Financial Regulation

We advise some of the leading Italian and international financial institutions — including banks, asset management companies, investment firms, insurance companies and pension funds — on regulatory matters relating to ordinary business operations as well as complex or innovative transactions.

We possess extensive expertise in financial markets law and, over recent decades, have advised on numerous strategic projects and extraordinary transactions involving the Italian and European capital markets and regulated entities. In this context, we are frequently engaged in cooperation with leading Italian and international law firms.

Our services include:

• assistance in authorisation proceedings (establishment of regulated entities, extension of business activities, European passports and cross-border operations);
• assistance in the structuring and execution of extraordinary transactions (acquisitions, mergers, demergers, transformations, etc.) and in dealings with supervisory authorities (Bank of Italy, CONSOB, IVASS);
• analysis and interpretation of sector-specific regulations and their organisational and operational implications;
• issuance of legal opinions, including on novel matters or issues lacking established precedent;
• ongoing advice regarding applicable regulations.

Our approach seeks to integrate regulatory considerations into our clients’ strategic and decision-making processes, supporting the ex-ante assessment of transaction sustainability through scenario analyses and regulatory stress testing, while providing specialist legal advice and assistance throughout all operational phases until completion of the project.