Dispute Resolution
Europe Guide 2024 : Italy
Band 4
Contact number
+39 02 88 3935 1About
Provided by Linklaters
In Milan, the Linklaters litigation and arbitration team advises and represents clients in both cross-border and domestic matters, whether they are pre-contentious or the subject of a claim. The team regularly pleads before the Italian civil, commercial.
We have acted on some of the highest profile litigation and arbitration proceedings in Italy for major corporations and financial institutions, both at a local, as well as at an international level.
Our team advises companies faced with issues which have been reputation-threatening, high value and, in many cases, multi-jurisdictional.
We advise on the most complex litigation and arbitration matters in the following areas:
- corporate litigation;
- banking litigation;
- bankruptcy and insolvency litigation;
- regulatory investigation;
- arbitration.
Our Milan team works seamlessly across our global litigation and arbitration practice network to provide tailored assistance for any type of dispute across the world.
Chambers Review
Linklaters is capable of assisting clients with a wide variety of different matters, including commercial, insolvency, antitrust and banking litigation. Its strengths extend to support in arbitration proceedings. The firm's lawyers assist clients with shareholder disputes, annulment proceedings and class actions. The team is particularly active on behalf of tech companies, financial services and banks.
Work Highlights
- A Linklaters team represented Apple in class action proceedings brought by Altroconsumo.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Linklaters is able to map all risks and opportunities to draft a strategy which takes into consideration the pros and cons."
"They are very knowledgeable, punctual and focused in decision-making."
"An outstanding service is offered by Linklaters, both in terms of the depth of risk analysis and the timeliness of responsiveness."
"Linklaters is able to map all risks and opportunities to draft a strategy which takes into consideration the pros and cons."
"They are very knowledgeable, punctual and focused in decision-making."
"An outstanding service is offered by Linklaters, both in terms of the depth of risk analysis and the timeliness of responsiveness."
Notable Practitioners
Alessandro Villani leads Linklaters' litigation department in Italy and regularly represents blue-chip financial services entities, banks and pharma clients. He is also well versed in domestic arbitration.
"Alessandro Villani is a very capable lawyer and I trust his judgement."
"I am very satisfied with Alessandro's support for his technical skills, commercial sensitivity and tactical ability in negotiation."
"Villani offers outstanding quality of service by being timely with his wide spectrum of legal, commercial and strategic abilities."
Manuela Caccialanza is adept at handling banking and real estate litigation from the Milan office of Linklaters. She also regularly assists clients with antitrust proceedings.
"Manuela offers availability and deep analysis of matters."
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