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Global Italy Dispute Resolution

Global-wide Dispute Resolution and Litigation coverage includes the full course of a dispute such as pre-trial negotiations, documentation and preparation for trial, summary judgment motions, trial, appeals and enforcement proceedings. There are two main types of litigation: commercial disputes before civil courts, and white-collar crime, including government investigations. Alternative dispute resolution, involving non-court mediation, is also featured. Many commercial contracts contain arbitration clauses, which are handled by commercial litigators.

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Band 1
  1. BonelliErede
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    BonelliErede
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 1 |
    BonelliErede is widely revered as a disputes powerhouse with an impressive track record overseeing local and international litigation cases. The team is regularly mandated by a portfolio of multinational companies ranging over a number of sectors including energy and finance. It also assists clients with construction, environment, IP and investment litigation proceedings. Bonelli provides a leading bench of notable lawyers acting as counsel and chair in high-profile arbitration proceedings.
  2. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 1
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Band 2
  1. ARBLIT – Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello
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    ARBLIT – Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 2 |
    ARBLIT- Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello is a well-reputed boutique that demonstrates strong capabilities in litigation and an excellent reputation in arbitration. The team routinely assists clients with mandates encompassing Europe, the USA and Latin America. Its lawyers often act as both counsel and chair in arbitral tribunals, frequently assisting with commercial and investor-state arbitrations under ICC and ICSID rules.
  2. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 2 |
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer offers an accomplished disputes department within a reputable international firm. The team offers a specialised practice assisting notable local and multinational clients with their financial disputes. Its lawyers are well-versed in handling a broad range of litigation and arbitrations, including class actions, damages claims and liability actions. The team is also well-versed in competition infringement mandates. It assists clients from the automotive, financial services and energy sectors with multi-jurisdictional disputes in Europe, the UK and the USA.
  3. Gianni & Origoni
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    Gianni & Origoni
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 2 |
    Gianni & Origoni is a dynamic Italian practice offering coverage of a broad range of mandates, including litigation, arbitration and pre-trial relief. The team's lawyers are capable of handling commercial disputes, class actions and both banking and insolvency proceedings. Its client portfolio includes an impressive list of names from the manufacturing, financial services and pharmaceutical industries.
  4. Hogan Lovells Studio Legale
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    Hogan Lovells Studio Legale
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 2 |
    Hogan Lovells is highly experienced in product liability work. The team combines this with expertise in a number of other areas, including corporate and contractual litigation and banking and insolvency disputes, including assistance with arbitration proceedings and criminal investigations. The firm's lawyers offer notable experience in insurance disputes. The team is well placed to handle matters with an international element, with particular activity in cross-border disputes involving French and Swiss aspects. The department also has knowledge of a wide range of industries, including food and drink, renewable energy and technology.
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Band 3
  1. Allen & Overy
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    Allen & Overy
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 3 |
    Allen & Overy offers a respected disputes practice with an excellent track record handling complex financial arbitration and litigation. The firm's lawyers handle a variety of disputes, including restructuring and insolvency, corporate and antitrust litigation. The team combines its strength in these areas with expertise in criminal matters. Allen & Overy fields an impressive client roster that features a number of household names from the energy and banking sectors.
  2. Clifford Chance Studio Legale Associato
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    Clifford Chance Studio Legale Associato
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 3 |
    Clifford Chance is an international heavyweight well known for advising on both arbitration and litigation proceedings. The firm's lawyers offer expertise in banking and insolvency litigation, as well as representing companies in shareholder disputes. The team combines aptitude in these areas with criminal law expertise. Clifford Chance's client roster includes international financial institutions and well-reputed companies from the energy and insurance sectors.
  3. 3
    Dentons Europe Studio Legale Tributario
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 3 |
    Dentons offers a growing practice focusing on litigation and arbitration, with notable activity in proceedings before the ICC. Its lawyers are well placed to advise on multi-jurisdictional mandates owing to an extensive international footprint. The firm is active on a range of commercial, civil and contractual disputes, including product liability and defamation claims.
  4. DLA Piper Italy
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    DLA Piper Italy
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 3 |
    DLA Piper regularly advises clients on multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration proceedings. The firm assists a large number of international companies, with activity on behalf of major names from the fashion, technology and transport sectors, as well as established financial institutions. The team's lawyers are also active in insurance litigation. DLA Piper's disputes team often works with its insolvency, regulatory or IP practices to provide comprehensive assistance to clients.
  5. Legance
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 3
  6. Pedersoli Studio Legale
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 3
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Band 4
  1. Chiomenti
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    Chiomenti
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 4 |
    Chiomenti is an experienced disputes practice retained by an impressive list of wide portfolio of clients encompassing financial services, food and beverage, media and insurance. The firm handles a broad range of contentious issues, from product liability and defamation claims to commercial litigation. It also demonstrates increasingly strong capabilities in arbitration.
