About

Provided by LabLaw

LabLaw is an award-winning Italian employment and labour law boutique with a large presence in Italy.

From contracts to collective dismissals, European Works Councils to executive benefits, health and safety to HR management and strategy, litigation to NDAs, pensions to privacy, restructurings and reorganisations, trade unions to transfers of undertakings and much more — LabLaw provides 360° employment and labour law counsel.

LabLaw was founded in 2006 by managing partner Francesco Rotondi, recognised as one of the leaders in the field of labour law and industrial relations in Italy andsince May 2023 “expert member of the National Council for Economics and Labor (CNEL)”, as per Council of Ministers’ appointment.

The firm has more than 60 specialized professionals located throughout the peninsula including Milan, Rome, Naples, Bari, Messina and Catania

LabLaw is fully focused on employment-related, labor, social security and unions matters and offers Italian Employment & Labour Law advice 24 hours a day – 7 days a week – 365 days a year on a range of matters from day-to-day advice to major corporate restructurings involving human resources reduction, complex cross-border M&A due diligence, large and complex employment disputes and more.

LabLaw has an inclusive approach and promote gender equality among its professionals. In this respect more than the 50% of lawyers are female and the partner Michela Bani leads the international labour law team.


Chambers Review

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Employment - Italy

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

LabLaw is a reputable law firm with a strong presence in the Italian employment market. The firm specialises in advising employers across a range of matters, including trade union negotiations, restructuring, collective redundancies and remote working policy implementation. The team regularly assists corporations with the drafting, establishment, modification and termination of contracts and also handles employment law aspects of M&A.

Work Highlights

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  • Lablaw assisted Discovery Italia with aspects of Italian labour law in its international merger with WarnerMedia.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Francesco Rotondi
3
Francesco Rotondi
3
Band 3

Francesco Rotondi has considerable experience advising on trade union agreements, alongside managing the employment aspects of M&A and collective redundancies.

He demonstrates great vision and charisma.

Francesco always responds quickly to any issue with a focus on business.

Francesco has the ability to deconstruct the problem and make it accessible to every interlocutor.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Francesco Rotondi
3
Francesco Rotondi
3
Band 3

Members

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Alessandro Paone

Michela Bani