Federico Fusco Joins Dentons as Intellectual Property and Technology Partner in Italy

Global law firm Dentons announces the recruitment of Federico Fusco as a partner in the Intellectual Property and Technology (IP&T) practice in the Milan office. In his new role, he will be responsible for developing patent litigation in all sectors, with a specific focus on new technologies, leveraging on synergies with the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) team. Fusco, who joins from Hogan Lovells, has more than 15 years’ experience in the litigation of complex intellectual property disputes relating to patents, trade secrets, design, copyright, trademarks and unfair competition. 

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Dentons Hires Financial Litigation team Led by Partner Stefano Belleggia

Global law firm Dentons has announced the recruitment of Stefano Belleggia as a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He joins from Italian law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners along with counsel Antonio Umberto Valdemarca and Giulia Marcucci. They will be based in the Milan office.

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Orrick Adds Leading European Regulatory Lawyer

Orrick announced today that leading regulatory and fintech lawyer Marco Boldini has joined the firm as a partner and Head of its Italian Financial Services Regulatory practice. He joins Orrick from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he served as Head of its UK Financial Services Regulatory practice. Marco will split his time between Orrick’s Milan and London offices, where he will work closely with Jacqui Hatfield, Head of Orrick’s UK Financial Services Regulatory team.
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Squire Patton Boggs Opens Milan Office

Squire Patton Boggs, one of the world’s largest law firms, will open an office in Milan – its 15th location in Europe and 45th worldwide – with a multidisciplinary team.

Galileo Pozzoli, Daniela Sabelli, Ian Tully and Fabrizio Vismara will join as partners, bringing extensive cross border disputes and transactional credentials to the firm, with a particular focus in energy law and representing African countries in major international arbitrations.  The team joins from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, where Mr. Pozzoli served as Italy Managing Partner since 2010 and was a member of the firm’s European management committee.

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Linklaters Hires New Head of Tax Practice in Italy

Linklaters is pleased to announce that Roberto Egori will be joining the Italy office as partner and practice head for Tax. Roberto will lead the Italian tax team of Linklaters and will focus on advising clients on domestic and cross-border structured finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance deals, capital market transactions, private equity, real estate as well as pure tax-led mandates.Roberto Egori joins from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where he was partner in the Milan tax practice. More >>

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Greenberg Traurig to Combine with Elite Italian Boutique Santa Maria Studio Legale and Adds Real Estate and Finance Stars in Milan

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, one of the largest in the United States, announced that effective July 1, 2019, it will combine with its longstanding ally Santa Maria Studio Legale, a truly elite Italian boutique, and simultaneously add stars in the real estate and finance fields from Freshfields in Milan. The result will be Greenberg Traurig’s 40th office worldwide and its fifth in Europe, located in Milan, Italy. More >>

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