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
• Member of the International Arbitration 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
• Board member for approx. 20 years
• Former managing partner (2019–2023)
• Board member at beLab S.p.A. (a public limited company wholly owned by BonelliErede) since July 2020
• Current chairman and former managing partner (2012–2016) of BonelliErede’s London office
• 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