20160503 Nctm Doc Profilo Completo ENG · Milan: Vittorio Noseda Rome: Sante Ricci. PracticeAreas...

A solid base, proudly independent �

A confidence in selecting the best talents �

A direct presence in the main international hubs �

A seamless approach in advising clients �

A full range of legal and fiscal services focused on business

A best place to work and to work with �

A fast moving and innovating company

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Nctm is one of the leading law firms in Italy. � Our strengths are more than 250 professionals including the 57 partners who drive the firm, offices in Milan, Rome, London, Brussels and Shanghai, a vocation for innovation and independence and a great client base.

We deliver integrated legal services to enterprises and financial institutions through multidisciplinary teams reflecting client needs. We believe the growth in the number and needs of our clients is testimony to the success of our strengths and our culture.

“Among the most prominent Italian firms” Chambers Global

“This firm is commended for taking a slightly more personal approach to work than some of its

multinational competitors, and clients value the presence of the senior partners

at all stages of the deal” Chambers Global

Innovative Lawyers,�� Financial Times 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 �

Italy,� Legal� Advisor� of� the� Year,�shortlisted,� mergermarket� 2015

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twentyfour areas of activity, we grant our clients the best synergic advice with a seamless approach and resources that only the largest firms can commit, with a care and attention to cost offered by specialist boutiques.

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All Nctm professionals have multidisciplinary skills and provide their activity within our eleven departments depending on the type of specialisation and the area in which they are mainly involved. With a homogeneous workflow through the

Departments

Administrative Law & European Public Law

Antitrust, Intellectual Property, International Trade & Customs

Arbitration & Litigation

Banking & Finance

Capital Markets

Corporate & Commercial Law

Employment Law

Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity

Real Estate

Restructuring & Turnaround

Tax Law

Departments’ Coordinator

Coordinators

Giuliano Berruti

Lorenzo Attolico

Alberto Toffoletto

Andrea De Tomas

Alessandra Stabilini

Sante Ricci

Michele Bignami

Simone De Carli

Luigi Croce

Fabio Marelli

Federico Trutalli

Piermauro Carabellese

Practice� Areas�

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• Administrative & European Public Law

• Antitrust & Competition Law

• Automotive, Rail, Aviation

• Banking & Finance Law

• Capital Markets

• Corporate & Commercial Law

• Employment Law

• Energy Law

• Environmental, Health & Safety

• Food & Drink

• Insurance Law

• Intellectual Property Law

• International Desk

• International Trade & Customs

• Litigation & Arbitration

• Luxury & Fashion

• Marine, Transport & Logistics

• Mergers & Acquisition, Private Equity

• Pharmaceutical & Medical

• Privacy & It Compliance

• Real Estate Law

• Restructuring & Turnaround

• Tax Law

• TMT


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• assistance in procedures for the issue ofadministrative authorizations onenvironmental matters(Environmental Impact Assessment andAuthorization, Strategic EnvironmentalAssessment, Consolidated EnvironmentalAssessment and Authorization and othersector authorizations) and in mattersconcerning the reclamation of contaminatedsites;

• regulatory compliance audit;

• legal advice on the implementation of safetyand environmental management systems,integrated or otherwise, and in theimplementation of organizational models forthe prevention of offences relating tocorporate administrative liability;

• assistance in the preparation of delegatedcorporate powers;

• assistance during Supervisory andRegulatory Authority inspections;

• challenge of administrative courtjudgments of an unlawful nature;

• assistance and advisory services, inpartnership with renowned criminallawyers, in cases of proceedings forenvironmental offences, workplaceaccidents and occupational diseases;and

• training activities.

Environment, Health & SafetyMilan: Francesca Bonino, Ada Lucia De Cesaris

Italian regulations on Environmental issues and Occupational Health and Safety are extremely complex, having developed piecemeal over the years through overlapping regulations and because of often contradictory judgments. The main practice areas of the team, which operates as part of the Corporate & Corporate Law Department, are:


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The European Administrative and Public Law department works in close association with Nctm’s other departments and on behalf of businesses and public authorities provides out-of-court advisory services and defense services before Italian and international courts. Our work includes issues regarding relations between businesses and public administration, and extends to sectors such as public economics law and regulated activities.

