Real Estate: Finance | Europe

Luca Bonetti is highly proficient at handling real estate financings. His clients primarily consist of investment funds.

Stefano Sennhauser has excellent standing in the market as an accomplished lawyer in leveraged, acquisition and term financings. He is particularly active in the real estate sector and experienced in sustainability-linked financing.

Corrado Angelelli of Greenberg Traurig covers several areas of banking and finance, including regulatory matters, securitisation, financings for joint ventures and real estate finance.

Giuseppe De Palma is an acclaimed lawyer at Clifford Chance who has considerable experience advising both lenders and borrowers on acquisition financing and SACE-backed facilities. He is also well versed in refinancings, in restructurings and in handling real estate finance deals, such as for the purchase of property portfolios and the development of new properties.

Pietro Scarfone's work portfolio encompasses investment finance, revolving credit facilities, real estate portfolio acquisitions and debt refinancing. He is especially active in the infrastructure and telecoms sectors.

Andrea Pinto of Osborne Clarke possesses broad expertise in handling refinancings, real estate investment fund topics and property acquisition finance transactions. In these matters he regularly assists banks, private equity investors and multinational corporations.

Emanuela Da Rin is an acclaimed lawyer who demonstrates longstanding expertise in handling credit agreements, ESG-linked lending and SACE-backed facilities. She is also adept at handling financing for real estate matters. She joined Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP from BonelliErede in October 2025.

Emanuele Espositi is a well-regarded lawyer who advises clients on acquisition finance and real estate alternative fund investment. His clients are often asset management companies and major banks.

Francesca Cuzzocrea has established a strong reputation in structured and project finance, especially for real estate-related transactions. She left Clifford Chance in May 2025 to join Green Horse.

Francesco Lombardo of Freshfields is particularly active on real estate transactions. His caseload extends to financings of the acquisition of hotel and office portfolios as well as refurbishment financings. He is also experienced in general corporate loan transactions and refinancing matters.

Francesco Squerzoni of Jones Day is acclaimed for handling performing and non-performing loan portfolio acquisitions, frequently related to the real estate sector. He is also active in acquisition finance, in sustainability-linked lending and in handling cross-border work.

Giuseppe De Simone is a well-regarded lawyer at Gianni & Origoni who is expert at advising on major financial institutions on financings and acquisitions. He is particularly active on matters concerning real estate funds.

Pierandrea Bonali is highly recognised in the market as a real estate finance specialist who represents domestic and foreign banks as well as real estate investment funds.