Expertise

M&A
Joint ventures
Corporate law
Commercial contracts
International arbitration
Private equity
International tenders (oil & gas)
Healthcare
Life sciences
TMT

Foreign languages: English

Background

Team leader of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team
Joined Bonelli e Associati in 1996 (which evolved into BonelliErede), where he was made partner in 1998
Partner at BonelliErede since its founding
Former managing partner (2019–2023)
Current chairman and former managing partner (2012–2016) of BonelliErede’s London office
Board member for approx. 20 years
Board member at beLab S.p.A. (a public limited company wholly owned by BonelliErede) since July 2020
Served as head of International Legal Affairs at Saipem (1991–95)
Frequent speaker at conferences on international JVs and contract law

Ranking and Awards

Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 EMEA international legal directories list Andrea as one of Italy’s major experts in corporate law and M&A, and the Who’s Who and Legal 500 rankings mention him in life sciences

Testimonials

“He is commercial, hands-on, and has an invaluable mix of practical experience, international expertise and knowledge of the market”

(Chambers & Partners)

Qualifications

Member of the Italian Bar
LLM from the Queen Mary University of London
Postgraduate specialisation in international business from the University of Padua
Law degree from the University of Padua

Knowledge Sharing

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Insights

BonelliErede announces appointment of Daria Ghidoni to its Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team - 1 March 2024

BonelliErede announces the appointment of Daria Ghidoni as of counsel and member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team at the firm’s Milan headquarters. For over 20 years, Daria Ghidoni was a high-ranking manager of the legal dept at Recordati S.p.A., an international pharmaceutica …

BonelliErede appoints new board and makes up seven partners - 20 December 2023

At BonelliErede’s partners’ meeting on Saturday, 16 December, the partnership appointed the firm’s new board and made up seven new partners. As announced in October, close to the expiry of the current board’s mandate, a new board was appointed whose members are: Riccardo Bordi, Eman …

BonelliErede announces upcoming leadership changes - 4 October 2023

At the partners’ meeting, Massimiliano Danusso was elected as Chairman and Eliana Catalano as Managing Partner of the firm. They will take office on 1 January when the current board’s mandate ends. The other members of the new board will be elected at the December partners’ meeting. As an …

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