ITALY BEST LAW FIRMS
M&A - Large Cap
The firms are listed alphabetically within each band
FIRMS LEADING PARTNERS
LEADING
1 BonelliErede Sergio Erede, Umberto Nicodano, Roberto Cera
Chiomenti Studio Legale Luca Fossati, Michele Carpinelli, Filippo Modulo
Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners Francesco Gianni, Roberto Cappelli
2 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Roberto Casati, Roberto Bonsignore
Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Studio Legale Associato Stefano Valerio, Andrea Giardino, Carlo Pavesi, Francesco Gatti
Legance Filippo Troisi, Bruno Bartocci, Giovanni Nardulli
Pedersoli e Associati Carlo Pedersoli, Andrea Gandini
EXCELLENT
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli Partners Luca Minoli, Bruno Gattai, Piero Albertario
Linklaters Giovanni Pedersoli, Giorgio Fantanchiotti
LMS Studio Legale Fabio Labruna, Fabio Coppola, Edoardo Mistretta
Lombardi Molinari Segni Giuseppe Lombardi, Ugo Molinari, Antonio Segni, Andrea Mazziotti di Celso
NCTM Vittorio Noseda, Sante Ricci, Giuliano Lanzavecchia, Paolo Montironi
Orsingher Ortu Mario Ortu, Nicola Barra Caracciolo, Pierfrancesco Giustiniani Stephen McCleery, Manfredi Leanza
Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati Massimo Di Terlizzi, Francesca de Fraja
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Clifford Chance Paolo Sersale, Alberta Figari, Umberto Penco Salvi
Dentons Stefano Speroni
DLA Piper Goffredo Guerra
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Nicola Asti
Gitti & Partners Gregorio Gitti, Vincenzo Giannantonio, Stefano Roncoroni
Pavia e Ansaldo Stefano Bianchi, Francesco Manara, Roberto Zanchi
Mario Ortu
L eader:
Mario Ortu
E stablished:
2007
Track record: The firm handles a wide spec-
trum of corporate law, from public and pri-
vate M&A to private equity, joint ventures,
restructuring, commercial litigation and
has a strong focus on the TMT sector. The
team recently took part of the sale of Ri.Eco
and Resmal to A2A. Clients include Intesa
Sanpaolo, Borsa Italiana and Prysmian.
Team & differentiation: Starting its activity has
a boutique specializing in IP, TMT and Cor-
porate, Orsingher Ortu has rapidly grown to
become a major player in the market. The
team is headed by Mario Ortu and can count
on seven partners and 12 associates. Pier-
francesco Giustiniani joined the team as
partner in 2016 coming from the boutique
Hi-Lex.
ORSINGHER ORTU:
CLIMBING THE ITALIAN M&A MARKET
Massimo Di Terlizzi
L eaders:
Francesca de Fraja and
Massimo Di Terlizzi
E stablished:
1980
Track record: A team of lawyers and tax advi-
sors led by Massimo Di Terlizzi acted for Link
Engineering Group, American group produ-
cing software testing, in the acquisition of
Servo2000, an Italian company specializing
in software planning. The corporate M&A
team also provides legal consultancy in pri-
vate equity, banking and restructuring.
Team & differentiation: To meet the needs of
its clients, the firm has progressively opened
its doors to international markets, expanding
its presence in Europe and China with offices
in London, Shanghai and Beijing and a large
domestic presence with nine offices spread
around the country. With more than 500 pro-
fessionals, Pirola Pennuto Zei is the largest
firm in Italy.
PIROLA PENNUTO ZEI & ASSOCIATI:
A MULTI-DISCIPLENARY VISION OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION