investigations, Corporate Governance, Environmental Sustainability, Luxury, Sports Law and Tax Litigation Focus Teams. · Criminal Law
Franco Agopyan
Franco Agopyan is partner and co-head of the Private Equity Focus Team. He specialises in M&A, private equity, corporate finance and international contracts. · Corporate / M&A
Gabriele Malgeri
Partner Gabriele Malgeri specialises in project finance, with focus on drafting and negotiation of financial contracts and security package, drafting and negotiation of project contracts (e.g. EPC, O&M, supply agreement, power purchase agreement), due diligence, project bonds, banking (corporate loans, acquisitions), tenders and works/public services concessions. His expertise covers energy, infrastructure, transport and public services sectors. He is member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team. · Project Finance
Giampaolo Genta
Partner Giampaolo Genta specialises in tax law with particular focus on international taxation, investment funds, private equity structures, M&A, private clients and VAT. He is member of the Art and Cultural Property and Private Clients Focus Teams. · Tax
Gianfranco Veneziano
Partner Gianfranco Veneziano specialises in corporate law and M&A (JVs, transfer of BUs, corporate reorganisations and generational transitions), private equity and capital markets (including issuance of shares and debt securities, purchase and sale of equity stakes, capital increases, IPOs, takeover bids), corporate consultancy, corporate governance and financial markets regulations. He is a board member and a member of the Family Businesses & SMEs, Equity Capital Markets, Sports Law and Private Equity Focus Teams. · Corporate / M&A
Gianpaolo Ciervo
Partner Gianpaolo Ciervo specialises in corporate law, banking and bankruptcy law, with particular focus on debt restructuring and turnarounds, structured finance, distressed M&A, alternative funds, sales of NPLs, corporate governance and start-up and venture capital. He is member of the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team, the Banks Focus Team and the Digital Innovation Focus Team. · Corporate / M&A
Gianpiero Succi
Partner Gianpiero Succi specialises in corporate M&A at a national and international level, with focus on cross-border matters in African markets, heavy industry, energy and financial institutions. He also handles private clients matters, mainly in relation to successions and generational transfers, management of family estates, trusts, foundations, and governance. He is in charge for the development of the Ethiopian practice and of the other Sub-Saharan African jurisdictions, and holds the roles of leader of the Private Clients Focus Team and member of the Corporate Governance Focus Team. · Corporate / M&A
Giorgio Bitonto
Senior counsel Giorgio Bitonto specialises in competition/antitrust, with particular focus on proceedings before the Italian antitrust authorities and the European Commission, concerning dominant position and abuse, notification of business concentrations to the Italian antitrust authorities and the European Commission, vertical agreements and civil proceedings regarding the termination of distribution agreements. His assistance is carried out mainly in FMCG, sport and leisure, digital, fashion, luxury goods and design, telecommunications, public sector, health and automotive. He is member of the Competition Litigation Task Force, as well as of the Sports, Digital Innovation, Luxury and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams. · Competition / Antitrust
Giorgio Frasca
Partner Giorgio Frasca specialises in project financing and advice on tenders and granting of concessions for public works and services, infrastructure and transport law, energy law, banking and finance and company reorganisations, especially in the infrastructure, transport, energy and local public services sectors. He is member of the Banks and the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Teams. · Project Finance
Giovanna Zagaria
Partner Giovanna Zagaria specialises in administrative law with particular focus on project finance, PPP projects, public tenders, management of state-owned companies, town planning and general regulatory issues. Key sectors are infrastructures and energy. She is member of the Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition Focus Team and of the Environmental Sustainability Focus Team. · Administrative Law
Giovanni Battaglia
Partner Giovanni Battaglia specialises in banking and finance with focus on securitisations, structured finance transactions, debt capital markets and loan transactions. His key areas of expertise are banking, insurance and real estate. He is member of the Banks Focus Team and the Debt Capital Markets Focus Team. · Banking & Finance
Giovanni Guglielmetti
Partner Giovanni Guglielmetti specialises in intellectual property with focus on patents and know-how, trademarks, design, copyright and unfair competition as well as false and comparative advertising and privacy. He also provides assistance in complex litigation, including cross-border cases and advises on agreements relating to licensing and transfer of technology, R&D, distribution, software, e-commerce, data processing, media, rights of publicity and advertising. He is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences, Luxury and Sports Law Focus Teams. · Intellectual Property
Giovanni Minuto
Partner Giovanni Minuto specialises in international arbitration and litigation, with focus on construction, commercial disputes, investment arbitration and private international law. Key sectors of practice include major industrial works and plants, engineering, fashion, luxury goods and design, and services. He is member of the Construction & Engineering and Sports Law Focus Teams. · International Arbitration
Giulia Bianchi Frangipane
Partner Giulia Bianchi Frangipane specialises in corporate law with particular expertise in M&A and extraordinary financial transactions, private equity, venture capital and growth equity, capital markets, commercial contracts, turnaround, company reorganisation and complex transactions and minority investments involving assets (mature and early stage) that are digitised and/or high-tech, strategic, and of national interest, including in regulated sectors. Her key sectors of practice include software house/Saas, biotech and medtech, AI, aerospace, robotics, insurance and brokerage, financial services and fintech, mobility and energy/renewables. She is a member of the Digital Innovation, Family Businesses & SMEs and Private Equity Focus Teams. · Corporate / M&A
