Dentons has announced the hire of partner Giovanni Diotallevi to develop and lead the project finance team within the Banking and Finance practice in Italy. He will focus also on cash flow based transactions. Mr Diotallevi joins the Rome office, along with managing counsel Andrea De Luca Picione and associate Stefania Verroca, from Italian law firm Chiomenti where he worked for 17 years, of which 15 years as a partner. More >>

Curtis announces the arrival of a new Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions partner, Filippo Palmieri, in the international law firm’s Rome office. He joins a thriving corporate team in Rome, which works closely with the firm’s attorneys in Italy and other practitioners worldwide.

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Roberta Moscaroli has joined Dentons as a partner in the Tax practice in Italy. She will be based in the Rome office. A chartered accountant and auditor, she comes from DLA Piper, where she worked in the Tax department since 2012. More >>

Dentons has strengthened its Corporate, M&A and Private Equity practices with the hire of Partner Aian Abbas who joins from Ashurst – where she was a corporate partner – along with associate Alma De Rosa and trainee Violetta Cozzone. More >>

Orrick announced today that Betty L. Louie has joined its M&A and Private Equity practice in Rome. Betty focuses on cross-border M&A and is a leader in representing Chinese companies in investments in Italy and Europe. She is the fourth partner to join Orrick in Italy in the past year, and was previously with DLA Piper. More >>

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (“Curtis”) has announced the opening of the newest Curtis office in Rome, Italy. Rome becomes the 17th member of international law firm’s family.

Curtis’ chairman, George Kahale III, noted that “the needs of our clients in our growing Italian operations require that we have a strong presence in Rome in addition to Milan. We are pleased to meet that challenge with the addition of two distinguished Italian practitioners who will anchor the office and provide a base for additional growth.” More >>