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Hogan Lovells in Italy

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Hogan Lovells: Italian offices at a glance

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Hogan Lovells: Italian offices at a glance

November 2013

Hogan Lovells: Italian offices at a glance

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Hogan Lovells

About us

Change is happening faster than ever, and to stay ahead, you need to anticipate what’s next.

Legal challenges come from all directions. We understand and work together with you to solve

the toughest legal issues in major industries and commercial centers around the world. Whether

you’re expanding into new markets, considering capital from new sources, or dealing with

increasingly complex regulation or disputes, we can help. Whether change brings opportunity,

risk, or disruption, be ready by working with Hogan Lovells.

Straight talking. Understanding and solving the problem before it becomes one. Delivering clear

and practical advice that gets your job done. Hogan Lovells offers extensive experience and

insights gained from working in some of the world's most complex legal environments and

markets for corporations, financial institutions and governments. We help you identify and

mitigate risk and make the most of opportunities. Our 2,500 lawyers on six continents provide

practical legal solutions wherever your work takes you.

A fast-changing and inter-connected world requires fresh thinking combined with proven

experience. That's what we provide. Progress starts with ideas. And while imagination helps at

every level, our legal solutions are aligned with your business strategy. Our experience in cross-

border and emerging economies gives us the market perspective to be your global partner. We

believe that when knowledge travels, opportunities arise.

Our team has a wide range of backgrounds. Diversity of backgrounds and experience delivers a

broader perspective. Perspectives which ultimately make for more rounded thinking and better

answers for you.

Giving back to communities and society is fundamental to good business. And, it’s part of our

core. We are advocates of justice, equality, and opportunity. Everyone at Hogan Lovells is asked

to volunteer at least 25 hours a year as part of their normal work duties. Around the world, our

people are making a difference through pro bono activities, community investment, and social

justice.

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Why choose Hogan Lovells?

• Deep understanding of your

issues

• Straight talking and practical

problem solving

• Strong relationships and a

collaborative approach

Straight talking. Thinking around

corners. Understanding and

solving the problem before it

becomes a problem.

Performing as a team, no matter

where we’re sitting. Delivering

clear and practical advice that

gets your job done.

Hogan Lovells

Local roots, global reach

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Baltimore

Colorado Springs

Denver

Houston

Los Angeles

Mexico City

Miami

Monterrey

New York

Northern Virginia

Philadelphia

San Francisco

Silicon Valley

Washington, D.C.

