The Professionals
We are a law firm partnership, a team of professionals experienced in managing and solving the legal issues typically faced by companies, both at home and abroad. We offer a synergistic mix of different areas of expertise, all sharing a strongly corporate approach.
Founder & Managing Partner
Avv. Nicla Picchi
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Avv. Nicla Picchi
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Founder and Managing Partner, she has solid experience in the areas of commercial, intellectual property and competition, corporate, European Community legislation, and international trade law.
She has overseen numerous internationalisation operations for Italian enterprises throughout the world. She has played an active role in structuring and negotiating complex international transactions, including the drafting of the necessary contractual agreements.
When it comes to product safety and manufacturer’s liability, she has been involved in various product recalls and withdrawals on an international level, providing her legal expertise to clients and dealing with the competent authorities.
She coordinates and heads the division that deals with the implementation of Organisation and Management Models (pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001 – Criminal liability of legal entities). As part of her activities in this field, for the past decade or so she has chaired the Supervisory Bodies of various companies, whether publicly listed or otherwise.
For many years now she has sat on the Boards of Directors of several major publicly listed companies as an independent director.
She continues to have a keen interest in the topics of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.
MAIN CURRENT POSITIONS
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS:
- BORGOSESIA SpA – Member of its Board of Directors since 2019
- UNIPOL-SAI SpA – Member of its Board of Directors since 2012
- SABAF SpA – Member of its Board of Directors since 2012; Vice-President of the company and Chair of its Control & Risks Committee since 2018.
SUPERVISORY BODIES (pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree n° 231/2001):
- ISEO SERRATURE SpA – Chair of its Supervisory Body since 2019
- ALFA ACCIAI SpA – Chair of its Supervisory Body since 2010
- GEFRAN SpA – Chair of its Supervisory Body since 2008
- SABAF SpA – Chair of its Supervisory Body since 2006
MAIN PAST POSITIONS
- 2016 – 2018 Chair of the Supervisory Body of the CNPADC (National Social Security Fund of Chartered Accountants) – Rome
- 2014 – 2018 Member of the SAIPEM SpA Board of Directors – San Donato Milanese; 2015 – 2018 Chair of its Control & Risks Committee
- 2011 – 2015 Chair of the UNICREDIT Council of the Territory of Lombardy – Milan
- 2007 – 2010 Member of the UNICREDIT BANCA SpA Board of Directors – Bologna; Chair of its Control & Risks Committee since 2009
Languages: French, English and Spanish.
Forum della Lombardia di Unicredit – Edizione 2013
Partners
Avv. Pasquale Angelini
Partner
Avv. Monica Aparo
Partner
Avv. Linda Berturazzo
Partner
Avv. Daniela Ghitti
Partner
Avv. Simonetta Patti
Partner
Avv. Pasquale Angelini
Partner
Head of the Litigation and Arbitration Division, he is mainly involved in civil litigation, transactional matters, commercial litigation, and alternative dispute resolution commercial, corporate, employment and labour, bankruptcy, banking, and financing law.
With previous experience in top management, he has also substantial experience in reading and analysing financial statements and assessing company worth.
He is regularly involved in arbitration proceedings, acting as a party’s nominated arbitrator or as a member of an arbitration tribunal.
Avv. Monica Aparo
Partner
Member of the Business Consulting Division, she is an expert in commercial (national, international, and comparative), and community law.
She has acquired a deep knowledge in the field of international business negotiations with Italian and foreign clients, drafting the relative contracts.
She possesses substantial experience in distribution matters (agency contracts, sales licences, franchising) and in negotiations and drafting the relative agreements.
Her skills cover also labour law, cooperating with the Litigation and Arbitration Division.
She coordinates and directs the team responsible for the data protection and support clients in adapting to the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Languages: English.
Avv. Linda Berturazzo
Partner
She mainly works in the Internationalization team of the Business Consulting Division. She has acquired deep experience in international commercial law and company law, frequently assists Italian companies in establishing and developing their presence worldwide.
She is also a member of the division that deals with the implementation of Organisation and Management Models pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001, with special responsibility for compliance in the field of safety management and organisation.
Languages: German, English, French.
Avv. Daniela Ghitti
Partner
Member of the Business Consulting Division, she possesses substantial experience in commercial law (national and international), European Community legislation, consumer, and antitrust law.
She has acquired a deep knowledge in the legal aspects of sales, purchasing, supply, industrial subcontracting and licensing (and in the negotiation and drafting of the relative contracts), as well as in the matter of manufacturer’s liability for damage caused by a defective product (and related insurance problems).
Languages: English.
Avv. Simonetta Patti
Partner
Member of the Business Consulting Division, she is an expert in commercial law (national and international).
She has considerable experience in contracts, especially tender and inter-company cooperation contracts (network contracts, consortia, temporary associations of enterprises, joint-ventures, etc.).
She is also a member of the division that deals with the implementation of Organisation and Management Models pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001.
Languages: English.
Associates
Avv. Francesca Paris
Associate
Avv. Francesca Paris
Associate
She deals with commercial law litigation, credit recovery (both in Italy and internationally) and executive procedures.
Languages: English.