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TopLegal Awards Special Edition January 2017

Celebrating the achievements of the finest lawyers and legal teams in Italy

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TOPLEGAL AWARDS 2016

The law firms and individual lawyers honoured at Italy’s prestigious legal ceremony

by Marco Michael Di Palma

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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)

Recognized 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 TopLegal’s 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.

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www.grimaldistudiolegale.com

LEADER LAW FIRM IN SHIPPING LAW Grimaldi Studio Legale, founded by Massimiliano Grimaldi, is located in Genoa (Italy) and excels in the Shipping Sector. In 2016 the Law Firm was selected as one of the Firms of the Year, North Italy, at TOP LEGAL AWARDS 2016, an event which has been awarding the excellence of the Italian Legal Services Market for many years. In 2015 and 2014 the Law Firm was named as the best Italian Law Firm in the Shipping Sector at LE FONTI INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, organised by the media company "Le Fonti" under the patronage of the European Commission. The specialisation of the Law Firm is enriched by the scientific activity and the remarkable experience that Massimiliano Grimaldi acquired as Coordinator of Maritime and Inland navigation Sector at the Legislative Office of Ministry of Transport. Main areas of expertise Ship finance (ship-building contracts, sale & purchase, choice of the flag, insurance legislation and contracts) Maritime and internal transport (freight and passengers; in particular, accidents at sea, safety & security, insurance) Multimodal transport Custom Law Legal assistance in European co-funding procedures for the development and exploitation of port infrastructures, maritime and internal navigation transport Public Private Partnership (PPPs) for the construction and management of ports Port operations and services Construction and management of commercial port and marinas Yachting Law Offshore oil & gas operations Fiscal planning

Exceptional operations (mergers, contribution, restructuring, etc)

Formation of companies

Company evaluations

________________________________________________________ GRIMALDI STUDIO LEGALE VIA DANTE, 2 - PALAZZO DELLA BORSA 16121 GENOA (ITALY) Tel. – Fax + 39 010 55 333 05 [email protected] [email protected]

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The HighlightsAmong 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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Lawyer of the YearSTEFANO SIMONTACCHI (BonelliErede)Co-managing partner since 2013, Simontacchi has been a driving force behind the firm’s organizational and strategic overhaul in recents years. As chairman of the firm’s interna-tional development committee and the Africa committee, Simontacchi also oversaw the project for international expansion in Africa in 2016 and figured among the promoters of the so-called ‘African Act’, a package of legislative measures designed to increase trade and development between Italy and Africa that was endorsed by former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

Managing / Senior Partner of the YearFEDERICO SUTTI (Dentons)Responsible for launching Dentons’ Italian operations in 2015, Sutti consolidated the Italian practice with the launch in 2016 of a second office in Rome. Under his steward-ship, the firm has become a destination for prominent partners from leading law firm competitors.

1. Professional of the Year, Stefano Simontacchi 2. Managing Partner of the Year, Federico Sutti

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INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Professional of the Year

Managing / Senior Partner of the Year

Female Lawyer of the Year

Emerging Lawyer of the Year

Stefano Simontacchi (BonelliErede)

Federico Sutti (Dentons)

Claudia Parzani (Linklaters)

Alberto Porzio (Legislab)

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Female Lawyer of the YearCLAUDIA PARZANI (Linklaters)Recently nominated Western Europe regional managing partner, Parzani led on sev-eral projects in favour of gender diversity in the legal and business worlds, including a training programme aimed at aspiring directors of listed companies. She is among the main sponsors of the female leadership programme at Linklaters which aims to identify talented women professionals within the firm’s network.

Emerging Lawyer of the YearALBERTO PORZIO (LegisLab) Among the founding partners of LegisLab launched in 2016 which focuses on growing niche areas like the regulated markets and sport. Peers and clients praised Porzio’s pro-fessional maturity.

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3. Female Lawyer of the Year, Claudia Parzani 4. Emerging Lawyer of the Year, Alberto Porzio

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STUDIO LEGALE LUBRANO & Associati

Expertise, experience and passion for Administrative Law

Since 45 years at the service of our clients

The law firm, Lubrano & Associates, built in 1972 by Professor Filippo Lubrano, is specialized in Administrative Law and gives legal advice and assistance in the Italian court (Tribunali Amministrativi Regionali, Consiglio di Stato, Tribunali delle Acque, Corte dei Conti, Cassazione) to public authorities, companies and privates, mainly in the ensuing fields of Administrative Law: public tender offers, authorizations and licences, regulatory permits and concessions, public contests, public examinations, competition law, public damages, urban planning and construction, elections, energy, expropriation, pharmacies and drugstore, accounting trials, public employment, healtcare, sports.