Caracas

Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo

Alicante

Amsterdam

Brussels

Budapest*

Dusseldorf

Frankfurt

Hamburg

London

Luxembourg

Madrid

Milan

Moscow

Munich

Paris

Rome

Warsaw

Zagreb*

Johannesburg Dubai

Jeddah*

Riyadh*

Beijing

Hanoi

Ho Chi Minh City

Hong Kong

Jakarta*

Perth

* Associated offices

Shanghai

Singapore

Sydney

Tokyo

Ulaanbaatar

Hogan Lovells

Our core practices

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Corporate

Commercial

Corporate Governance

Debt Capital Markets

Equity Capital Markets

Executive

Compensation,

Employee Benefits and

Share Incentives

Financial Institutions

Group

Mergers and

Acquisitions

Pensions

Private Equity/Venture

Capital

Real Estate

REITs

Tax

Finance

Asset Finance

Banking

Business Restructuring

and Insolvency

Debt Capital Markets

Direct Lending –

Funds and Institutions

Derivatives

Infrastructure, Energy,

Resources and Projects

Islamic Finance

Leveraged and

Acquisition Finance

Public Finance

Real Estate Finance

Structured Finance

Trade and Export

Finance

Government Regulatory

Antitrust, Competition and

Economic Regulation

Aviation

Climate Change

Education

Energy

Environment

Food, Drug, Medical Device and

Agriculture

Global Policy Advocacy

Government Contracts

Health

Immigration

International Trade and Investment

Legislation and Political Law

Compliance

Privacy and Information

Management

Technology, Media and Telecoms

UK and EU Public Law and Policy

Intellectual Property

Copyrights

Data Protection and

Information Management

Designs

Domain Names

False Advertising and Unfair

Competition

Internet and E-Commerce

IP in Commercial Transactions

IP Litigation, Arbitration and

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Licensing and Technology

Transfer

Media Litigation and

Counseling

Outsourcing

Patents

Privacy and Data Protection

Strategic Counseling

and Portfolio Development

Technology Contracts

Trade Secrets and

Confidential Know-How

Trademarks and Brands

Litigation, Arbitration and Employment

Administrative and Public

Law

Alternative Dispute

Resolution

Appellate

Bribery, Corruption and

Foreign Corrupt Practices

Act Investigations

Class Actions

Commercial Litigation

Congressional Oversight

and Investigations

Electronic Discovery and

Information Risk

Management

Employment

Environmental Litigation

Financial Services

Litigation

Insurance Litigation

International Arbitration

Investigations, White

Collar and Fraud

IP Litigation, Arbitration

and Alternative Dispute

Resolution

Life Sciences Enforcement

Media Litigation and

Counseling

Privacy Litigation

Product Liability

Professional Liability

Projects, Engineering and

Construction

Securities Litigation and

Enforcement

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Our industry sectors expertise

Our clients rightly expect their legal advisors to have a thorough understanding of their business

to provide commercially sound legal solutions to the challenges they face.

We believe it is vital that we are familiar with critical developments within the industry sectors in

which our clients operate, both in terms of the regulatory environment and the wider context of

market pressures.

Hogan Lovells operates in a number of multi-disciplinary industry sector groups and includes

partners with an impressive track record of providing advice in the relevant fields.

We integrate this industry insight with a thorough understanding of our clients’ business,

regulatory and strategic needs to ensure that clients receive seamless service and high-quality

representation.

Industry sectors:

• Aerospace, Defence and Government

Services

• Automotive

• Consumer

• Education

• Energy and Natural Resources

• Financial Institutions

• Industrials

• Infrastructure

• Life Sciences and Healthcare

• Luxury goods and Fashion

• Real Estate

• Sports and Recreational Facilities

• Technology, Media and Telecoms

• Transportation

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Hogan Lovells in Italy

Hogan Lovells opened in Italy in 2000 and now counts a team of around 100 lawyers,

including 18 partners working, as one integrated team, in its Milan and Rome offices.

Our Italian practice combines local expertise with an international outlook to provide

unparalleled assistance to both domestic and international clients on their cross-border and

Italian transactions and disputes, as well as on going strategic advice in relation to their

commercial activities and projects.

Our team in Italy includes also dual qualified US, UK, Spanish and French lawyers in addition

to top Italian qualified professionals.

Industry sectors' specialisations

• Automotive

• Consumer

• Education

• Energy and Natural Resources

• Financial Institutions

• Industrials

• Infrastructure

• Insurance

• Life Sciences and Healthcare

• Luxury Goods and Fashion

• Real Estate

• Sports and Recreational Facilities

• Technology, Media and Telecoms

• Transportation

Practice areas

• Corporate/M&A

• Commercial

• Administrative and Public Law

• Litigation and Arbitration

• Product Liability and Product Safety

• Investigations and White Collar Crimes

• Employment

• Real estate

• Tax

• Antitrust, Competition and Economic

Regulation

• TMT (Technology Media and

Telecommunication)

• Privacy and data protection

• IP (Intellectual property)

• Banking and Finance

• Debt and Equity Capital Markets

• Business Restructuring & Insolvency

• Financial Institutions

Hogan Lovells Studio Legale’s team is

‘committed to client service, commerciality

and team work’

Legal 500 EMEA

2015

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Structured Finance and Debt Capital Markets

The practice provides legal assistance to companies, banks, financial intermediaries, mutual

funds and other financial institutions, both Italian and foreign.

The main areas of activity of the department are:

• securitization

• financing operations

• covered bonds

• principal finance transactions involving the transfer of assets in default

We have extensive experience with structured finance and securitisation vehicles such as: stand

alone, revolving, master trust, warehouse, collateralised bond obligations (CBO), collateralised

debt obligations (CDOs), collateralised loan obligations (CLO), credit linked notes (CLN) and

partly-paid bonds and zero-coupon.

We have advised on such transactions involving mortgage loans, including performing and non

performing loans, residential (RMBS) and commercial loans (CMBS), claims arising from leases

and consumer loans, credits embedded in debt securities, trade receivables and loans to the

public sector.

Our department provides assistance on securitization and structured finance transactions

including arrangers, originators, issuers, managers, representatives of security holders, lenders,

borrowers and swap counterparties.

