
Partner
Main office: Milan
Focus Team: Banks, Debt Capital Markets, Digital Innovation, Private Clients, Private Equity
Expertise
- Banking and insurance regulations, with particular focus on supervisory and regulatory matters relating to:
- Banks
- Payment institutions
- Asset managers
- Investments firms
- Italian and international financial intermediaries
- Capital strengthening measures through the issuance of equity, hybrid, subordinate and convertible instruments
- Liability management transactions
- Funding of debt instruments, plain vanilla and structured, through standalone issuance of securities or in relation to domestic/international programmes
- Foreign Languages: English
Background
- Member of the Banks Focus Team
- Member of the Debt Capital Markets Focus Team
- Member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team
- Member of the Private Clients Focus Team
- Member of the Private Equity Focus Team
- Joined in 2014
- Made partner in 2015
- Worked for Borsa Italiana (2004-2008) in the corporate actions and corporate governance department, responsible for:
- monitoring of extraordinary transactions of listed issuers
- listing of warrants and convertible bonds
- monitoring of governance models adopted by listed issuers
Ranking and Awards
The Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 EMEA international legal directories list Federico as an expert in financial regulatory services in Italy.
Testimonials
Federico Vezzani “has a deep knowledge of the Italian banking and financial services regulation,” clients reveal, adding that he is also “able to manage complex problems and find pragmatic solutions.”
(Chambers & Partners)
Qualifications
- Member of the Italian Bar
- Law degree from the University of Milan

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