The law firm Lubrano & Associates has received many awards: most recently, Lubrano & Associates was selected as finalist in TopLegal Awards for the category of "Law Firm of the Year" in the Administrative Law.

STUDIO LEGALE LUBRANO & Associati00196 ROMA - Via Flaminia 79+39063202562 |3223249 | 3214981 (fax)

20121 MILANO – Corso Venezia, 16 +390200641500 | +390200641555 (fax)

[email protected] www.studiolubrano.it

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STUDIO LEGALE LUBRANO & Associati

Expertise, experience and passion for Administrative Law

Since 45 years at the service of our clients

The law firm, Lubrano & Associates, built in 1972 by Professor Filippo Lubrano, is specialized in Administrative Law and gives legal advice and assistance in the Italian court (Tribunali Amministrativi Regionali, Consiglio di Stato, Tribunali delle Acque, Corte dei Conti, Cassazione) to public authorities, companies and privates, mainly in the ensuing fields of Administrative Law: public tender offers, authorizations and licences, regulatory permits and concessions, public contests, public examinations, competition law, public damages, urban planning and construction, elections, energy, expropriation, pharmacies and drugstore, accounting trials, public employment, healtcare, sports.

The law firm Lubrano & Associates has received many awards: most recently, Lubrano & Associates was selected as finalist in TopLegal Awards for the category of "Law Firm of the Year" in the Administrative Law.

STUDIO LEGALE LUBRANO & Associati00196 ROMA - Via Flaminia 79+39063202562 |3223249 | 3214981 (fax)

20121 MILANO – Corso Venezia, 16 +390200641500 | +390200641555 (fax)

[email protected] www.studiolubrano.it

Law Firm of the YearLEGANCEPutting in consistent performances across its practices, Legance has been consolidating its reputation as among the leading names of the Italian legal services market both at home and abroad. In 2016, it secured several headline mandates for major domestic transactions. These included advising Eurostazioni on the sale of Grandi Stazioni, the commercial and retail arm of Italy’s state owned railway Ferrovie dello Stato, a deal val-ued at €953m. Legance also led for the high-profile listing of Ferrari on the Italian Stock Exchange.

Best Place to WorkR&P LEGALInvested in professional growth by developing a pioneering in-house legal academy that organizes training programmes for lawyers. Run by R&P Legal’s partners and associates, the programme is accredited by the Milan Bar.

5. Legance, the Law Firm of the Year 6. Best Place to Work, R&P Legal

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TEAM CATEGORIES

Law Firm of the Year

Best Place to Work

Firm of the Year for Innovation

Independent Italian Desk of the Year

International Italian Desk of the Year

Regional Firm of the Year Northern Italy

Regional Firm of the Year Central Italy

Regional Firm of the Year Southern Italy

Legance

R&p Legal

Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo

Van Campen Liem

Garrigues

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi

Bovesi Cartwright Pescatore

Boursier Niutta

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Firm of the Year for InnovationTOFFOLETTO DE LUCA TAMAJOLeading the way for investment in technology, the employment boutique has built mar-ket-leading infrastructure to manage its services across national and international plat-forms. It also unveiled a pioneering R&D department to develop digital legal products aimed at streamlining services and providing clients with real-time updates on changes in employment regulation.

Independent Italian Desk of the Year VAN CAMPEN LIEMThe team was praised for its combination of Dutch and Luxembourg law experience in the tax and regulatory arenas for inbound and outbound work. The firm’s clients include among the major lenders and corporates from Italy.

International Italian Desk of the YearGARRIGUESThe Iberian giant came out top among firms with an international reach that service Italian business interests abroad. Notable mandates of the year included assisting Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on a securitization of its Spanish receivables.