Giulia Pasqualetto
Senior associate Giulia Pasqualetto specialises in IP law. She has particular expertise in patents, trademarks and distinctive signs and unfair competition. · Intellectual Property
Giulia Rivarola di Roccella
Senior associate Giulia Rivarola di Roccella specialises in cybersecurity, data innovation and privacy law. · Cybersecurity
Giulia Tenaglia
Managing associate Giulia Tenaglia specialises in IP Privacy and IT law. She is a member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team. · Intellectual Property
Giulio Vece
Partner Giulio Vece specialises in banking and financial regulation, with particular focus on constitutive and authorising procedures, extraordinary operations, prudential regulation, corporate governance and internal organisation policies. Key sectors are banking, financial intermediation and regulated entities. · Banking & Finance
Giuseppe Aminzade
Of counsel Giuseppe Aminzade specialises in regulatory law, with a particular focus on life sciences & healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food & feed, and cosmetics. He regularly advises on complex, multi‑jurisdictional projects that often involve innovative elements and significant regulatory exposure. His experience includes regulatory aspects relating to clinical trials and experimental studies, early‑access and compassionate‑use programmes, as well as marketing authorisations, CE marking, and compliance pathways. He is Head of Regulatory Life Sciences in the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team. · Life Sciences
Giuseppe Lombardi
Partner Giuseppe Lombardi specialises in litigation and arbitration with particular focus on corporate, banking and insolvency as well as non-contentious matters such as M&A, corporate finance, debt restructuring and corporate reorganisation, especially for cases involving generational changeovers. He is member of the Banks, Corporate Governance, Restructuring & Insolvency and Private Clients Focus Teams. He is also member of the Competition Litigation Task Force. · Litigation
Giuseppe Manzo
Partner Giuseppe Manzo specialises in corporate M&A, commercial contracts and national and international procurement (EPC agreements on lump sum turn key basis and EPCM), M&A and joint ventures, energy and infrastructure and compliance/anticorruption within the engineering, construction, LNG, oil&gas, railway and hospital infrastructures sectors. He is member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations, Construction & Engineering, Infrastructure, Energy & Ecological Transition and International Arbitration Focus Teams. He is also in charge for the development of the Egyptian practice and of the other North African jurisdictions, coordinating matters and involving other law firms with whom BonelliErede cooperates according to needs. · Corporate / M&A
Giuseppe Rumi
Partner Giuseppe Rumi specialises in banking and insurance regulation, with focus on extraordinary operations, audits, compliance assessments, authorisation, inspection and sanction procedures, review of prudential supervision, corporate governance and internal organisation policies, insolvency proceedings involving supervised undertakings. He is also adept at handling regulatory aspects of major takeovers, combinations and reorganisation operations in Italy; he advises on reform of governance and audit investigations, following the renewal of corporate boards or at the initiative of supervisory authorities, as well as on capital restructuring processes and reorganisation of supervised undertakings following implementation of the new European single supervisory mechanism. He is leader of the Banks Focus Team and a member of the Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Team. · Banking & Finance
Giuseppe Sacchi Lodispoto
Partner Giuseppe Sacchi Lodispoto specialises in banking and finance with particular focus on loan transactions, securitisations and other structured transactions, debt restructuring and financial litigation. He provides assistance to different classes and categories of clients, such as investors, sponsors, borrowers, originators, arrangers, rating, agencies, securitisation vehicles and administrators. He is member of the Banks Focus Team and the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team. · Banking & Finance
Ivan Rotunno
Partner Ivan Rotunno specialises in privacy law, cybersecurity, data innovation, Internet law, compliance, corporate governance, M&A, regulatory. He assists companies operating in various fields, such as automotive, consumer products, energy & infrastructure, financial services, food & beverage, healthcare & life sciences, manufacturing and retail. He is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team. · Privacy
Laura Cappiello
Of counsel Laura Cappiello specialises in corporate law, with focus on M&A, regulatory, corporate criminal law, Bank of Italy regulatory framework. Her assistance is carried out mainly in the sectors of oil & gas, automotive, public utilities and asset management. She is a member of the Luxury Focus Team. · Corporate / M&A
Lazare Vittone
Partner Lazare Vittone specialises in litigation with a focus on finance, corporate, insolvency corporate advisory, corporate governance and pre-litigation. He also provides ongoing assistance to companies under extraordinary administration in the different steps of the proceedings, as well as on matters of corporate law. Key sectors of practice are banking, transports and energy. He is member of the Family Businesses & SMEs Focus Team and of the ESG group. · Litigation
Marcello Giustiniani
Marcello Giustiniani, partner, specialises in employment law with focus on management of relationships with senior managers and relative remuneration (in regulated sectors), corporate crises (including mass redundancies), corporate reorganisation for extraordinary transactions, assistance with trade-union negotiations, social security contributions, international mobility of employees, competition and confidentiality, litigation and corporate governance. He is member of the Corporate Governance, Restructuring & Insolvency, Sports Law and the Digital Innovation (strategic support) Focus Teams. Furthermore, he is President of beLab S.p.A. (a public limited company wholly owned by BonelliErede). · Employment Law
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