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R ecognized as leading the legal industry standard in Italy, the TopLegal Awards were
presented to over 700 guests last November at the East End Studios in Milan, inclu-
ding partners from more than 100 Italian law firms. The record number of participants
at the tenth TopLegal Awards was boosted by the presence of company counsel repre-
senting leading Italian corporates and financial institutions. As in recent years, all the
winners were selected by a joint team composed of TopLegals team of journalists and
researchers assisted by a 24-strong external panel of in-house legal and tax specialists
drawn from Italian corporates and finance.
The TopLegal
Technical Commission
Andrea Brancatelli (MoneyGram)
Cristina Cabella (IBM)
Luigi Condorelli (Walt Disney Company Italia)
Michela Costa (Electro Power System)
Furio Curri (Assicurazioni Generali)
Alessandro Tonetti (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti)
Vincenzo De Falco (Intesa Sanpaolo)
Alessia Caterina Dibitonto (Costume National)
Claudio Feliziani (De Agostini)
Omar Izzo (Riello)
Vanessa La Greca (Yoox)
Diego Manzetti (AIG)
Massimo Marinelli (Prelios)
Alessandro Massarelli (Natixis)
Andrea Megale (Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China)
Lucia Monti (ERG Renew)
Ludovica Parodi (Enel)
Dania Pizzolato (Mitsubishi Electric Europe)
Zahira Quattrocchi (Barilla)
Valerio Raco (Pirelli)
Helena Ravasini (Huawei)
Massimo Scaravonati (Oracle)
Stefano Vincenzi (Mediobanca)
Pierluigi Zaccaria (Sea)
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The Highlights
Among the headline individual winners, Stefano Simontacchi of BonelliErede won the
top prize for Professional of the Year. Simontacchi had been honoured in 2015 as Man-
aging Partner of the Year, the prize claimed this year by Federico Sutti of Dentons. Lin-
klaters partner Claudia Parzani was named Female Lawyer of the Year.
Among the major team wins, Legance finished top as Law Firm of the Year. Four law
firms, including BonelliErede, Clifford Chance, DLA Piper and Gianni Origoni Grippo
Cappelli received recognitions in two separate categories.
In the main transactional categories, BonelliErede overcame stiff competition to win
the prize for Corporate/M&A, while the Chiomenti team scored a victory in the Capital
Markets category. Clifford Chance beat rivals to emerge as winner for Banking and Fi-
nance.
Among the other major law firm winners, niche firms figured prominently in a
strong year for Italian boutiques. Rubini won the category for Dispute Resolution and
Arbitration while Ludovici Piccone, a spin-off which only launched in 2015, won the
team award for tax. Cintioli emerged as team winner for Public Law.
The Italian Desk of the Year award was introduced in 2014 to recognize Italian legal
teams who advise on significant transactions without a presence in Italy. This year, two
accolades were given for the unique contribution made by independent and interna-
tional firms to advising Italian clients abroad. Iberian giant Garrigues was recognized
as the leading international firm while Dutch practice Van Campen Liem won in the
independent firm category.
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Expertise, experience
and passion for
Administrative Law
Since 45 years at
the service of our clients
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TEAM CATEGORIES
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Authorities Legance
Banking & Finance Clifford Chance
Capital Markets Chiomenti
Corporate/M&A BonelliErede
Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Rubini
Employment: Industrial Relations Trifir
Employment: Litigation Lexellent
Intellectual Property: Copyright and Trademarks Bird & Bird
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation Orsingher Ortu
Public Law Cintioli
Tax Ludovici Piccone
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Authorities
Individual: FRANCESCO SCIAUDONE (Grimaldi)
Sciaudone was acknowledged for his substantive contribution to Italian and European
law. He drafted new procurement guidelines in collaboration with the Italian National
Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) and advised the European Commission on formu-
lating regional policy.
Team: LEGANCE
The firm secured a significant antitrust precedent within the European Union for Shisei-
do involving a multi-year global licensing agreement.
13. Francesco Sciaudone holds the Award for Authorities Lawyer of the Year
14. Legance win the Award for Public Law Team of the Year
15. Mauro Saccani of Latham & Watkins accepts the Award for Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year on behalf of the
winner Andrea Novarese
16. Clifford Chance managing partner Giuseppe De Palma receives the Award for Banking & Finance Team of the Year
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Capital Markets
Individual: PATRIZIO MESSINA (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe)
A key figure among capital markets specialists, Messina advised on setting up new
measures designed to backstop the Italian banking system. In particular, he contributed
to converting into law the Decree on a state guarantee scheme to facilitate the securiti-
zation and sale of non-performing loans.