In particular our work includes: • public tenders, services and supply

contracts, project financing for publicworks;

• EU tenders, European developmentfunds, European public utilitiesprograms and mixed companiesproviding public services;

• construction and land developmentmatters;

• legal assistance in relation to concessionarrangements with independentauthorities;

• food and agriculture law;

• healthcare and pharmaceutical law;

• expropriation of property for publicuse; and

• litigation in national and Europeancourts.

Administrative & European Public LawMilan: Ada Lucia De Cesaris, Marco MonacoRome: Giuliano BerrutiBrussels: Bernard O'Connor


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Nctm is one of the most authoritative law firms in Italy on competition matters. It offers many years of experience in the fields of EC and Italian antitrust law, unfair competition, advertising practices and consumer protection. Its experience developed in civil antitrust damages suits is of particular significance.

The department’s key practice areas of assistance and advice are: • restrictive agreements and abuse of

dominant positions before the ItalianAntitrust Authority and the EuropeanCommission;

• business concentrations under Italianand European law;

• antitrust damages action before the civilcourts;

• cooperation, distribution and licenseagreements;

• antitrust compliance programs;

• state aid;

• unfair competition;

• advertising practices; and

• commercial practices and consumerprotection.

Antitrust & Competition LawMilan: Luca ToffolettiBrussels: Bernard O'Connor


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• policy wording and/or review;

• generation and preparation ofinnovative coverage and related riskanalysis;

• coverage and reporting;

• litigation and arbitration on coverageand insurer defense issues;

• claims handling;• subrogation actions and recovery;

• incorporation of insurance, reinsuranceor intermediation companies;

• relations with Supervisory Authorities;

• regulatory, compliance andauthorization proceedings;

• insurance portfolio disposals;

• M&A, joint venture and bancassuranceagreements;

• risk management and risk assessment;and

• relationships betweeninsurers/reinsurers and brokers, agentsand other intermediaries.

Insurance LawMilan and London: Anthony PerottoRome: Guido Foglia

Assistance to insurance and reinsurance companies, intermediaries or other insurance market players requires highly specific skills to navigate the complexities of insurance law, and a strong, in-depth knowledge of the industry and its needs. Nctm is recognized as being a leader in this sector, applying its consolidated experience in offering services to both Italian and foreign insurers, re-insurers and industry intermediaries, assisting in all stages of business from setup and development of new products to litigation management, regulatory aspects, extraordinary transactions and M&A.

The main services include:


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• assistance in the preparation and/orreview of import and distributionagreements;

• assistance in the preparation and/orreview of supply agreements;

• assistance in the preparation and/orreview of licensing and merchandisingagreements;

• assistance in the preparation and/orreview of transport agreements;

• assistance in the preparation and/orreview of handling agreements;

• legal assistance before the courts andin arbitration;

• relations with Italian and EUSupervisory Authorities; and

• regulatory legislation, compliance andauthorization proceedings.

Automotive, Rail, AviationMilan: Daniele Tani Rome: Giammarco Navarra, Sante Ricci

The automotive, rail and aviation industry is characterized, on the one hand, by the need for a strong multidisciplinary approach and, on the other, by specific skills and a high degree of specialization. Nctm offers its consolidated experience to Italian and international companies that manufacture and sell cars, motorcycles and spare parts, as well as to Italian and international train manufacturers and providers of air and rail transport services. Our practice provides support to clients through long-term, ongoing relations on the preparation of sector-related contracts, adaptation to new regulations, regulatory aspects and dispute management.

The core services offered by the department are:


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The professional experience of the Banking and Finance team guarantees all-round assistance and advice on finance and restructuring transactions at domestic and international level that are often innovative and complex.

