Expertise

• Commercial law and corporate law, with particular focus on:
• M&A (both Italian and cross-border)
• purchase and disposal of companies and business units
  • joint ventures
  • shareholders’ agreements
  • business agreements

• Key sectors:
  • healthcare and life sciences, with particular focus on:
  • extraordinary transactions, including those covering multiple jurisdictions
  • assisting companies
  • preparing and negotiating commercial contracts (e.g. R&D contracts, distribution and joint-promotion agreements, consultancy agreements)

Foreign languages: English

Background

• Member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team
• Joined the firm in 2000

• Visiting lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York (2005–2006)

Testimonials

The Legal 500 EMEA international legal directories lists Monica as one of Italy’s major professionals in healthcare and life sciences.

Qualifications

• Member of the Italian Bar
• Law degree from the University of Milan