  2. Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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    Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 4 |
    Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle is a dynamic practice group assisting clients with commercial and state investment arbitration. The team represents sovereign countries on cross-border disputes. The firm's lawyers also act on contractual litigation arising from the renewable energy sector.
  3. LCA Studio Legale
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    LCA Studio Legale
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 4 |
    LCA Studio Legale is a widely recognised firm with expertise in real estate, corporate and construction disputes. The team has significant experience in arbitration. Its lawyers act for a variety of domestic and international clients active in the energy and fashion sectors. The firm also has notable activity in insolvency litigation.
  4. Linklaters
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    Linklaters
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 4 |
    Linklaters is capable of assisting clients with a wide variety of different matters, including commercial, insolvency, antitrust and banking litigation. Its strengths extend to support in arbitration proceedings. The firm's lawyers assist clients with shareholder disputes, annulment proceedings, and class actions. The team is particularly active on behalf of tech companies, financial services and banks.
  5. Advant Nctm
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 4
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Band 5
  1. Carnelutti Law Firm
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    Carnelutti Law Firm
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 5 |
    Carnelutti Law Firm enjoys broad expertise in the dispute resolution arena. The team is adept at handling insurance, insolvency and commercial litigation, as well as proceedings relating to matters with cross-border elements. The firm's lawyers advise a mixture of domestic and international clients from a range of industries, including those with activity in luxury goods and energy. Furthermore, it assists clients with cross-border arbitration proceedings.
  2. Fivelex Studio Legale e Tributario
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    Fivelex Studio Legale e Tributario
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 5 |
    Fivelex Studio Legale e Tributario is a notable name in the Italian dispute resolution arena. The firm frequently advises companies from the financial services, sport and product manufacturing industries on corporate and banking litigation cases such as shareholder disputes, damages claims and directors' liability actions. Its lawyers boast additional experience in arbitration.
  3. Giovanardi Studio Legale
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    Giovanardi Studio Legale
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 5 |
    Giovanardi Studio Legale has particularly strong expertise in liability actions and insolvency disputes. The team's lawyers also assist with construction and real estate litigation. The firm regularly advises clients from across the financial and banking sectors. It is further active in corporate liability proceedings.
  4. Grimaldi Alliance
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    Grimaldi Alliance
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 5 |
    Grimaldi Alliance is a quality outfit handling a broad range of contractual, banking and antitrust disputes. The firm assists high-profile domestic and international clients from a range of industries, including banking and TMT. Its lawyers are active in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. The team also assists with shareholder disputes and breach of contract cases.
  5. Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 5
  6. hi.lex
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 5
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Band 6
  1. Eversheds Sutherland
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    Eversheds Sutherland
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 6 |
    Eversheds Sutherland is a well-established international firm whose Italian disputes practice acts on a variety of high-value mandates in connection with insolvency, banking and construction litigation. The firm is capable of handling complex mandates with cross-border elements for both domestic and foreign clients. The team's lawyers also have a strong depth of knowledge in the energy and aviation industries.
  2. Gattai, Minoli, Partners
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    Gattai, Minoli, Partners
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 6 |
    Gattai, Minoli, Partners is an increasingly prominent firm in the contentious sphere and is well-versed in insolvency, contractual and antitrust disputes. The firm assists various clients from a range of industries, including luxury goods, banking and energy. The practice group is also active in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
  3. Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
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    Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 6 |
    Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici is an adept litigation practice advising on a range of commercial disputes, including banking and contractual cases. The firm's lawyers are capable of handling domestic and international arbitration. The team typically handles cases flowing from insolvency proceedings or those regarding anti-competitive behaviour. It also offers notable experience in shareholder disputes.
  4. LMS Studio Legale
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    LMS Studio Legale
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 6 |
    LMS Studio Legale is an Italian practice that boasts expertise in both litigation and arbitration proceedings. The group assists a full spectrum of clients, from financial institutions to private individuals. The caseload of its lawyers comprises insurance, insolvency and construction-related disputes. It also advises on banking litigation and claims relating to D&O liability.
  5. 6
    Pavia e Ansaldo
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 6 |
    Pavia e Ansaldo is a well-regarded Italian firm regularly handling claims arising in the energy, telecoms and finance sectors. Its disputes team is well equipped to deal with international matters by virtue of lawyers with expertise in an array of countries such as Germany and the UK.
  6. Bird & Bird
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 6
  7. Osborne Clarke
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 6
  8. Studio Legale Cappelli RCCD
    Dispute Resolution
    2023 | Band 6