Its particular fields of expertise include the following: • Financing: acquisition finance, real

estate finance, corporate finance, leasingand factoring, consumer finance, exportcredit finance;

• Project Finance: finance agreements andsecurity package preparation, EPC andO&M agreements;

• Regulatory: assistance on regulatorymatters to financial intermediaries;

• Capital markets: IPOs and stock marketlistings, securitizations, issue of debtsecurities; and

• Restructuring: preparations fornegotiating framework refinancingagreements and interbank agreements;preparation of debt reschedulingagreements as part of restructuringspursuant to Articles 67 and 182-bis of theItalian bankruptcy Law.

Banking & FinanceMilan: Stefano Padovani, Corrado Verna Rome: Eugenio SiragusaLondon: Andrea De Tomas, Matteo Gallanti


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Nctm’s litigation department is second to none among Italian law firms in terms of dedicated resources and experience of its professionals operating from the various offices, able to take on complex litigation cases in the traditional business law sectors and those arising more recently. Nctm provides assistance in the management of relationships in the pre-litigation phase, with a particular focus on the “merits” of the dispute, as well as in ordinary and special judicial proceedings, national and international arbitration, and in alternate means of settling disputes (ADR) with particular reference to conciliation and mediation: • corporate and commercial litigation,

including those involving listedcompanies and regulated companies ingeneral;

• litigation involving banks and financialintermediaries;

• litigation in disputes related tocommercial and public workscontracts;

• property and personal damage claims,including product liability claims andrecall campaigns;

• insurance related disputes;

• inheritance litigation; and

• debt collection - consumer credit.

Litigation & ArbitrationMilan: Alberto Toffoletto Rome: Angelo AnglaniLondon: Anthony Perotto


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The department carries out its professional support role through consolidated, longstanding relationships and through targeted activities in the various phases of corporate life.

The department’s core activities are as follows: • advice and support in day-to-day out of

court commercial or corporate matters,organized to meet the clients’ needs inreal time or through complementaryservices (corporate secretariat andshareholder register management);

• business contracts (distribution, salesconcession, supply and outsourcing,tolling, franchising, agency, mediation,business procurement, procurement ofworks and services, merchandising,sponsorship, cash pooling,commissioning, deposit, general termsand conditions of sale or purchase, etc.);

• strategic advice (start-up, developmentand consolidation, restructuringand internationalization of a business);and

• ongoing advice in specialist areas,regarding specific issues (environmentand safety, compliance, consumption,private clients, corporate governance,personal data protection) or businesssectors (insurance, automotive, railand aviation, pharmaceutics andmedical, food & drink,internationalization, shipping andTMT).

Corporate & CommercialMilan: Vittorio NosedaRome: Sante Ricci


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• audits of legal compliance, advising,preparation of documents and legalassistance regarding personal dataprocessing;

• complaint/appeal/reporting andinspection and assessmentproceedings brought by the ItalianData Protection Authority;

• drafting and revision of contractsrelating to or entailing the processingof personal data (contracts for thetransfer of databases, commercialinformation, statistical surveys,marketing);

• correct fulfilment of legal obligations,with specific reference to the

processing of personal data for marketing and commercial communication purposes, and for profiling objectives;

• data breach in the relevant sectors(electronic communications and creditsector);

• prize-giving events and the properconfiguration of the personal dataprocessing methods;

• simulation of audits and investigationsby the Authorities and on-siteassistance in the event of investigationsby the Italian Data ProtectionAuthority and/or the Guardia diFinanza (Italian Tax Police); and

• personnel training and refreshercourses.

Privacy & IT ComplianceMilan: Raffaele Caldarone, Paolo Gallarati

In the Privacy and Personal data protection sector, we offer the highest possible level of expertise in the performance of ordinary and extraordinary advisory activities, both in court and out-of-court, providing a genuine, highly specialised and all-round “privacy impact assessment”. Our specially dedicated team, the only one among the international sector leaders to be mentioned by the most important legal directories, is able to offer the most comprehensive assistance to the major commercial and industrial groups and companies, both Italian and foreign, in relation to numerous activities:


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• M&A transactions;

• preparation of due diligence reports;

• drafting and negotiation of tollingagreements;

• project finance;

Energy LawMilan: Raffaele Caldarone, Carlo Grignani Rome: Federico ManiliLondon: Matteo Gallanti

The energy market is developing constantly. Nctm has significant experience in this field, and is able to offer top-level, specialized assistance with an integrated approach in a strongly developing market, providing advice to the industry’s major operators. Nctm also has particular expertise in renewable energies both in terms of numbers and for the importance of the transactions assisted.

