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Announcing the 2022 Best Lawyers™ in Italy

This edition highlights top lawyers across 48 practice areas, including “Lawyer of the Year” awards recognizing exceptional peer-reviewed excellence.

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Best Lawyers

June 23, 2021 04:45 PM

For 40 years, Best Lawyers has highlighted the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession around the world. Through an extensive and careful nomination and peer review voting process, we offer unbiased legal referrals from the best attorneys in the world.

Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Our awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.

The 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Italy recognizes the professional excellence of 826 lawyers in 48 practice areas, including 36 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.

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Here are highlights from the 2022 8th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Italy:

  • 826 Listed Lawyers
  • 266 Law Firms with Recognized Lawyers
  • 48 Practice Areas Represented
  • 36 "Lawyer of the Year" Honorees

Top Metro Area by how many lawyers are recognized:

Top 10 Practice Areas Searched in Italy on www.bestlawyers.com:

Top 10 Practice Areas in Italy by Number of Recognized Lawyers:

  • Corporate Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Litigation
  • Tax Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Capital Markets Law

The 2022 "Lawyer of the Year" Recipients in Italy are:

  • Alessandro Balp, BonelliErede, Milan
    • Real Estate Law
  • Alessandro Triscornia, Giliberti Triscornia e Associati, Milan
    • Private Equity Law
  • Andrea Valli, Valli Mancuso & Associati Law Firm, Rome
    • Telecommunications Law
  • Antonio Auricchio, Gianni & Origoni, Rome
    • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Arturo Maresca, Maresca, Morrico, Boccia & Associati, Rome
    • Labor and Employment Law
  • Bruno Gattai, Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners, Milan
    • Corporate Law
  • Catia Tomasetti, BonelliErede, Rome
    • Banking and Finance Law
  • Claudio Tesauro, BonnelliErede, Rome
    • Competition / EU Law
  • Claudio Visco, Macchi di Cellere Gangemi, Milan and Rome
    • Energy Law
  • Corrado Angelelli, Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria, Milan
    • Capital Markets Law
  • Enrico Giordano, Chiomenti, Rome
    • Capital Markets Law
  • Eugenio Grippo, Gianni & Origoni, Rome
    • Project Finance and Development Practice
  • Ferdinando Emanuele, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Rome
    • Litigation
  • Filippo A. Satta, Satta Romano & Associati Studio Legale, Rome
    • Administrative Law
  • Filippo Pacciani, Legance, Rome
    • Public Law
  • Filippo Troisi, Legance, Rome
    • Corporate Law
  • Francesco De Gennaro, DLA Piper, Rome
    • Restructuring and Insolvency Law
  • Franco Vigliano, Studio Legale Franco Vigliano, Milan
    • Project Finance and Development Practice
  • Giorgio De Nova, Studio Legale De Nova, Milan
    • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Giovanni Galimberti, Bird & Bird, Milan
    • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Giuseppe Iannaccone, Giuseppe Iannaccone e Associati, Milan
    • Restructuring and Insolvency Law
  • Giuseppe Velluto, Gianni & Origoni, Milan
    • Administrative Law
  • Marco Graziani, Legance, Rome
    • Tax Law
  • Massimo Antonini, Chiomenti, Milan
    • Tax Law
  • Paolo Brugnera, Gianni & Origoni, Venice
    • Corporate Law
  • Pierangelo Celle, Studio Legale Turci, Genoa
    • Maritime Law
  • Raffaele Giarda, Baker McKenzie, Rome
    • Information Technology Law
  • Riccardo Agostinelli,Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners, Milan
    • Banking and Finance Law
  • Riccardo Rossotto, RP Legal & Tax, Turin
    • Corporate Law
  • Roberto Casati, Linklaters, Milan
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Roberto Cera, BonelliErede, Rome
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Sergio Speranza, Pedersoli Studio Legale, Turin
    • Intellectual Property Law
  • Stefano M. Grassani, Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, Milan
    • Competition / EU Law
  • Umberto Borzi, Chiomenti, Rome
    • Real Estate Law
  • Vittorio Cerulli Irelli, Trevisan & Cuonzo Avvocati, Rome
    • Intellectual Property Law
  • Vittorio Noseda, Nctm Studio Legale, Milan
    • Telecommunications Law


Interested in seeing Best Lawyers honorees in Italy? Use our Find a Lawyer in Italy tool to search by location and specialty. Visit the Find a Lawyer directory to discover expertise worldwide.


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