Our team has extensive experience in the following areas:

• preparation of Italian prospectuses, base prospectuses and offering documents and

international offering circulars, for the offering or listing of debt instruments, and the drafting of

all relevant documentation

• all aspects of the issuance and offering of debt securities, warrants, covered warrants and

equity-linked notes, whether stand alone, privately placed or publicly traded securities

• CONSOB and Bank of Italy regulatory requirements

• listing of Eurobonds and asset-backed securities on the Italian Stock Exchange, the

Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Irish Stock Exchange and other stock exchanges

• compliance issues, for example with general regulatory provisions regarding financial

instruments, financial collateral, block trading, after hours trading, conversion and dividend

periods, double-listing of securities and offering of securities in the Italian market, including

through exemptions, such as offerings to employees and as non-listed but publicly distributed

securities

"A friendly, hands-on and committed

team."

Chambers Europe

2015

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Equity Capital Markets

The Italian Equity Capital Markets team is made up of highly qualified professionals who have

acquired a significant experience in the field assisting clients (banks, issuers and shareholders)

in leading capital market transactions, such as:

• initial public offering

• private placement and listing of shares on the Italian Stock Exchange

• domestic and international bond issues, including convertible and exchangeable bond issues

• Lower Tier II and Upper Tier II subordinated bonds

• Tier I and issuance of high-yield bonds and quasi-equity instruments

• equity credit line

• rights issue

• public exchange offers

• private placements with institutional investors

• public tender offers

• accelerated book buildings

Hogan Lovells is Equity Partner of the Italian Stock Exchange. This means that we are involved

in a number of flagship events, programmes and initiative for Italian companies.

Furthermore, in 2012 we also became a partner of 'ELITE', a platform of consultancy services

provided by the Stock Exchange to Italian enterprises in their growth processes, as well as in

day-by-day activity.

'It's useful to have the international

network, and the team's drive and

commitment really comes through.'

Chambers Europe

2015

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Banking and Finance

Our Italian banking team assists major banks, corporate and financial institutions in all types of

financing transactions. The lawyers in our team have broad experience in this field, combined

with detailed knowledge of Italian and foreign banking and financial markets as well as an

innovative yet practical and commercial approach in delivering advice.

We have the resources and critical mass to assist clients in all relevant areas of banking and

finance law, including:

• syndicated and bilateral lending

• financing of M&A and private equity deals

• real estate finance and credito fondiario transactions

• project finance

• leasing and asset finance in diverse industry sectors (aviation, rail, shipping)

• debt restructuring, including through formal certified plans, restructuring agreements and

composition with creditors

• banking and financial services regulation

In the course of developing optimal solutions for our clients we work closely as required with our

colleagues in other relevant practice areas. For example, given that banking and finance projects

are often tax influenced, we frequently draw on the resources of our tax team. For certain

projects we also create integrated teams with colleagues from practice areas such as real estate,

bankruptcy and insolvency, debt and equity capital markets and financial services.

Hogan Lovells Studio Legale has

‘extensive experience across the full range

of finance transactions’

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2015

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Financial Institutions and Regulatory

Our Italian financial institutions group counts around ten professionals with extensive expertise in

advising financial institutions and intermediaries operating in Italy on the implications arising from

regulatory requirements at domestic and European level for all aspects of their business.

Our clients include management and investment companies, intermediaries, major international

and Italian commercial and investment banks, asset managers and investment funds, investment

companies, insurance companies, pension funds, securities dealers and brokers and other key

players in the financial markets.

Our lawyers can also offer their services in other locations via temporary transfers

(secondments) to our clients. This is particularly useful when - especially at the beginning of a

new project or during the opening a new area of activity - a thorough knowledge of the company's

operations is required.

The team works very closely with the Italian tax team, the banking and finance teams and the

international Financial Institutions Group. We are also supported by specialist lawyers advising

on real estate, corporate, employment and intellectual property matters.

As an international full service law firm we offer clients a comprehensive cross-practice and

cross-border regulatory assistance.

We also maintain good and steady relationships with various regulatory authorities (including the

major Italian regulators, CONSOB - the Italian National Securities Regulator - the Bank of Italy

and IVASS – the insurance regulator).

Hogan Lovells Studio Legale provides ‘a

quality service’

Legal 500 EMEA

2015

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Administrative and Public Law

Hogan Lovells is one of the few international law firms to offer its clients the cutting edge legal

services of a dedicated, market leading team of administrative law lawyers.

