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Gioacchino Foti

Gioacchino Foti

Partner

Partner
Gioacchino Foti

Gioacchino Foti is one of the leading practitioners in Italy in Debt Capital Markets. His practice covers all aspects of DCM including EMTN establishments, updates, and issuances thereunder, stand-alone Eurobonds, liability management transactions, convertible bonds, warrants, Italian retail bonds and structured products, sovereign bonds, Yankee bonds as well as covering regulatory capital matters. Gioacchino acts for a wide range of investment banks and issuers.

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Career and qualifications

  • University of Catania (LL.D) 1999
  • LUISS University (LL.M International Law) 2000
  • Joined Clifford Chance 2001
  • Admitted as an Avvocato to the Italian Bar 2002
  • 'Toga d’oro' - award as the youngest lawyer of the year in the Court of Appeal district of qualification
  • Counsel 2012 - 2018
  • Partner since 2018

Awards and citations

  • #1 Capital Markets – Debt
    Chambers Global and Europe 2024
  • ‘Gioacchino Foti's strong commercial attitude is a plus together with strong knowledge on regulatory side. He is keen to support in short time frame’.
    Chambers Global and Europe 2024: Capital Markets – Debt
  • ‘Gioacchino Foti is reliable, effective and knowledgeable’.
    Chambers Global and Europe 2024: Capital Markets – Debt