Expertise

• Employment law, with particular focus on:
  • assistance, both in and out of court, with all problems relating to the establishment, management and termination of employees’ contracts, agency contracts and freelance employment of all kinds
  • assistance in extraordinary operations (company transfers, mergers, demergers, transfer of share parcels, etc.), collective dismissals, social safety net systems
  • problems related to the management of internal auditing procedures and the consequent actions
  • drafting of company regulations and policies (e.g. policy on the use of computer tools), at-a-distance monitoring of workers, employment privacy, expatriates
  • problems related to compensation claims for occupational illnesses (e.g. resulting from exposure to asbestos) and accidents in the workplace
• Industrial relations, with particular expertise in:
  • assistance in consultations and negotiations with trade-union organisations
  • drafting of collective company contracts and trade-union agreements

• Key sectors:
  • chemicals
  • pharmaceuticals
  • engineering
  • services
  • insurance

• Foreign languages: English and French

Background

• Member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team
• Member of the Environmental Sustainability Focus Team
• Joined the firm in 2001

• Worked for a major Italian law firm specialising in employment law (1998–2001)

Ranking and Awards

The Legal 500 EMEA international legal directory lists Arianna as an active lawyer in labour law in Italy.

Testimonials

“Arianna Colombo: high competence and absolute willingness to assist every day.”

(The Legal500 EMEA)

Qualifications

• Member of the Italian Bar admitted to practice before the Italian Supreme Court
• Law degree from the University of Milan