Orsola Zane

Practice Areas

Orsola is a lawyer leading the Insurance practice of the FSO (Financial Services Organisation) Law department for EY Italy.

She has 15+ years of experience in the financial services law market and, in particular, in the insurance sector. Her practice is focused on providing counsel in the insurance, re-insurance and financial services sectors.

Of note, Orsola has a strong experience of advising on complex insurance regulatory issues, compliance and intermediation, assisting insurers and intermediaries also in proceedings before the public Authorities like IVASS (i.e. the local insurance regulatory authority).

Orsola also has experience in litigation in front of Italian Civil Courts.

She is also well versed in providing counsel on M&A transactions (including mergers, sales or transfers of businesses or business units) in the financial and insurance sectors - especially in the legal/regulatory field.

She is regularly asked to speak at conferences and seminars on a wide range of insurance matters - including:

• Agreements between intermediaries

• Implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive

• Implementation of the Transparency Regulation

• New rules on product governance and rules for the monitoring of the insurance distribution Network.

Career

Orsola, who joined EY Studio Legale Tributario in 2015, has exclusively dedicated her practice to providing counsel to insurance, re-insurance and financial services.

Prior to joining EY, Orsola spent time at important national and international firms such as Norton Rose Fulbright and Lexjus Sinacta.

Professional Memberships

Italian Bar Association – Bologna branch

Languages Spoken

Orsola speaks Italian, English (fluent) and Spanish (basic)