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7. Franco Toffoletto receives the awards on behalf of Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo, Firm of the Year for Innovation 8. Marcello Distaso from Van Campen Liem with the Award for Independent Italian Desk of the Year 9. Claudio Doria from Garrigues (centre), receives the Award for International Italian Desk of the Year

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Regional Firm of the Year Northern ItalyMACCHI DI CELLERE GANGEMIThe domestic network’s Verona office experienced steady growth in headcount and rev-enues. The workload over the last 12 months included advising Ryanair on its negotia-tions with the Ministry of Transport, leading to the suspension of the Municipal tax on the Irish airline and a pledge to invest €1bn in Italy.

Regional Firm of the Year Central ItalyBOVESI CARTWRIGHT PESCATOREThe firm emerged as a regional winner thanks to its full-service approach for national and international clients. These included advising a Swiss tech start-up on operating leases worldwide and an international arbitration relating to the bankruptcy of Aeradria, the airport operator which formerly managed the city of Rimini’s Fellini Airport.

Regional Firm of the Year Southern ItalyBOURSIER NIUTTA The employment boutique’s Naples office had a distinguished year advising the restruc-turing of a high-profile national airliner which involved 900 redundancies.

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10. Macchi di Cellere Gangemi, Regional Firm of the Year Northern Italy 11. Bovesi Cartwright Pescatore, Regional Firm of the Year Central Italy 12. Boursier Niutta, Regional Firm of the Year Southern Italy

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PRACTICE AREA TEAM CATEGORIES

Authorities

Banking & Finance

Capital Markets

Corporate/M&A

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Employment: Industrial Relations

Employment: Litigation

Intellectual Property: Copyright and Trademarks

Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation

Public Law

Tax

Legance

Clifford Chance

Chiomenti

BonelliErede

Rubini

Trifirò

Lexellent

Bird & Bird

Orsingher Ortu

Cintioli

Ludovici Piccone

PRACTICE AREA INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Authorities

Banking & Finance

Capital Markets

Corporate/M&A

Commercial Criminal: Corporate

Commercial Criminal: Environment

Commercial Criminal: Financial

Commercial Criminal: Tax




Intellectual Property

Public Law

Tax: Litigation

Tax: Transactional

Francesco Sciaudone (Grimaldi)

Andrea Novarese (Latham & Watkins)

Paolo Messina (Orrick)

Carlo Pavesi (Gatti Pavesi Bianchi)

Massimo Dinoia (Dinoia Federico)

Giorgio Perroni (Perroni)

Enrico de Castiglione (Moro Visconti)

Fabio Cagnola (Cagnola)

Ferdinando Emanuele (Cleary Gottlieb)

Paola Tradati (Gianni Origoni)

Francesco Rotondi (LabLaw)

Gualtiero Dragotti (DLA Piper)

Antonella Capria (Gianni Origoni)

Giulio Andreani (DLA Piper)

Carlo Galli (Clifford Chance)

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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: LEGANCEThe firm secured a significant antitrust precedent within the European Union for Shisei-do involving a multi-year global licensing agreement.

Banking and Finance Individual: ANDREA NOVARESE (Latham & Watkins) Novarese was acknowledged for his role in advising the banks on Pirelli Group’s €7 billion debt refinancing. The refinancing represented a key step for Pirelli as the group formally launched an industrial partnership with the Chinese state-owned chemical company ChemChina.

Team: CLIFFORD CHANCEThe magic circle practice distinguished itself for major cross-border finance work. It was selected for the headline debt restructuring of Pirelli in the context of the company’s reverse merger with Marco Polo Industrial Holding.

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: CHIOMENTIAmong 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 government’s policy to consolidate and strengthen the fragmented Italian banking sector by allowing mutual banks to become joint-stock companies.

Team: BONELLIEREDEThe 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 firm’s work was judged to have a highly strategic value for the Italian financial system.

17. Patrizio Messina, Lawyer of the Year for Capital Markets 18. Gregorio Consoli accepts the Award Capital Markets Team of the Year on behalf of Chiomenti 19. Carlo Pavesi (right) accepts the Award for Corporate/M&A Lawyer of the Year 20. BonelliErede, Corporate/M&A Team of the Year

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1991-2017: more than 25 years devoted to the creation of a space where information and knowledge is shared in a seamless stream between the client’s needs and the law firm’s solutions.Studio Legale Rubini law firm has assisted and assists its clients in some of the most complex cases in Italy, investing in a broad network of relationships with experts and professionals from different fields. In the Studio Legale Rubini law firm’s view, the direct and in-depth knowledge of the cases is key to the solution of conflicts and the dynamic management of civil and commercial litigation – a sector where the law firm has gained in time a significant expertise.Studio Legale Rubini law firm assists its clients at both a domestic and international level, by virtue of an array of strengthened collaborations with trusted foreign partners, acting with effectiveness and rapidity also under different jurisdictions and before national and international arbitral tribunals.

