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Mario Santa Maria

Mario Santa Maria

Europe 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Italy

4 years ranked

About

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Europe

Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions

Corporate

International Arbitration & Litigation

Capital Markets

Career

Mario Santa Maria, Co-Managing Partner of the Milan office, focuses on corporate law, M&A, and capital markets. He represents high-profile clients in major cross-border and national M&A transactions, with a specific focus on the pharmaceutical, banking, chemical, automotive, food and wine, and luxury hospitality industries. Mario has also been involved in IPOs, tender offers, and squeeze-outs, while assisting private equity funds, banks, and institutions on complex financial transactions.

Mario has in-depth experience in national and international arbitration under the ICC rules and the rules of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration.

Professional Memberships

-Milan Bar Association, 2001-Present.

-New York Bar Association, 2005-Present.

-International Bar Association, 2005-Present.

-Columbia Alumni Association, 2005-Present.

Publications

Chambers Global, 2020 & 2022.

Chambers Europe, 2015-2020, 2022.

Personal

-LL.M., Corporate and Corporate Finance, Columbia University Law School, 2004; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

-J.D., summa cum laude, University of Milan, 1997.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - Italy

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Mario Santa Maria frequently deals with acquisitions and disposals and corporate governance. His client roster includes investment funds, life sciences entities and financial service providers.

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Strengths

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  • Mario Santa Maria is very present and offers leadership in all phases of the process, providing good and quick solutions to complex problems.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-MarketChambers European Guide

  • Mario is highly capable and reactive and has a 360-degrees understanding of all complex issues. He is directly involved in all aspects, as well as being highly commercial and a great negotiator.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-MarketChambers European Guide

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