At the forefront of innovation, we have been an active player in the modernisation of the Italian legal and financial markets and have worked on the most significant deals since the 1990's.

We are the only full service international law firm in Italy able to offer the assistance of three leading academics and of at least one partner recognized as a leading individual in the following areas of expertise:

• Banking, Project, and Structured finance
• Corporate and M&A
• Debt and Equity Capital Markets
• EC Law and Anti-trust
• Employment Law
• Litigation, Regulatory enforcement and Arbitration  
• Public Law
• Tax

Clifford Chance Italy draws on its vast local knowledge and integrated global approach through a team of professionals who have been working together for the last 15 years and includes lawyers qualified to practise in Italy, UK and the US. As a consequence, the Firm provides the highest quality cross-jurisdictional legal assistance.

Clifford Chance Italy focuses on the following major industry sectors:

• Banks and Financial Institutions
• Energy & Infrastructure
• Private Equity
• Real Estate
• TMT
• Consumer Goods & Retail
• Healthcare
• Industrials

 Our leadership is endorsed by independent parties

• #1 in Banking & Finance in Italy (Chambers Europe 2009)
• #1 in Capital Markets: Debt in Italy (Chambers Europe 2009)
• #1 in Capital Markets: Equity in Italy (Chambers Europe 2009)
• #1 in Capital Markets: Securitisation in Italy (Chambers Europe 2009)
• #1 in M&A in Italy, by value of deals (MergerMarket 2009)

Best Antitrust Lawyer in Italy – Professor Cristoforo Osti (Top Legal Awards 2009)

“Clifford Chance is the firm which is most involved in the big domestic deals. It is the only firm with a standing comparable to that of the big independents. The banking and M&A practices boast some of the leading professionals on the market. It has a constant presence in the IPO field”

(Top Legal Awards – Inaugural Edition – 2007)