Our expertise in the energy sector includes:

• lease agreements;

• EPC agreements;

• O&M agreements;

• management service agreements; and

• EFET, ISDA, FIDIC agreements.


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Nctm assists Italian and international pharmaceutical and medical companies in transactions in all legal areas that converge into this sector (commercial and corporate advice, administrative and regulatory profiles, specialist contracts, compliance), both before the courts and out of court.

The practice areas of the team, which operates as part of the Commercial and Corporate Law Department, include:• joint ventures and extraordinary

transactions with pharmaceuticalcompanies;

• project financing for hospitalauthorities;

• investment in the national healthcaresystem, accreditation of healthcarefacilities and medical centers,

homecare services, indirect support,fees and reimbursements;

• medical devices (pursuant to ItalianLegislative Decree 46/1997);

• drug marketing authorizations or AICpursuant to Italian Legislative Decree219/2006;

• OTC drug regulations (pursuant toItalian Legislative Decree 223/2006);

• advertising and remote sales of drugsand medical devices;

• factoring and securitizations relating todrug supplies;

• pharma-related congresses andconferences;

• sector-related organizational models andcodes of ethics in application of ItalianLegislative Decree 231/2001;

• medical staff (remuneration of doctorsin conflict of interest cases,authorizations, etc.) and nursing staff;

• pharmaceutical representatives; and

• clinical trials and investigationsregarding drug management, drug safetyand health data processing.

Pharmaceutical & MedicalMilan: Paolo Gallarati, Paolo Lazzarino, Lorena PossagnoRome: Giuliano Berruti


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Operating as part of the Commercial and Corporate Law Department, the F&D division has a vast experience of food and agriculture issues.

Our client base spans the full agri-food supply chain, from primary producers to suppliers of input and from food producers and food retailers to the various consumer classes.

We have worked with EU and national food law, as well as international food law including WTO and Codex Alimentarius.

We have also dealt with the leading institutions of the European Union and WTO on issues concerning market access, regional trade agreements, and issues associated with TRIPs, SPS and TBT.

Food & DrinkMilan and Brussels: Bernard O'Connor

We have worked with and against state and regulatory authorities. On the domestic side, we have worked on the Common Organizations of Market, product authorizations, pesticide use, packaging and labeling.


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Nctm has a solid name on the market and among all the better known sector publications as one of the best Italian law offices in the M&A and private equity fields.

Its professionals have gained significant experience over the years in transactions in numerous sectors, including in goods manufacturing and services, the credit sector, financial and insurance sectors, as well as other regulated and specialized industries such as telecommunications, pharmaceutics, biomedical, energy, publishing and technology.

The department operates in close partnership with the other departments, conducting its activities through multi-discipline teams, carefully chosen for their expertise in the various business areas so as to ensure a highly qualified, specialized service to clients.

Mergers & Acquisitions, Private EquityMilan: Simone De Carli, Paolo Montironi, Pietro ZanoniRome: Piero CoriglianoLondon: Andrea De TomasShanghai: Hermes Pazzaglini

Teams are established in all the company’s offices in Italy and abroad, ensuring rapid response times and professional networking.


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Nctm’s team of professionals dedicated to Real Estate Law offers its clients a full range of services on transactions related to the purchase and sale, spin-off, financing, setup and development of single properties or portfolios anywhere in Italy.