2016 Law firm of the year Litigation and Arbitration

1991-2017: more than 25 years devoted to the creation of a space where information and knowledge is shared in a seamless stream between the client’s needs and the law firm’s solutions.Studio Legale Rubini law firm has assisted and assists its clients in some of the most complex cases in Italy, investing in a broad network of relationships with experts and professionals from different fields. In the Studio Legale Rubini law firm’s view, the direct and in-depth knowledge of the cases is key to the solution of conflicts and the dynamic management of civil and commercial litigation – a sector where the law firm has gained in time a significant expertise.Studio Legale Rubini law firm assists its clients at both a domestic and international level, by virtue of an array of strengthened collaborations with trusted foreign partners, acting with effectiveness and rapidity also under different jurisdictions and before national and international arbitral tribunals.

2016 Law firm of the year Litigation and Arbitration

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Commercial Criminal: Corporate Individual: MASSIMO DINOIA (Dinoia Federico Pelanda Simbari Uslenghi)Dinoia secured the full acquittal of Massimo Di Marco, the former CEO of Milano Ser-ravalle, an Italian transport company which owns concessions to roads around the city of Milan. Di Marco was involved in a headline bribery and corruption case that also involved a former president of the Lombardy province.

Commercial Criminal: Environmental Individual: GIORGIO PERRONI (Perroni)Acknowledged for his representation of executives from the Pirelli group involved in criminal cases brought by the company’s employees in relation to alleged health and saftey liabilities.

Commercial Criminal: Financial Individual: ENRICO DE CASTIGLIONE (Moro Visconti de Castiglione Guaineri) Secured the definitive acquittal of a CEO in relation to alleged international money laundering involving a well-known Luxembourg-based financial company.

Commercial Criminal: Tax Individual: FABIO CAGNOLA (Cagnola) Defended Irish-based Apple executive Michael O’Sullivan in a case brought by Italian prosecutors following a probe which alleged that Apple had failed to pay €879m in taxes in the country. The six-month jail sentence for the executive was later converted into the payment of a €45,000 settlement. The case was the first of its kind to be brought against Apple employees in Europe relating to unpaid taxes.

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 category23. 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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Dispute resolution: Arbitration Individual: Ferdinando Emanuele (Cleary Gottlieb)Won a major victory for Telecom Italia in one of the most significant commercial in-ternational arbitrations at the ICC which rejected a request to fine the Italian telecoms company €15bn.

Team: RUBINIAdvised 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.

Employment: Industrial Relations Individual: Paola Tradati (Gianni Origoni)Advised AIG Europe on the reorganization of its Italian subsidiary including the trade union procedures relating to collective agreements in a rare case involving the Italian insurance sector.

Team: TRIFIRÒAdvised 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-ny’s manufacturing facilities.

25. Ferdinando Emanuele, Lawyer of the Year for Dispute Resolution & Arbitration 26. Elisabetta Rubini with her firm’s Award for Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Team of the Year 27. Paola Tradati, Lawyer of the Year for Employment Industrial Relations 28. Trifirò, the Employment Industrial Relations Team of the Year

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MILANO Via San Barnaba, 32T. 02 55 00 11 · F. 02 54 60 391

ROMA Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 27T. 06 32 04 744 · F. 02 54 60 391

TORINO Via R. Montecuccoli, 9T. 011 53 06 15 · F. 011 51 19 137

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MILANO Via San Barnaba, 32T. 02 55 00 11 · F. 02 54 60 391

ROMA Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 27T. 06 32 04 744 · F. 02 54 60 391

TORINO Via R. Montecuccoli, 9T. 011 53 06 15 · F. 011 51 19 137

Follow us on:

www.trifiro.info

TRENTO Via Galileo Galilei, 24T. 04 61 26 06 37 · F. 04 61 26 44 41

PARMA Strada XXII Luglio, 15T. 05 21 23 94 65 · F. 05 21 23 07 24

LABOUR FIRMOF THE YEAR

Trifirò & Partners Avvocati

Trade Union Law and Industrial Relations

Thanks.Always at the Top.

azzurro PANTONE 542 Crosso PANTONE 1797 C

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: LEXELLENTWon a landmark European case for Ryanair which was accused of not paying €9.4m in social security contributions to Italy’s 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.