Our team, which is based in both Milan and Rome, combines excellence in all aspects of the practice

of administrative law with a business-oriented approach and longstanding experience in advising

international clients, in fluent English, rendering the practice without parallel among other international

and domestic law firms in Italy.

Apart from advising its strategic clients on public law issues, our administrative law team works in

close cooperation with many of the firm’s practices, including in particular M&A, energy, real estate,

project and structured finance and EU and competition law, supporting clients in resolving issues

arising in their most complex commercial and financial transactions or in disputes with Public

Authorities.

Team members are business lawyers very familiar with commercial issues, international clients and

multi-jurisdictional transactions. Moreover our administrative law lawyers are skilled litigators, and two

of our more senior members enjoy rights of audience before the higher appeal courts. The

Administrative Law Department is an integrated part of the wider international Public Law practice of

Hogan Lovells, which excels in strategic advice to major players in regulated sectors, where

experience in the stress points created by regulation, and potential remedies, is essential in gaining a

competitive edge.

We employ well developed project management techniques to ensure that work is carried out in

accordance with the agreed scope, deadlines and fee budgets with regular client reporting as work

progresses, and this experience will be brought to bear in our work on the updating service.

Our team is particularly well known for its environmental law expertise, and Francesca Angeloni was

recognised by leading directory Chambers as a Leading Individual in Band 1 for this area.

Our administrative law team covers all areas of administrative and public law, including:

• environmental law

• regulated industries such as pharmaceutical and energy (oil, gas, electricity and renewable

energy)

• public procurement

• real estate

• project finance

• antitrust litigation, as an integrated team with our Competition and EU practice

"The team is always available and always

able to provide comprehensive answers to

the questions we ask them."

Chambers Europe

2015

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Tax

Our tax law team comprises five specialists, including an innovative mix both of lawyers specialised

in tax law and chartered accountants who have joined us from leading firms.

Our experience and detailed knowledge of the relevant laws, regulations and international tax

treaties enable our practice to offer a sophisticated tax structuring service, both at a domestic and

international level, and for reorganisations as well as in the context of M&A transactions. We can

also design effective tax solutions for clients to help them achieve their business objectives and

improve their after-tax results.

We also provide counselling and assistance on direct taxes related to mergers and acquisitions,

company reorganisations and supply chains, joint ventures (corporate and contractual), financial

markets and structured finance, real estate, e-commerce, international tax planning, development

and investments. Our top-tier clients include some of the world's best-known companies in a broad

range of industry sectors, such as banking, insurance, finance, real estate, energy, and air

transport. We offer clear and reliable tax advice to public and private companies as well as to high

net worth individuals with complex tax affairs.

Our key services also include advice on:

• Analysis of tax issues in relation to transactions, structuring of operations, acquisitions/disposals

and, if necessary, possible requests for ruling

• Direct and indirect taxes in the financial, insurance and in industrial sectors

• International tax structuring, transfer pricing matters (analysis, documents and litigation)

• Tax disputes

• Assistance to real estate companies in the acquisition of properties and in tax planning and

restructuring

• Executive compensation and share incentives

• VAT and sales tax

• Customs duties

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'Excellent at managing relationships with

clients.'

Chambers Europe

2015

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Corporate and M&A practice

A cross-practice team

At Hogan Lovells clients come first. With this in mind, we have developed a corporate practice

that breaks the traditional mould, with cross-practice sector-focused teams to enhance the advice

and service that we provide to our clients.

Corporate transactions are at the heart of our practice and we have gained an excellent

reputation for top quality transactional work. However, our practice also includes first class

commercial and regulatory lawyers, covering specialisms such as competition, outsourcing and

tax. This unusual combination of lawyers within one team enables us to provide a truly joined-up

service.

Our corporate M&A practice comprises about 30 professionals, who advise corporate clients,

financial institutions and funds on a broad range of transactions, both on and off market, and

advises them on their significant commercial contracts and agreements, including in the IT and e-

commerce fields, and on joint ventures and strategic alliances.

A leading player in M&A

Our M&A lawyers regularly structure, negotiate, and implement transactions of all forms and

sizes. We advise public and private companies, private equity firms and funds, investment banks,

financial institutions, boards of directors, special committees, supervisory boards, significant

investors and other clients on complex transactions, both at domestic and cross-border levels.

