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Employment - Italy

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Freshfields advises domestic and international clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters relating to employment, including labour union relations, hybrid working arrangements and corporate governance issues. The firm is seasoned in assisting with employment issues related to M&A and restructurings, as well as high-profile senior executive appointments and terminations. Its lawyers represent a portfolio of major clients, with notable activity on behalf of those in the TMT sector.

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Work Highlights

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  • Freshfields assisted Nec Platforms with employment law matters related to a binding agreement for the sale of NEC Italia to COM.TEL.

Strengths

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  • Its strengths are its listening and reasoning skills, attention to detail and a strategic overall vision.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • Freshfields is always available and ready, capable of providing timely support by leveraging the skills of all its members.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • Freshfields offers great preparation, is well organised and structured and has quite fast reaction times.

    Employment respondentEurope

  • The team is really good on very complex issues.

    Employment respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Luca Capone
    Luca Capone

    Luca Capone

    Luca Capone is a well-regarded employment lawyer providing advice to domestic and international corporate entities hailing from a variety of sectors, including financial services, manufacturing and TMT. He possesses expertise across both contentious and non-contentious matters, and regularly assists with the labour aspects of M&A and termination of senior management contracts.

    • Luca Capone provides an excellent service level and demonstrates an ability to manage complex strategic projects.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • He gives us excellent support on complex, intense and time-sensitive matters.

      Employment respondentEurope

    • His ability to strategically think and evaluate complex variables is a key asset.

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