Withers Worldwide About us Practice areas People Offices Features Publications Blog Events Careers Search Business Italy » Overview » Banking and finance » Commercial » Commercial litigation & arbitration » Commercial real estate » Corporate & corporate finance » Cultural assets & art » Employment » Funds & financial services regulatory » IP, media & technology » Italian law Home » Practice areas » Italy » Overview Print Italy Cliccare qui per Withers Studio Legale Withers has been advising Italian entrepreneurs and family businesses for over twenty five years. Offering English, Italian, US and Hong Kong law advice through our bilingual lawyers, we deliver a comprehensive range of services. In addition to assisting our clients in Italy, our Italian practice co-ordinates a network of Italian Desks set up in our offices in London, New York, Geneva, Zurich and Asia which provide these services to companies and entrepreneurs wishing to invest in Italy. The history of our Milan office begins with its opening in 1995 to make access to English and US law advice more convenient for our Italian based clients. In 2005 we created an Italian law desk in London to offer Italian advice to US and English clients investing in Italy. Roberta Crivellaro (a bilingual Avvocato/Solicitor) became the head of this first 'Italian Desk'. Georgia Catarame (Avvocato/Solicitor) is now in charge of the London Italian Desk. In 2009, the Milan office was expanded with the addition of new partners and their team of associates, under the leadership of practice General Manager, Roberta Crivellaro, who moved to Italy for this purpose, and Global Head of Corporate and Commercial, Anthony Indiamo. A new litigation team was established under the leadership of Riccardo Buizza, a litigator with over 20 years experience and a client base which includes insurance groups and multinational technology, industrial and financial services organisations. In 2009, we opened an Italian Desk in New York to assist our clients interested in investing in the US and vice versa. The Head of the US Italian Desk is Corrado Manuali. Fernando Gandioli is at the helm of our Asia Desk covering both Hong Kong (opened in 2007) and Singapore (2012). Our Italian practice expanded further with the opening of an office in Padua to cover the north-east region of Italy. In July 2013, the Italian practice welcomed the arrival of Sergio Anania, a corporate and banking partner, who joined in Milan, along with an associate. In 2014, Giulia Cipollini joined as Head of Tax, Luca Ferrari joined as a partner in our international corporate practice and as global head of sports, Ida Palombella joined as head of IP and IT and, last but not least, Andrea Luciano arrived to set up a funds and financial services department. Lawyers in our Italian team are active members of various associations with Italian connections such as Business Club Italia, British Italian Law Association, Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK, British Chamber of Commerce for Italy, American Chamber of Commerce in Italy, GEI, Gruppo Esponenti Italiani and the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce in New York and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore to name a few. Recent work Acting for a well known Italian entrepreneur in successfully overturning a worldwide freezing order. Acting for an Italian sports celebrity against an international beverage company in a trade name dispute. Acting on the acquisition of landmark residential real estate in the UK, Italy and New York with values for single units of $100m. Related information Features Global Warning Contacts Roberta Crivellaro DD: +39 02 8821 4224 (Milan) Email me Riccardo Buizza DD: +39 02 8821 4212 Email me Anthony Indaimo DD: +39 02 88 21 4200 (Milan) Email me Corrado Manuali DD: +1 212 848 9819 Email me Suzanne Todd DD: +44 (0)20 7597 6164 Email me Peter Wood DD: +44 (0)20 7597 6106 Email me Georgia Catarame DD: +44 (0)20 7597 6490 Email me Meet the team Related practice areas Business Art law Brands Corporate Employment IP Investment management Litigation & arbitration Real estate Related news & publications Prime applicazioni dell'Art. 62 - Istruttorie e ispezioni dell'Antitrust I recenti sviluppi normativi in materia di fondi immobiliari From black-list to white-list: latest developments Italy and Switzerland sign landmark exchange of information agreement Jobs Act - i primi due decreti legislativi attuativi View all Privacy Policy Complaints Suspicious Emails Accessibility Legal Notice/Attorney Advertising Contact us © Withers 2015 Cookies on this site This site uses cookies, as described in our cookie policy, to improve user experience. By using this site you agree to our use of these. Analytics We anonymously measure your use of this website to improve your experience. Continue