A full service firm

We have developed consolidated experience in assisting international companies in their

strategic investments in Italy, acquiring businesses or companies, and in working alongside our

clients in integrating, restructuring and developing their Italian activities.

Indeed our M&A team is supported on transactions throughout our global offices by their local

colleagues who focus on tax, antitrust, competition and EU law, employee benefits and share

incentives, finance, securities, intellectual property, pensions, dispute resolution, environmental

and real estate.

The combination of these elements means that clients can look to Hogan Lovells to fully support

their M&A activities wherever they occur.

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"The lawyers have a fluid and effective

way of dealing with issues. They are very

strong in terms of legal advice and

commercial awareness."

Chambers Europe

2015

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Commercial

Businesses operating in today's fast-moving, global trading arena face a diverse range of legal

issues and commercial pressures. At the same time, increased competition for customers

requires businesses to show flexibility, strength, and innovation in both their own structures and

the way they interact with others.

Our dedicated team understands what the business does, how it works and its relationships with

customers, suppliers and partners. We work on every type of commercial agreement, from the

commonplace to the innovative where no precedent exists. This ranges from substantial one-off

contracts such as outsourcing, joint ventures, project development agreements, and strategic

alliances to regular manufacturing, supply, distribution, sales or advertising and promotional

arrangements.

Out team works effectively across international borders and understands that one size does not

fit all in a world of complex multi-jurisdictional businesses.

Our clients cover a wide range of services and industries, including consumer products, retail,

media and communications, Internet.

We advise our clients on all forms of online and offline arrangements and business activities,

helping them to achieve their commercial objectives in the most practical way. We also have in-

depth experience with advertising and sponsorship matters. We frequently assist international

companies in the adaptation and implementation of terms and conditions, ensuring their

consistency and compliance with Italian law and standard practice.

We offer our clients an integrated service, working closely with other teams in the firm, including

in the areas of competition, corporate and finance, information technology and intellectual

property.

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Our key services in this area include:

• Licensing agreements

• Supply chain arrangements for both goods

and services

• Advertising, marketing, sponsorship, joint

promotions and campaign strategies

• Distribution channels

• Franchising

• Trading issues

• Export control

• Strategic commercial agreements in M&A

transactions

Hogan Lovells Studio Legale is ‘particularly

strong, client focused and on top of its

game’

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2015

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Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation

Hogan Lovells’ Italian Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation (ACER) is based both in

Rome and Milan.

Our Italian team works closely with our ACER teams elsewhere in Europe, located in Brussels,

the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Spain, the Netherlands and the

UK, offering a co-ordinated pan-European service covering both EU and national competition

regimes.

In Italy we assist national and multinational companies, trade associations and other

organisations in a full range of matters before the Italian Competition Authority as well as before

the European Commission. Our key areas of advice include:

• Merger control

• Competition investigations

• Competition related litigation before the EU and Italian courts

• Day to day competition law advice

• Compliance

• EU anti-fraud (OLAF) investigations

• EU law including in relation to free movement of goods and capital

• Trade law including anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases

• State aid

• Public procurement

• EU regulatory

The team works closely with our corporate practice on merger analysis and filings (both before

the AGCM and the European Commission), and on unfair competition law proceedings before

the AGCM.

Hogan Lovells Studio Legale’s team

shows ‘professionalism and competence’

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2015

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Real Estate

The team is renowned for its excellent legal skills and its involvement in high profile and leading

transactions in the market and for its large-scale integration in a great multi-jurisdiction network.

Our property practice covers all aspects of corporate and asset acquisitions and disposals of

major industrial and commercial properties, negotiations of the relevant leases and planning and

project development.

We also advise on major aspects of administrative and environmental law, an essential element

of any real estate transaction. The team has experience in acting on behalf of both national and

international companies and regularly advises clients in relation to cross-border transactions.

The Italian Real Estate practice strictly cooperates with finance, tax and regulatory lawyers with a

focus in property deals. From planning, financing and tax optimisation to real estate acquisition to

issues concerning the use of real estate, we provide our clients with solutions tailored to their

objectives. The cross border skills create a strong integrated group that aim to support the

property team on a number of corporate/asset deal transactions, including the setting up of Italian

REITs. This gives us the ability to create bespoke teams for each client with real industry

knowledge.

