Expertise

Widely recognised as one of the leading figures in Italian corporate law.

Over the course of a distinguished career spanning several decades, he advised clients on some of Italy’s most significant M&A and financing transactions, as well as complex litigation matters.

Background

Early in his career, he worked with Hale & Dorr in Boston and later with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.

From 1965 to 1969, he headed the legal department of IBM Italy.

In 1969, he founded Erede Bianchi, which became Erede e Associati in 1995 and earned a reputation as one of Italy’s leading law firms in the fields of M&A, capital markets and related disputes. In 1999, together with Franco Bonelli and Aurelio Pappalardo, he co-founded Bonelli Erede Pappalardo.

Ranking and Awards

He was consistently recognised by the international legal directory Chambers & Partners as one of Italy’s foremost authorities on corporate law and M&A.

Testimonials

“He is the best lawyer in Italy, a legal genius.”

(Chambers & Partners)

Qualifications

He graduated in law from the University of Milan in 1962 and earned an LLM from Harvard Law School in 1964.