Sergio Visalli

Sergio Visalli is Senior Associate at Alma within the Banking & Financial Regulation Department based in Rome. Sergio is specialized in the regulation of banking, insurance, financial and investment services. He regularly advises Italian and foreign clients in the areas of governance, compliance (including transparency, anti-money laundering and privacy), conduct of business and prudential rules, product regulation, as well as in the context of extraordinary transactions with relevant regulatory profiles and supervisory and sanctioning proceedings in the various areas of finance. Sergio is also an expert on cryptocurrency regulation; NFTs and decentralised finance. He has gained experience in assisting both national and international industrial groups and financial institutions by providing support in relation to both ordinary business (including cross-border) and financing transactions (corporate, leveraged and acquisition finance) as well as M&A transactions. · ALMA SOCIETA' TRA AVVOCATI S.R.L.

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About

Senior Associate in Alma's Banking & Financial Regulation department based in Rome, specialised in regulation of banking, insurance, financial and investment services. Advises Italian and international clients on governance, compliance (including AML and privacy), prudential and product regulation, supervisory and sanctioning proceedings, and is an expert on cryptocurrency regulation, NFTs and decentralised finance; experienced on financing (corporate, leveraged and acquisition finance), cross-border transactions and M&A.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceFinancial RegulationRegulatory & ComplianceFintechCryptocurrency & BlockchainInsuranceCorporate / M&AData Protection

Office

Italy

ALMA SOCIETA' TRA AVVOCATI S.R.L. · Sergio Visalli is Senior Associate at Alma within the Banking & Financial Regulation Department based in Rome. Sergio is specialized in the regulation of banking, insurance, financial and investment services. He regularly advises Italian and foreign clients in the areas of governance, compliance (including transparency, anti-money laundering and privacy), conduct of business and prudential rules, product regulation, as well as in the context of extraordinary transactions with relevant regulatory profiles and supervisory and sanctioning proceedings in the various areas of finance. Sergio is also an expert on cryptocurrency regulation; NFTs and decentralised finance. He has gained experience in assisting both national and international industrial groups and financial institutions by providing support in relation to both ordinary business (including cross-border) and financing transactions (corporate, leveraged and acquisition finance) as well as M&A transactions.

Italy

Expertise

Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Decentralised FinanceBanking & Insurance RegulationFinancial InstitutionsAnti-money laundering & CompliancePrudential Rules & SupervisionCorporate, Leveraged & Acquisition FinanceCross-border Transactions & M&A

Education

LLM in Data Protection, University of Lisbon (2021)
LLM in Financial Markets Regulation, Università LUISS, Rome (2019)
Bachelor Degree in Law, cum laude, Università degli Studi di Messina (2017)
Master in Droit interne et international de l’Arbitrage, Université de Montpellier (2016)
Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (2015)
Certificate - Blockchain Innovation Manager, ITALY4BLOCKCHAIN Association, Milan (2020)
Executive Course on Islamic Banking & Finance, International Chamber of Commerce, Rome (2022)
Executive Course in International Private Law, The Hague Academy of…

Admissions

Admitted to the Luxembourg Bar (Liste IV) (2024)
Admitted to the Italian Bar (2019)

Languages

ItalianEnglishGermanFrenchSpanishPortugueseRussianRomanianGreek