"The team's high degree of specialisation

and the fact that it is able to assist us in

different jurisdictions is extremely

appreciated."

Chambers Europe

2015

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Litigation and Arbitration

Our Italian Litigation practice comprises professionals with representation both in Milan and

Rome, who handle all phases of litigation, including proceedings before the Supreme Court of

Cassation, independent authorities (such as the Antitrust Authority), the Constitutional Court and

all Administrative courts.

Our work includes the defence of complex commercial disputes (including supply chains

disputes and dispute with distributors and commercial partners), shareholder and corporate

disputes (Including post M&A litigation and D&O liability), contentious insolvency, banking

and insurance disputes (such as litigation for prospectus liability, disputes relating to trade

finance bank guarantees, including claims regarding first demand bank guarantees), mass tort

and product liability litigation. We also advise clients in relation to pre-contentious matters,

out-of-court settlement agreements and on jurisdiction and dispute resolution clauses in the

drafting of various types of contracts.

Fully integrated within our international network, some members of the Italian team are part of

the firm's Class Action Unit, a focused group of dispute resolution lawyers from the Hogan

Lovells international network of offices with particular experience in advising on class action

cases.

We represent clients throughout the entire lifecycle of disputes including:

• Fact finding, investigation and risk analysis

• Identification of party expert witnesses and conduct of expert witness operations

• Public relations and crisis management and communications

• Class actions and multi-party actions

• Multi-jurisdictional and cross border litigation coordination

• Urgent proceedings and preliminary reliefs

• Alternative dispute resolution

• Enforcement and recognition of foreign decisions and judgments

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Areas of practices covered

• National and cross-border commercial

litigation and arbitration

• Corporate and shareholders litigation and

arbitration

• Banking and Insurance litigation and advice

• Unfair competition and unfair commercial

practices litigation

• Mass torts and product liability litigation

• Class Actions

• Investigations and white collar crimes

• Contentious Insolvency

• Enforcement proceedings

"The lawyers are good at discussing facts

and evidence, and not scared of getting

their hands dirty."

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2015

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Product Liability and Product Safety

The Italian product liability practice covers all aspects of product liability including risk prevention

and management, compliance with product safety regulations, labelling, product recalls and

personal injury claims. Our lawyers have specific skills and experience in a range of product

sectors, including asbestos, aviation, blood products, building products, chemicals, computers,

cosmetics, electrical and electronic products, food and drink, general consumer products,

household consumer products, industrial equipment, medical devices, mobile phones, motor

vehicles and pharmaceuticals.

Our product liability team works closely with our firm's Product Liability Network, enabling us to

assist clients to manage their product liability risks at both local and international levels.

Defending product liability claims

We have many years of experience representing major international corporations and domestic

clients in the defence of product liability claims, particularly in the life sciences, healthcare,

tobacco, automotive, electrical and electronics and consumer goods sectors. This includes

experience of coordinating and managing multiparty and serial litigation.

We have considerable experience of handling product liability cases involving complex medical

and scientific issues, and benefit from the scientific support of Hogan Lovells' Science Unit.

Risk management

We have extensive experience in advising on product safety, regulatory compliance,

relationships with the enforcement authorities, product recalls, contractual terms and conditions,

instructions and warnings and insurance issues.

Supply chain disputes

Our lawyers draw on their expertise in product safety and regulatory issues to resolve disputes

among supply chain partners, such as those arising from product recalls.

Areas of focus:

• Product liability litigation

• Personal injury claims

• Mass torts

• Class actions and multi-party litigation

• Multi-jurisdictional litigation

• Blood derivatives litigation

• Clinical trial litigation

• Risk prevention and management

• Product safety

• Product recalls

• Crisis management

‘Co-operative, prompt and precise’, Hogan

Lovells Studio Legale is particularly known

for ‘simply being the best for product

liability cases’

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2015

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Investigations and White Collar Crimes

The Italian litigation department comprises a team specifically dedicated to compliance,

investigations and white collar crimes (including bribery and corruption) to advise clients on white

collar crimes and on the civil law implications of criminal investigations or proceedings.

We assists clients in conducting internal investigations (including sanctions investigations), in

compliance with privacy and employment legislation, in identifying remedies and strategies to

manage potential exposure to criminal or regulatory investigations, in dealing with regulatory or

criminal authorities when investigations are eventually commenced, coordinating the work of

criminal lawyers and external experts.

