
Expertise
- Corporate law and debt restructuring/bankruptcy, with particular focus on:
- debt restructuring transactions and agreements
- acquisition of companies in financial difficulty
- loans to companies in financial difficulty
- disposal of non-performing loans
- alternative investment funds
- arrangements with creditors
- recovery plans
- Key sectors:
- fashion, luxury goods and design
- real estate
- agro-food and large-scale distribution
- infrastructure
- engineering
- Foreign Languages: English
Background
- Joined the firm in 2010
- Made partner in 2023
- Member of the Banks Focus Team
- Member of the Digital Innovation Focus Team
- Member of the Restructuring & Insolvency Focus Team
Ranking and Awards
The Legal 500 EMEA international legal directory lists Gianpaolo as an expert in bankruptcy law and corporate restructuring in Italy.
Testimonials
“I work with Gianpaolo Ciervo. I must say he is the best attorney I ever worked with, he has extensive knowledge, and I must say he really stands out as a lawyer of extraordinary skills.”
(The Legal500 EMEA)
Qualifications
- Member of the Italian Bar (2013)
- Member of the New York Bar (2018)
- LLM. in Corporate Governance and Practice, Stanford Law School, California (2017)
- PhD. in Corporate Law and Financial Markets, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna (2015)
- Master’s Degree in Law, University of Turin (2010)

BonelliErede expands its partnership: six new partners announced - 19 December 2022
On 17 December, BonelliErede’s partners’ meeting approved the promotion to partner of six of the firm’s managing associates: Livia Cocca, Francesco Casamassa, Gianpaolo Ciervo, Daniele Gambirasio, Giulio Mazzotti and Giovanni Minuto. Livia Cocca joined BonelliErede’s Milan office in 200
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Another success for BonelliErede, this time at the 2016 Legalcommunity Finance Awards - 3 March 2016
The 2016 edition of the Legalcommunity Finance Awards – one of the most important recognitions of excellence in the Italian legal market – was held in Milan on 25 February. BonelliErede received the most prestigious award: “Law Firm of the Year”, with Emanuela Da Rin, Antonio La Porta,
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