Nctm’s experience means it can offer its assistance to a vast range of real estate operators both at Italian and international level, in the following main practice areas: • Italian asset management companies,

real estate investment funds andREITs;

• business rentals and business unittransfers;

• legal advice and opinions;

• residential, commercial and hotelleases;

• service mandates (advisory, property,project, agency, etc.);

• litigation; and

• land development and town planningissues.

Real Estate LawMilan: Luigi Croce, Marco MonacoRome: Marco MonacoLondon: Andrea De Tomas, Matteo Gallanti


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Our International Trade & Customs group, part of the Antitrust Department provides assistance to clients engaged in cross-border operations, as well as to companies that sell goods and services in different countries. We give assistance on customs matters, carry out investigations on unfair trade, as well as on market access and compliance with standards. We provide assistance to governments, trade associations, and businesses on legal issues associated with OMC and provide advice on conflicts between domestic and international laws. The group has strong, proven experience in WTO litigation. Trade Defense is one of the cornerstones of our practice. We provide legal assistance to some of the largest EU Industries in Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidies cases, both in relation to the representation of their interest in administrative proceedings before the European Commission and with respect to litigation in the Courts of Justice.

Nctm acts as legal defense to the European Council when trade defense regulations are challenged by third parties in the European General Court and Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Due to our long-standing cooperation with the Commission, the firm has privileged contact with many of the

officials in the Trade Directorate, especially in the Trade Defense section.

Nctm has consolidated legal experience in GATT and WTO-related issues. Over the last twenty years we have worked on behalf of third world countries on some of the major WTO disputes, including the main cases regarding access to the European market in the industrial and agricultural industries such as those relating to DRAMs, bananas, sugar, hormones and poultry.

International Trade & CustomsMilan: Alberto Rossi, Bernard O'ConnorBrussels: Bernard O'Connor


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Nctm International Desk assists Italian enterprises in their internationalisation process in all countries in the world. It operates directly or through leading correspondent foreign law firms, selected with no exclusivity obligation, serving as single contact point for the client, to which it remains close, interpreting its needs, dealing with all Italian and foreign legal and tax aspects as a whole, ensuring the quality of the final result as well as the constant control of professional costs.

Legal and tax advice and assistance to companies, with particular reference to SME, in all phases of their internationalisation process, including:

Preparation in Italy • coordination or combination with

other industrial partners;

• relationships with institutionalinvestors, access to loans, subsidies orpublic;

• grants;

• protection of intellectual property;

• tax planning;Implementation abroad• first stage: indirect export general

terms and conditions of sale andpurchase, Incoterms, letters ofpatronage and independent

guarantees, letters of credit, transport, insurance policies, customs compliance, WTO;

• second stage: direct export temporarygroups of companies and consortia,distribution, agency, franchisingagreements, patent, trade mark,know-how licences;

• third stage: foreign direct investmentrepresentative offices; branches;wholly owned subsidiaries, commoncompanies, corporate or contractualJV, secondment of personnel; and

• international litigation civil andcommercial mediation, domestic orinternational arbitration proceedings.

International DeskMilan: Paolo Gallarati, Vittorio NosedaRome: Paolo Quattrocchi


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• corporate restructuring: mobility plans, plans for incentivized voluntary resignations, CIGO (“Cassa Integrazione Guadagni Ordinaria”, the public fund for ordinary salary integration, available in case of a crisis in the market), CIGS (“Cassa Integrazione Guadagni Straordinaria”, the salary integration fund available for restructurings),“Contratti di solidarietà” (solidarity agreements allowing a reduction of working hours below the level established by law);

• individual and collective dismissals, disciplinary proceedings, disciplinary charges and sanctions, secondments and transfers;

• M&A operations: legal due diligence, mandatory consultation procedures

with Trade Unions in relation to the transfer of businesses;

• preparation of varying levels ofcollective employment contracts withassistance to the parties in relatednegotiations; and

• preparation of disciplinary proceduresand policies; Assistance to, and defenseof, clients in relation to inspectionscarried out by Health and SocialSecurity Authorities and in subsequentclaims against INPS(Social Security), INAIL (IndustrialAccident Insurance) and the ItalianDepartment of Labor.