Through a multi-disciplinary team (which includes lawyers from various practice areas), we also

advise companies across all sectors on the preparation, adoption and implementation of

organisational models.

We frequently train our clients' employees in relation to compliance issues, investigations by the

authorities and the appropriate behaviour during dawn raid situations. "It offers huge expertise in a wide array of

matters and is very proactive in terms of

proposing alternative solutions."

Chambers Europe

2014

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Employment

Our Employment law team in Italy comprises several professionals based in Milan and Rome.

The team assists Italian and multinational companies on all aspects of their business activities

where relationships with their workforce or managers is of prime importance, including litigation

concerning top level employees, dealings and negotiations with trade unions, investigations by

the public authorities in charge of social security schemes, reorganisations and restructurings

involving transfers of businesses, mergers or acquisitions, mutual termination of employment

relationships, individual and collective dismissals, review of variable remuneration schemes and

health and safety at work issues.

Our employment team cooperates closely with the other practice areas in our Italian and other

international offices to ensure that proposed transactions or reorganisations comply with Italian

employment law.

Over the past year there has been a significant increase in the level of litigation handled by the

employment team, including in relation to individual dismissals, proceedings brought by former

sales agents claiming unlawful termination and/or payment of indemnities due in case of sales

agency termination, payment demands made by the Italian Social Security Authority (INPS) for

reimbursement of contributions.

We have also experienced an increase in demand for on-going assistance to clients in health and

safety at work and immigration law issues.

All members of our team are proficient litigators and bring their experience in the employment

tribunals to bear when advising clients on non-contentious matters.

Our areas of focus are:

• Litigation of employment related disputes

• Compliance with statutory requirements under laws regulating the workplace

• Restructurings and reductions-in-force/redundancies

• Protection of trade secrets and other proprietary or confidential information

• Employment aspects of all types of corporate transactions

• Executive employment contracts, terminations and remuneration arrangements

"Fast responses, consistent support and

effective advice."

Chambers Europe

2014

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Intellectual Property

The team offers expertise in all significant aspects of intellectual property law and high quality

assistance in national and international IP matters, both contentious and non-contentious.

The Italian practice is fully integrated with the IP practice worldwide which is one of the largest in

the world and is constantly ranked as one of the best. The spread of our offices in many

jurisdictions around the world makes Hogan Lovells a natural choice to deal with multinational

disputes and global IP protection strategies.

The Italian IP practice is listed at top tiers in all the major Italian and global legal directories .

We advise clients across virtually all industry and business sectors on a full range of intellectual

property and information technology issues. We also work closely with lawyers in other practice

areas, such as corporate, tax, competition and EU law to ensure a comprehensive and fully

integrated service.

The areas we advise on include:

• patents and know-how

• pharmaceuticals and biotechnology

• trade marks and unfair competition

• customs actions

• domain names

• design

• copyright and advertising

• acquisitions and other transaction related to intellectual property issues

‘Among the top firms for IP’, Hogan Lovells

Studio Legale covers the full spectrum of

IP matters and has a broad client base

covering all industries

Legal 500 EMEA

2015

Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells’ Italian TMT team comprises professionals based both in Milan and Rome.

To be effective in the technology sector, lawyers need an understanding of the technologies in

question and experience in a wide range of commercial issues. Hogan Lovells' Italian team of

TMT lawyers offers clients exactly that winning combination of technical knowledge and industry

experience.

We advise a wide range of companies - from early-stage start-ups to some of the world's largest

businesses - in many areas, from complex transactions to day-by-day issues connected to the

activity carried out. We are well versed in the technology aspects of transactions of all kinds,

including outsourcing projects, and strategic alliances.

Within the media industry, the firm acts for media and broadcasting, press and publishing clients,

and has been involved on content licensing, acquisition and production of contents, software

licensing, advertising and marketing, video-on-demand development and management of linear

and non linear services after the implementation of the AVMS Directive.

In the telecommunication area the firm has assisted international players in regulatory issues,

data protection, in the negotiation of commercial deals and is particularly active in VoiP

technologies.

We have assisted for many years the main players in the e-commerce industry, including online

auction websites, search engine providers, cloud computing service providers, travel websites,

gaming websites, blogs, video hosting portals, e-money institutions. We have a deep knowledge

of the e-commerce sector, and have advised our clients in the establishment of websites, B2B,

B2C and C2C marketplace exchanges and portals and all associated agreements.

