Marcello Buzzini

Marcello Buzzini focuses his practice on providing counsel on a wide range of Italian Employment and Labor Law matters – such as employment related litigation, the management of employee and senior executive relations, health and safety in the workplace, subcontracted workers, transfers, and outsourcing.

Marcello is especially well versed in advising clients on complex labor law matters tied to bankruptcy procedures, reorganizations, insolvency and liquidations – especially when collective redundancies are required.

He also has a wealth of knowledge of Italian social security and welfare matters connected to the assessment and sanctioning activities of the Public Administration as well as the legal and administrative procedures in favor of business.

Over the years Marcello has been recognized for his work in the field of Italian Employment and Labor Law. Among his accolades:

• Italian Employment Law | Best Lawyers 2023
• Italian Employment Law | Legal 500 EMEA 2023
• Italian Employment Law | Milano Finanza Legal Awards 2020
• Italian Employment Law – Recognized Professional | LegalCommunity Labor Report 2017
• Emerging Professional of the Year – FINALIST | TopLegal Awards 2015

Clients have recently revealed to these independent legal research guides:

• “Luca Failla and Marcello Buzzini are very prepared and have a pragmatic attitude.”
  – 2022
• “The collaboration with them (and in particular Marcello Buzzini) is highly satisfactory.”
  - 2022

Career

Marcello has always been exclusively dedicated to providing counsel on Italian Employment and Labor Law throughout his professional career which commenced in 2006 when he joined the newly formed Italian employment law boutique LABLAW – which would quickly be recognized as one of the top employment law firms in Italy. Marcello became of Partner of LABLAW in 2018.

Two years later he joined the Employment Law team of Deloitte Legal as a Director.

In 2022 Marcello became a Founding Member and a Partner of Failla&Partners which is anchors its strength on the 35+ years of experience of a team that has worked together for decades providing Italian Employment and Labor Law Counsel to national and international clients – in both the good times and the bad.

Memberships

• Italian Association of Employment Lawyers (AGI)
• Italian Bar Association – Milan

About Failla&Partners

Failla&Partners is founded on the 35+ years of experience of its Founding & Managing Partner Luca Failla and the historical team he has worked with for years.

For decades, together, they have been providing counsel on a wide range of people management issues that companies must face each day – from general administrative items such as company policies, health and safety in the workplace, employment contracts etc. - to more complex matters such as collective bargaining agreements, European Works Councils, and collective dismissals.

In the good times and the bad – Failla&Partners can advise both national and international organizations with operations in Italy on the legal aspects of workforce management and business strategy.

What clients say:

• “The personal dedication we receive is noteworthy. We also appreciate the innovative approach to legal questions and the exhaustive care that has been brought to our cases. The legal position is based on layers of argument which makes our positions robust and intellectually convincing.” – 2023
• “The care we receive, the personal engagement, the intellectual dialogue. The team has come to know us and we have constructed an authentic relationship. We have been able to engage in a back-and-forth relationship that we feel has given us exceptional representation.” – 2023

International

Failla&Partners team of professionals has 35+ years of experience exclusively dedicated to the practice of Italian employment and labor law – and have throughout the years been regularly engaged in, and also led, numerous cross-border matters working closely with human resource professionals and legal counsel in foreign jurisdictions.

The team, fluent also in English and French, has a well-established network of top-level professional employment and labor law contacts that they can turn to when clients require counsel beyond the Italian shores.