Employment LawMilan: Michele BignamiRome: Dario Clementi

Given the specific nature and importance placed by Italian jurisdictions to labor law, also regarding industrial relations issues, Nctm has a specialized team of professionals that has developed considerable experience in providing legal assistance in this complex area of law.

The team assists Italian and international industrial, commercial and financial companies and institutions, offering full, ongoing support in all areas of labor law:


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Nctm has extensive experience in the luxury and fashion sector. Our clients are representative of the entire production chain, from designers to fashion houses, raw materials suppliers, transformation and packaging companies and the various categories of distributors and traders. Nctm’s all-round team offers its assistance to companies operating in this sector in Italy and at international level, in relation to transactions in all legal fields (corporate, M&A, labor, intellectual property, real estate, tax), both before the courts and out of court.

Our expertise in the Luxury & Fashion industry includes: • M&A and private equity transactions;

• advice on corporate matters;

• strategic and litigation advice ontrademark and patent protection;

• labor law assistance; employeerelations in their various forms andrelations with consultants, designersand product endorsement celebrities;

• tax law assistance;

• licensing agreements, franchising,agency and distribution;

• e-commerce and logistics;

• advice on origin labeling;

• tender relationships with serviceproviders, design centers, independentcontractor and fashion logistics;

• customs enforcement;

• IPOs and stock market listings; and

• restructurings.

Luxury & FashionMilan: Michele Bignami, Paolo Montironi, Pietro ZanoniRome: Piero Corigliano, Sante Ricci


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The Capital Market and Financial Intermediaries Law department provides assistance and advice to Issuers, Bidders and Advisors in relation to flotations and public offers for subscription or purchase of financial instruments, and as part of offers for admission to listing of equities and debt securities on regulated and unregulated markets. The Department also offers assistance and advice to banks, Italian investment management and asset management companies with regard to investment services and collective undertakings.

In particular, Nctm assists clients with regard to the: • preparation of offer documents and

contracts for flotations, tender offers,initial public offerings and takeoverbids;

• listing of securities on regulatedmarkets and multilateral tradingsystems (AIM Italia);

• compliance with corporate governanceobligations for listed issuers (corporatedisclosures, ownership structures,shareholders’ agreements,remuneration plans, related partytransactions, etc.);

• relations between listed issuers,shareholders and institutionalinvestors;

• procedures for intermediaries tobecome eligible to provide investment,crowdfunding and collectiveundertaking services;

• compliance with regulations oninvestment and collective under takingservices (internal procedures,organization and rules of conduct forintermediaries and financial salesnetworks); and

• investigation and sanction procedureslaunched by Supervisory Authoritiesagainst banks, Italian investmentcompanies and asset managementcompanies.

Capital MarketsMilan: Lukas Plattner, Alessandra Stabilini, Alberto Toffoletto


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Nctm offers integrated assistance and advice in legal proceedings, and in the management, transfer and protection of all forms of intellectual property of businesses. The intellectual property team’s advice covers: • litigation on trademarks and patents;

• litigation on copyright;

• counterfeiting and unfair competitionissues;

• customs enforcement;

• matters concerning seizure of domainnames;

• management and transfer of copyrightin the arts, music, publishing andentertainment fields;

• advertising clearance and assistance inlegal disputes;

• transfer of trademark licenses, patentsand know-how;

• trademark clearance;

• sponsorships;

• “Made in Italy” and product labeling;

• IP due diligence; and

• approval and safeguarding ofprotected geographic indications(IGP).

