Francesco Lucernari

Expertise
- Banking and Finance, with particular expertise in:
- Sales of NPLs portfolios
- Securitisations of both performing and non-performing receivables
- Derivatives
- Key sectors:
- banking
- investment funds
- real estate
- Foreign languages: English, French
Background
- Joined the firm in 2013
- Member of the Banks Focus Team
- Studio Legale Sabelli (2011 – 2013)
- Chiomenti Studio Legale (2006 – 2011)
- Secondee, CIB Legal, UniCredit Bank
Qualifications
- Member of the Italian Bar
- Law degree from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”
Knowledge Sharing

The High Court of Justice of England and Wales hands down a landmark judgment on derivative contracts entered into by an Italian local authority
On the heels of the Italian Supreme Court’s well-known Cattolica decision of May 2020, a new chapter has been written in the long-running legal debate over certain derivative contracts entered into by a small local authority in Italy. This time, the High Court of Justice of England and Wal
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