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De Luca & Partners

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De Luca & Partners

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De Luca & Partners, at present composed of 24 collaborators, was founded in 1976 by the current President, Vincenzo De Luca. The Firm is specialised in Employment Law and carries out its consultation, assistance activity, including for all aspects of litigation management for national and multinational companies from all commodity sectors.

The decision to specialise in this area in the middle of the 1970s remains the key point of the Firm's development strategy. The partners and associates of the Firm provide services in the following areas of practice:

  • Agency agreement
  • Autonomous and semi-subordinate employment contracts
  • Compliance with administrative responsibility of entities
  • Distribution agreement
  • Employment & Labour
  • Immigration law
  • Industrial Relations & Restructurings
  • Labour Dispute Resolution
  • Labour tax law
  • M&A & Corporate
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Privacy compliance (GDPR)
  • Social admortizers (CIGS-CIGO-Solidarity)
  • Social security law
  • Top management

The firm advises over 400 clients, with whom it enjoys long-term professional relationships due to an ability to adapt to their ever-changing requirements.

Typically, De Luca & Partners advises international corporations in every single step of the set up of their operations in Italy, as well as in their day to day activity, reorganization and even closure.

To perform its activities, the Firm create personalized relationships with clients, based on mutual trust and a sharing of values and goals. 

Chambers Review

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Employment - Italy

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

De Luca & Partners is an employment boutique advising an impressive collection of domestic and international clients across the spectrum of labour-related matters, including employment litigation, staff reorganisations and the labour aspects of M&A activity. The firm also advises on social security matters and executive incentive plans. Designers and technology companies are among the team's varied clientele. De Luca & Partners boasts strong cross-border capabilities.

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Work Highlights

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  • De Luca & Partners advised Luxury Living Group on employment and labour law matters related to its acquisition of Fashion Furniture Design and its affiliates.

Strengths

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  • The team provides significant experience of local dynamics, the ability to relate within complex organisations such as multinational groups and great reactivity, speed and availability when requested.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • Its ability to provide timely and in-depth answers to the requested topics, accompanied by helpful comments and additional explanations, is its defining strength.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • De Luca & Partners is very prepared and quick in providing the requested advice, very pragmatic and capable of seeing the operational needs of the company.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • Its expertise and high level of seniority make it a key member of multidisciplinary teams. Its project management skills are impeccable, and it is not only responsive but always proactive.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • Its lawyers are very well connected within the Italian financial industry landscape, but also internationally minded and excellent for UK- and US-domiciled firms.

    Employment respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Vittorio De Luca
    Vittorio De Luca

    Vittorio De Luca

    Vittorio De Luca frequently deals with restructurings, executive dismissals and employment law aspects of private equity transactions. He is also adept at representing clients in negotiations with trade unions. He advises an impressive client roster of leading domestic companies and global multinationals across a variety of sectors and is also a certified accountant.

    • He's a highly experienced, well-structured and helpful lawyer, capable of handling any employment law issue.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • He is a great adviser with high commercial vision and a great level of sophisticated thinking and overall level of service.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • Vittorio De Luca is always able to support his client by providing the most effective solutions to prevent disputes.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • He has the ability to interact with CEOs and entrepreneurs at all levels, quickly identifying needs and offering targeted support based on the complexity of the project.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • He demonstrates excellent preparation, a strategic approach, commercial logic, and awareness of the customer and their specific needs.

      Employment respondentEurope
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