Practice Areas
Securities and financial services litigation and advice
We are specialists of securities litigation and financial services, and have advised and dealt with almost any type of matters in this area - from securities collective actions to mandatory takeover disputes, from auditors’ and other gatekeepers’ liability cases to disputes with the stock exchange and the securities agency, from cases concerning financial services to derivatives’ litigation. Our in-depth knowledge of this area also stems from our academic background. Every day we study, work, think and write on this area of law.
Banking services
We have a great deal of experience in the banking sector, both at the litigation and advisory level. It is an expertise that, to a large extent, mirrors that in the area of investment services. One of the fields where we excel the most is financial collateral arrangements.
Corporate law
We have advised and litigated almost any area of corporate law, especially in the area of listed companies and D&O liability. Some of us have a long-standing experience in advising boards in crisis scenarios such as shareholder litigation or directors’ duties in the vicinity of insolvency. Today we are also deeply into venture capital financing and startup law.
Insolvency law
Our team has a large experience in the restructuring & insolvency sector, particularly in the assistance to debtors and creditors in insolvency proceedings (concordati, amministrazioni straordinarie and bankruptcy proceedings), debt restructuring (Art. 67 and 182-bis of Italian insolvency law), turnaround, distressed M&A and insolvency related litigations. We have acquired an important expertise in assisting funds, financial institutions and foreign clients in litigations against Italian debtors in large insolvency proceedings (amministrazioni straordinarie), distressed M&A transactions and purchase of receivables and compositions in bankruptcy with creditors (concordati fallimentari).
Commercial law
Our international background offered us a privileged experience in the area of commercial transactions and commercial litigation. We have advised on more than 50 international transactions and lending operations with Italian security interests, and have worked in team with British and US lawyers on cross-border cases involving letters of credits and guaranties issued by Italian banks or mortgages, pledges, charges on Italian assets.
Civil Fraud Litigation
Our members have both the international experience and the skills to handle complex cases of civil fraud litigation on behalf of damaged parties. Such cases may give rise to a range of different actions, whether in contract or tort, or under company or insolvency law. We have a long experience in fraud cases that involve investigations by independent authorities and access to criminal files, and have successfully pursued some very significant cases of financial and corporate fraud.
