Legal Services

Legance is an independent Italian law firm with expert, active and result-oriented lawyers, with a strong team spirit that has permitted a flexible and incisive organisational model that, through departments active in all practice areas of business law, shows the right balance between the specialist and the lawyer as a global consultant. Thanks to its attention to client service, the quality of its professionals and its team work, as well as to an innovative approach to the legal practice, Legance is a point of reference for major Italian and foreign industrial and banking groups, providing global services in most practice areas.

Our close relationships with leading independent law firms throughout the world ensure that we can provide to our clients legal services on international transactions of the highest standard in terms of quality and efficiency. Legance comprises over 200 lawyers, working in its Milan, Rome and soon London offices, and has a diverse and extensive practice covering the following areas: Corporate Finance; Banking, Finance and Project Financing; EU, Antitrust and Regulation; Labour; Capital Markets and Financial Services; Investment Funds; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Litigation & Arbitration; Restructuring & Insolvency; Tax; Administrative Law; Real Estate; Energy, Gas and Natural Resources; Shipping, Aviation and Transportation; IP and Data Protection; TMT; Environmental.

The Law Firm De Luca & Partners is specialized in Employment Law carries out either judicial and extra-judicial advice and assistance in favour of national and multinational companies of all industries.

Firm’s services also include the right of agency, the right of trade union relations, the right of health and safety at work, the right of social security and immigration law. As part of its specialisation in Labour Law, the Firm provides its clients with advice on the protection of personal data and the administrative liability of entities under Legislative Decree 231/01.

Specialisation, confidentiality, professionalism, independence, efficiency, a pro-active attitude, attention to clients’ needs and transparency: these are the values that have driven De Luca & Partner’s activities since 1976.

Thanks to its in-depth knowledge of laws and practices gained in over 45 years of activity, as well as its capacity to simply and clearly explain the rules (which are often complex) of Italian employment law, the Firm frequently handles cross-bordertransactions involving multiple jurisdictions and provides advise to headquarters, legal affairs directors and human resource managers working outside of Italy.

The Firm relies on a solid network of counterparts for transactions requiring activity in Italy and the world.

The firm advises over 400 clients, with whom it enjoys long-term professional relationships due to an ability to adapt to their ever-changing needs.

Clients are either large, or medium and small sized Italian and foreign companies from a variety of business industries. Typically, De Luca & Partners advises international corporations in every single step of the set up of their operations in Italy, as well as in their day to day activity, reorganization and even closure.

De Luca & Partners invests in researching and disseminating employment law material and for this reason collaborates with Il Sole 24 Ore and with the main employment law publications. Its partners and associates are often invited as speakers at training courses, workshops and seminars on employment law issues in Italy and abroad.

Straight talking. Thinking around corners. Understanding and solving the problem before it becomes a problem. Performing as a team, no matter where we’re sitting. Delivering clear and practical advice that gets your job done. Our 2,600+ lawyers work together with you to solve the toughest legal issues in major industries and commercial centers around the world. Whether you’re expanding into new markets, considering capital from new sources, or dealing with increasingly complex regulations or disputes, we help you stay on top of your risks and opportunities.

Hogan Lovells opened in Italy in 2000 and now counts a team of over 130 lawyers, working as one integrated team, in its Milan and Rome offices. Our Italian practice combines local expertise with an international outlook to provide unparalleled assistance to both domestic and international clients on their cross-border and Italian transactions and disputes, as well as ongoing strategic advice in relation to their commercial activities and projects. Our team in Italy includes also dual qualified US, UK and French lawyers in addition to top Italian-qualified professionals.