Intellectual Property: Copyright and TrademarksTeam: BIRD & BIRDThe team obtained a positive verdict for the Consortium for the Protection of Prosciut-to San Daniel in a case involving infringement geographical indication and protected designation of origin relating to a high-quality ham from the northeast of Italy.

29. Francesco Rotondi, Lawyer of the Year for Employment Litigation 30. Lexellent, the Employment Litigation Team of the Year 31. Gualtiero Dragotti, Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year 32. Bird & Bird, Intellectual Property Team of the Year for Copyright and Trademarks

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Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation Team: ORSINGHER ORTU The firm won a victory for a telecoms client involved in a cross-border patents dispute over dual SIM technology for mobile phones.

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 Italy’s national energy strategy. Team: CINTIOLI The team won a victory for Autostrade per l’Italia 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.

33. Orsingher Ortu, Intellectual Property Team of the Year for Patent Litigation 34. Antonella Capria, Lawyer of the Year for Public Law 35. Giuseppe Lo Pinto (right) claims the Awards for Public Law Law Firm of the Year on behalf of Cintioli

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Tax: LitigationIndividual: 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: TransactionalIndividual: 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.

TaxTeam: LUDOVICI PICCONEThis 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

36. Giulio Andreani, Lawyer of the Year for Tax Litigation 37. Carlo Galli, Lawyer of the Year for Transactional Tax 38. Ludovici Piccone, Tax Team of the Year

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MILANO TORINO

“Onwards and upwards, together”

repaid, thank you

Alberto Porzio

www.legislab.it #wearelegislab

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All the Winners of the TopLegal Awards 2016

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Professional of the Year

Managing / Senior Partner of the Year

Female Lawyer of the Year

Emerging Lawyer of the Year

Stefano Simontacchi (BonelliErede)

Federico Sutti (Dentons)

Claudia Parzani (Linklaters)

Alberto Porzio (Legislab)

TEAM CATEGORIES

Law Firm of the Year

Best Place to Work

Firm of the Year for Innovation

Independent Italian Desk of the Year

International Italian Desk of the Year

Regional Firm of the Year Northern Italy

Regional Firm of the Year Central Italy

Regional Firm of the Year Southern Italy

Legance

R&p Legal

Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo

Van Campen Liem

Garrigues

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi

Bovesi Cartwright Pescatore

Boursier Niutta

PRACTICE AREA TEAM CATEGORIES

Authorities

Banking & Finance

Capital Markets

Corporate/M&A




Intellectual Property: Copyright and Trademarks

Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation

Public Law

Tax

Legance

Clifford Chance

Chiomenti

BonelliErede

Rubini

Trifirò

Lexellent

Bird & Bird

Orsingher Ortu

Cintioli

Ludovici Piccone

MILANO TORINO

“Onwards and upwards, together”

repaid, thank you

Alberto Porzio

www.legislab.it #wearelegislab

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PRACTICE AREA INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Authorities

Banking & Finance

Capital Markets

Corporate/M&A

Commercial Criminal: Corporate

Commercial Criminal: Environment

Commercial Criminal: Financial

Commercial Criminal: Tax




Intellectual Property

Public Law

Tax: Litigation

Tax: Transactional

Francesco Sciaudone (Grimaldi)

Andrea Novarese (Latham & Watkins)

Paolo Messina (Orrick)

Carlo Pavesi (Gatti Pavesi Bianchi)

Massimo Dinoia (Dinoia Federico)

Giorgio Perroni (Perroni)

Enrico de Castiglione (Moro Visconti)

Fabio Cagnola (Cagnola)

Ferdinando Emanuele (Cleary Gottlieb)

Paola Tradati (Gianni Origoni)

Francesco Rotondi (LabLaw)

Gualtiero Dragotti (DLA Piper)

Antonella Capria (Gianni Origoni)

Giulio Andreani (DLA Piper)

Carlo Galli (Clifford Chance)

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