DLA Piper today announces the appointment of 5 partners and 15 legal professionals from Studio Legale Grimaldi e Associati. Francesco Novelli, Giovanni Ragnoni Bosco Lucarelli and Francesco Satta join as partners in Rome and Ugo Calò and Federico Zucconi Galli Fonseca as partners in Milan. The team of 15 other legal professionals will also be based in the Milan and Rome offices.
The high profile team, headed by Francesco Novelli, has cross-disciplinary expertise and a specific focus on the Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance sectors. Grimaldi e Associati has a formidable reputation as one of the leading firms in Italy. The team will work across the Corporate and Finance & Projects departments.
Francesco Novelli has also been appointed Senior Partner of DLA Piper’s Italian offices and Head of the Italian Energy practice. He will coordinate the Corporate and Finance & Project teams operating in the energy industry.
Federico Sutti, Country Managing Partner of DLA Piper, Italy, commented: “the arrival of Francesco Novelli, Federico Zucconi Galli Fonseca, Giovanni Ragnoni Bosco Lucarelli, Francesco Satta and Ugo Calò is a very important step forward for DLA Piper that cements our presence within the Italian market. Francesco Novelli and I have the same values, the same ambition and the same strategy. Our Energy department and the whole Italian practice will benefit from Francesco’s arrival thanks to his expertise and deep knowledge of the Italian market.”
Ulrich Juengst, Managing Director for Europe and the Middle East, added: “we are delighted to welcome this exceptional team from Grimaldi. Their appointment is a triumph for DLA Piper and aligns with the firm’s strategic objectives by enhancing our Corporate and Finance & Projects offering in Italy as well as internationally.”
“In difficult market conditions like these” added Francesco Novelli “DLA Piper has demonstrated to have a precise strategy for its future combined with the will to invest in a team like ours in order to pursue and achieve ambitious goals. I am sure that our clients will deeply benefit from the full range of high quality services that the firm and its network may offer them both at the domestic and international levels”.
The legal professionals who have been appointed alongside the 5 partners are: Giulio Maroncelli, Claudio D’Alia, Leonida Cagli, Maria Chiara Cieri, Alessia Casillo, Fabio Lenzini, Francesca Daniele, Daniela Di Gennaro in Rome, and Carmen Chierchia, Riccardo Pagotto, Giampiero Priori, Filippo Bianchi, Silvia Garruzzo, Milly Supino, Barbara Patruno in Milan.
