Europe
Practice Areas
Ruben Pescara, who is a Founding Partner of NUNZIANTE MAGRONE, is the Head of the firm’s Real Estate team.
He assists both Italian and international investors in their acquisition and dismissal transactions, in share deals and joint ventures, in development projects (design, construction management and construction contracts) and in the lease and management of their assets and portfolios (asset-, property- and facility-management contracts, lease agreements, etc.).
Ruben’s work sees him providing counsel to clients operating in a vast array of sectors within the industry, including those operating in the areas of office, residential, hospitality and commercial properties (including high-street properties, shopping malls and retail parks), assisting clients both in transactions and on the day-by-day management.
Ruben currently sits on the board of the AmTrust Assicurazioni Sp.A., an insurance company, and is a member of several supervisory boards appointed pursuant to Italian decree no. 231 of 2001.
Career
• NUNZIANTE MAGRONE - Partner
2015 – Present
• Jenny.Avvocati - Partner
2004 – 2014
• KPMG - Associate
2002 – 2004
Professional Memberships
• Italian Bar Association – Milan Branch
• IBA – International Bar Association
• International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
Clients
What they say:
"Ruben Pescara is able to provide legal assistance with excellent awareness and commercial vision, which allows him to have an extremely pragmatic approach aimed towards problem-solving." – Client 2025
"Ruben Pescara has high personal engagement, available, always willing to provide assistance and input, very thorough and commercially-minded." – Client 2024
‘Ruben Pescara is a highly intelligent and charismatic attorney, whose intelligence shines through during transactions. He is able to deal with all complex issues and difficult parties with
ease – I recommend him to anyone seeking real estate legal services in Italy.’ – Client 2023
‘Ruben Pescara always exceeds expectations.‘ – Client 2023
‘Ruben Pescara is extremely focused on innovation, often proposing forward-looking solutions or ideas.’ – Client 2023
Work Highlights
Since 2021, Ruben and his team assisted a leading European operator of fully-digitized boutique apartments in the acquisition and management of 18 properties across Italy, thus becoming the no. 1 operator in Italy for alternative hospitality.
The firm is currently working on several large mixed-use developments in Milan and Florence.
Languages Spoken
Ruben speaks English, Italian, French and Modern Hebrew.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Italy
Education
University of Trento
Post-graduate Degree in Advanced Studies of European and Transnational Law
2020 - 2020
Catholic University of Milan
Degree in International Law (JD)
1992 - 1997
Awards
Italian Real Estate
Chambers Europe
2025
IItalian Real Estate
Legal 500 EMEA
2024
Italian Real Estate M&A
IFLR1000
2024
Italian Real Estate
Legal 500 EMEA
2023