Team: CHIOMENTI
Among its strong performances on both the debt and equity side, the practice advised
troubled bank Veneto Banca on its complex reorganization process and capital increase,
as well as a rescue plan involving Italian private equity fund Atlante.
Corporate M&A
Individual: CARLO PAVESI (Gatti Pavesi Bianchi)
Advised Banco Popolare on its ground-breaking merger with Banca Popolare di Mi-
lano. The deal was part of the Italian governments policy to consolidate and strengthen
the fragmented Italian banking sector by allowing mutual banks to become joint-stock
companies.
Team: BONELLIEREDE
The corporate practice helped to set up Atlante, the 4.25bn rescue fund created to
recapitalize some Italian banks, as well as revive the non-performing loans market in
Italy. The firms work was judged to have a highly strategic value for the Italian financial
system.
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21. Massimo Dinoia, Commercial Criminal Lawyer of the Year for the Corporate category
22. Giorgio Perroni, Commercial Criminal Lawyer of the Year for the Environment category
23. Enrico de Castiglione, Commercial Criminal Lawyer of the Year for the Finance category
24. Fabio Cagnola, Commercial Criminal Lawyer of the Year for the Tax category
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Team: RUBINI
Advised Snam Rete Gas, an Italian natural gas infrastructure company, in relation to a
dispute with an energy company that uses the Snam network to transport its natural
gas. The provisions obtained by the team at the Court of Milan are the first that ac-
knowledge the lawfulness of the Network Code.
Team: TRIFIR
Advised Italian furniture company Natuzzi on its restructuring which included a soli-
darity agreement for over 1,900 employees, temporary layoff benefit schemes for over
300 employees and a collective redundancy procedure to close down one of the compa-
nys manufacturing facilities.
25. Ferdinando Emanuele, Lawyer of the Year for Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
26. Elisabetta Rubini with her firms Award for Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Team of the Year
27. Paola Tradati, Lawyer of the Year for Employment Industrial Relations
28. Trifir, the Employment Industrial Relations Team of the Year
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Employment: Litigation
Individual: FRANCESCO ROTONDI (LabLaw)
Represented Italian chocolate and confectionery manufacturer Ferrero in relation to an
appeal against a lawful dismissal for misconduct made by a former company executive.
Team: LEXELLENT
Won a landmark European case for Ryanair which was accused of not paying 9.4m in
social security contributions to Italys inland revenue for over 200 staff based in Berga-
mo. The court ruled that an EU law allowed the low-cost airline to put staff on the books
in Ireland where tax rates are lower.
Intellectual Property
Individual: GUALTIERO DRAGOTTI (Dla Piper)
Acknowledged for his work in patent litigation, Dragotti advised on trademark protec-
tion issues and multi-jurisdictional patent litigation for client Alpinestars, an Italian
manufacturer of protective gear for motorcycle and motor racing.
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Public Law
Individual: ANTONELLA CAPRIA (Gianni Origoni)
Recognized for her market leading approach to environmental issues, Capria advised
natural gas storage facilities developer Ital Gas Storage on a project deemed of vital
interest for Italys national energy strategy.
Team: CINTIOLI
The team won a victory for Autostrade per lItalia which constructs and operates toll
paying highways worldwide in relation to an inter-ministerial decree designed to reor-
ganize the entire national network of motorways.
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Tax: Litigation
Individual: GIULIO ANDREANI (DLA Piper)
Acknowledged for his work regarding corporate crisis and extraordinary taxation on
behalf of major enterprises and high net worth individuals. In particular, Andreani ad-
vised Mill Hill Investments in relation to a tax assessment by the Italian tax agency.
Tax: Transactional
Individual: CARLO GALLI (Clifford Chance)
Involved on the tax side for numerous domestic and cross-border transactions, among
which asset manager AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets acquisition of a land-
mark office managed by Partners Group and Torre SGR.
Tax
Team: LUDOVICI PICCONE
This recently-formed spin-off boutique has been quick to establish itself among the
market leaders for both litigation and transactional tax work. The firm advised veteran
Italian banker Alessandro Profumo and other investors on a deal with U.S. private equi-
ty firm JC Flowers to buy a majority stake in Italian broker Equita SIM
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INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
TEAM CATEGORIES
Authorities Legance
Banking & Finance Clifford Chance
Capital Markets Chiomenti
Corporate/M&A BonelliErede
Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Rubini
Employment: Industrial Relations Trifir
Employment: Litigation Lexellent
Intellectual Property: Copyright and Trademarks Bird & Bird
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation Orsingher Ortu
Public Law Cintioli
Tax Ludovici Piccone
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