Europe Guide 2026 : Italy
Ranked Individuals
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Simmons & Simmons assists multinational and domestic clients with individual executive terminations, negotiations with trade unions, employment-related litigation and collective redundancy issues. Additionally, the practice group is well versed at handling employment law issues in relation to corporate and M&A matters. Key clients include luxury fashion companies, financial institutions and technology corporations.
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The team is friendly and approachable – always willing to make itself available to answer a big or small question.
Simmons & Simmons is result-oriented and has great knowledge of the sector, responsiveness, pragmatism and the ability to translate everything into pragmatic strategies and simple concepts.
Simmons & Simmons knows how to break down complexity and make it more digestible.
Its lawyers understand the dynamics of the sector from the inside, with an always pragmatic and commercial approach.
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Davide Sportelli regularly deals with the implementation of health and safety measures, as well as employment disputes and termination proceedings.
He has excellent subject knowledge delivered in a very relaxed style.
Davide Sportelli combines extremely high levels of expertise with an extremely convincing, but never verbose, eloquence.
Stefano Lava is an increasingly prominent lawyer handling a variety of employment matters, including corporate reorganisations, employee transfers and M&A-related mandates, as well as litigation. His client roster includes well-known Italian and international clients.
Stefan Lava gives great advice in a field that has proven to be complicated.
Stefano Lava is a go-to lawyer for all employment law matters.
Employment
Employment
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Stefano Lava
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Practice area: Employment
Location: Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
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