Europe/Italy

Two years on German firms take lead on Unified Patent Court activity

Germany’s dominating on a number of fronts, but UK firms are more than holding their own according to figures drawn up by the European Patent Litigators Association

  • 1w

Skadden, Wachtell called in for Versace’s $1.4bn sale to Prada Group

Skadden guides Prada as Wachtell counsels Versace owner Capri Holdings, which bought the Italian luxury stalwart for $2.15bn in 2018

  • 2mos

Taylor Wessing unveils Italian alliance

Anglo-German firm joins forces with Orsingher Ortu, boosting European credentials

  • 2mos

Macfarlanes and Linklaters lead on Ferrari Group’s €785m IPO

Italian-based luxury logistics company sells 25% of founding family shares to fund transaction

  • 3mos

Jaime Carey becomes first Chilean to take office as IBA president

Carey will split two-year term with Italy’s Claudio Visco after IBA approved first joint presidency

  • 5mos

Debevoise, Nishimura called in for Nippon Life’s $8.2bn Resolution Life acquisition

Kirkland & Ellis and Herbert Smith Freehills also among nine law firm’s called in for the largest takeover by a Japanese insurer

  • 6mos

Charles Russell Speechlys opens Milan office targeting UHNW clients

London-based firm hires duo from tax boutique Maisto e Associati to launch first Italian office

  • 6mos

Greenberg Traurig expands in Milan with triple partner hire from Molinari Agostinelli

Team is led by Italian banking and finance heavyweight Riccardo Agostinelli

  • 7mos

Top law firms line up to advise on Richemont’s sale of Yoox Net-a-Porter to Mytheresa

Slaughters, Cravath, Bakers and Latham among firms acting on long-awaited offloading of online luxury retailer

  • 8mos

Volume of European class actions continues to grow as UK tops market ahead of Portugal

CMS report reveals that £120bn in damages have been sought over last five years and predicts further rise in number of claims

  • 10mos

Who won Luxury Law Awards 2024 – and why

The top brands, law firms, legal teams and individuals honoured at Luxury Law Summit London

  • 10mos

Bird & Bird adds seven-lawyer finance team in Italy from Hogan Lovells

Hire follows Hogan Lovells hiring 23-lawyer finance and M&A team in Italy from Orrick

  • 10mos

Orrick adds seven-lawyer M&A and private equity team in Italy from Shearman

Team led by partner Fabio Fauceglia joins tech-focused firm as other former Shearman Italy partners move to White & Case and Willkie

  • 1yr

The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to cryptoassets

Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jane Colston and Jessica Lee, online resource outlines emerging legal frameworks for cryptoassets

  • 1yr

‘Every day that I work with Ferretti, I say wow’: GC Niccoló Pallesi

Luxury yacht executive discusses his career path, ringing the bell at the Boursa Italiana, the value of respect and two great private client events

  • 1yr

Fieldfisher relaunches in Italy with five-partner team from former ally

Top 20 UK firm opens standalone office after cutting ties with Swiss Verein firm which has rebranded as WST

  • 1yr

Orrick cites firmwide sector focus as second large Italian team departs, joining BonelliErede

Both long-serving co-founders of US firm’s Italian arm have left this week, following departues for Hogan Lovells and now BonelliErede

  • 1yr

Hogan Lovells secures 23-lawyer finance and M&A team in Italy from Orrick

Veteran finance partner Patrizio Messina leads departures representing one third of Orrick’s Italian lawyers

  • 1yr

Sidley and Latham sew up Coupang’s $500m Farfetch rescue deal

Sidley advises South Korea’s Coupang on its acquisition of troubled luxury e-commerce platform, advised by Latham

  • 1yr

ESG in 2024: getting to grips with the new paradigm

Due diligence, stock exchange requirements, carbon markets and nature will be on next year's ESG agenda, write HSF’s Silke Goldberg, Ernst Muller and Tihomir Svilanovic

  • 1yr
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