Intellectual Property LawMilan: Paolo LazzarinoRome: Lorenzo Attolico


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The department assists banks, institutional investors, Italian companies and multinational corporations in all corporate crisisphases and insolvency proceedings, as well as all tax-related issues and litigation concerning administrative proceedings.In particular, Nctm has considerable experience in the following practice areas: • assistance in the development of

turnaround projects, withidentification of the best means ofovercoming crises;

• preparation and negotiation ofrestructuring plans, debt reschedulingagreements, insolvency andbankruptcy proceedings, assistance inextraordinary administrationprocedures;

• acquisition of companies, assets andreceivables in the context of insolvencyproceedings;

• credit position protection in insolvencyproceedings and in relations with therelevant legal bodies;

• proceedings against insolvency courtsin relation to revocation actions andclaims for reimbursement associated

with the management of relations with the insolvent company prior to its becoming subject to proceedings; and

• assistance to bodies involved ininsolvency proceedings both asplaintiffs and in proceedingsconducted within the mainproceedings on various issues relatingto liquidation and corporateadministrative liability.

Restructuring & TurnaroundMilan: Guido Fauda, Fabio Marelli, Paolo MontironiLondon: Pietro Maria Tantalo


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• opinions and contracts in theinformation technology sector(housing, hosting, applications, safetyof systems and applications, hardwareand software) and for informationservices providers (e-commerce,internet);

• assistance in administrativeproceedings, settlement proceduresand alternative dispute resolutionprocedures before regulatoryauthorities;• development, protection and use of

new technologies;

• personal data protection;

• M&A and joint venture transactionsin the ICT industry;

• outsourcing transactions; and

• opinions and contracts in theelectronic communications andbroadcasting sector, for the setup andmanagement of communicationsinfrastructures, for the creation,supply and management of services orcontent and for the regulation ofrelationships with users, as well as forthe implementation and managementof the convergence of communicationsmedia.

TMTMilan: Carlo Grignani, Vittorio Noseda Rome: Lorenzo Attolico

The Communications and Technologies sector is constantly evolving as is the legal and regulatory framework. Nctm has a comprehensive and solid experience in M&A transactions, contracts, regulatory issues and private disputes with utility providers or public authorities.

The TMT team,operating as part of the Commercial and Corporate Law Department, provides legal assistance and advice in the following practice areas:


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Nctm is one of the leading practices in Italy in this sector, offering a full range of services to clients operating in the sea, port, road, rail and air transport industries.

Our regular clients are shipping companies, logistics operators, insurance companies, financial institutions, energy and raw materials operators.

The size of our team and the depth of our multi-discipline expertise allow us to assist and advise clients on legal issues concerning: • shipment and transportation of goods

of any kind (bulk, break bulk,container, etc.);

• transportation of passengers on Ro/Rovessels and cruise ships;

• charter, construction and financing ofvessels of all types;

• international trade;

• accidents and damage to passengers,cargo and carriers;

• complex customs issues;

• management of port operations; and

• authorization and concession schemesand business development in-port andport-to-port.

Our practice is international and we can rely on lawyers operating directly from our offices in Milan, Rome, Genoa and through a strong network of local correspondents in all the major Italian ports. Our services are available to clients H24/7 via the Emergency Line 02.725513726.

Marine, Transport & LogisticsMilan and London: Alberto RossiRome: Giammarco Navarra


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The Nctm tax team has a strong reputation on the market and can satisfy the different needs of Italian and international clients. Tax law assistance is offered both in Italy and cross-border, continuing to support its clients also in day-to-day or the more complex areas of tax litigation.Its specialist areas includes: • domestic and international direct tax

issues;

• transfer pricing;

• VAT (European sales tax);

• tax dispute resolution;

• international tax planning;

• trust and estate planning;

• tax and social security issues related toemployees/directors compensation;

• distribution chain,VAT and customsplanning;

• tax rulings; and

• tax optimization of financial products,cash repatriation, and hybrid financialinstruments.

Tax LawMilan: Piermauro Carabellese, Federico TrutalliRome: Paolo Agnesi

Nctm� in� brief�

Over� 250� professionals�

5� offices: Milan, Rome, London, Brussels and Shanghai

24 practice areas organised across 11 departments

Customised counselling through multi-disciplinary teams: boutiques capable of providing excellence, with expert advice even in the most

complex deals �

Assistance to both Italian clients, also operating crossd-border, and international clients with interests in Italy �

Ranked by the Financial Times as one of the 50 most innovative law firms in Europe

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