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Our key services in this area include:

• Media and entertainment

• Broadcasting

• Telecommunications

• Information technology

• E-Commerce

• Privacy and data protection

• Gaming

• Information technology

• Outsourcing

• Cloud computing

"The team proposes solutions, understands

commercial needs and is flexible."

Chambers Europe

2015

TMT – Technology, Media and Telecommunication

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Privacy and Data Protection

Hogan Lovells data protection Italian team works closely with other practice areas of the firm

including information technology, commercial, intellectual property and employment. Hogan

Lovells Italian data protection practice combines international experience with in-depth local

knowledge to provide assistance to clients on their cross-border and domestic issues. We fully

understand the importance of data flow within multinational groups in order to elaborate common

business strategies. We also know how difficult is to apply a common word wide privacy policy

for each jurisdiction in which the company is located due to the different legislations, above all

between EU’s member States and US. We have a strong experience in assisting our

international clients to comply with the specific provisions of the Italian Privacy Code and other

legislations on privacy matter.

Data protection's Italian team works also closely with other offices of Hogan Lovells around the

word. We have one of the largest and most experienced Privacy and Information Management

practices in the world, spanning the United States, the EU and Asia. We provide assistance for

our clients with all of their data protection issues not only in Italy but also in all the other

countries. With our global reach, we are able to provide a 24-hour global hotline to respond to

data emergencies. In addition:

• we are among the very few legal practices that can help you achieve compliance both globally

and in regard to specific national laws

• we liaise on a constant basis with local regulators, including the Italian Data Protection

Authority's officers, on the most relevant aspects of privacy and data protection

• we represent many clients in matters concerning the use of data, including litigation before

the Data Protection Authority and ordinary courts

• we play an important role in the development of public policy regarding the future regulation of

privacy

Hogan Lovells Studio Legale’s team has

‘strong, technical knowledge’.

Legal 500 EMEA

2015

Key areas

• EU Data Protection Directive (and national

implementation law) compliance

• International data transfers

• Public policy advice and representation

• Dispute resolution concerning privacy and

information management

• Inter-company data processing arrangements

• Cross-border data transfers

• Disclosure and reporting obligations

• Model contracts

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Business Restructuring and Insolvency

Our Business Restructuring and Insolvency (BRI) comprises lawyers with specific expertise in various

areas of Italian law (insolvency, banking and finance, corporate, dispute resolution, employment) to

respond the clients' demands in the context of pre- insolvency, insolvency and restructuring situations.

The team has experienced significant growth in restructuring and insolvency related matters and is

involved in high profile matters, drawing on resources in both our Milan and Rome offices.

We assist enterprises and lenders in complex matters concerning the management and resolution of

insolvency and/or turnaround issues, including:

• Turnaround

Debt restructuring

Corporate restructuring

Our activities, can, therefore, be divided into two different but complementary sectors: Corporate and

Financial Restructuring on the one side and continuing or spot advice on the other, including

assistance in litigation and enforcement of guarantees.

Our Corporate and Finance Restructuring team also provides legal assistance in the preparation of

securities, debt restructuring, asset transfer, agreements with (and among) creditors, as well as

corporate restructuring aimed at corporate and financial turnaround. In this field, the firm provides

legal assistance to lenders or companies also through the various insolvency procedures spanning

from piano attestato di risanamento, debt restructuring agreements, arrangements with creditors,

ordinary bankruptcy and extraordinary administration.

Contentious insolvency advice, includes legal assistance in the procedural aspects of restructuring

operations, filing proof of debt in bankruptcy according to the ranking of claims, attending hearings

and creditors' committee meetings, defending against claw back actions and assistance in

precautionary measures and enforcement processes and in all other debt recovery actions.

"A well-organised team with all the

resources available for any circumstance."

Chambers Europe

2015

• Insolvency

Asset disposal

Debt/credit trade and admittance to the list of creditors

Assistance to creditors' committees

Bankruptcy litigation

Dismissals (also collective dismissals) in a turnaround

scenario

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Amsterdam

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Hanoi

Ho Chi Minh City

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Johannesburg

London

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Luxembourg

Madrid

Mexico City

Miami

Milan

Monterrey

Moscow

Munich

New York

Northern Virginia

Paris

Philadelphia

Rio de Janeiro

Riyadh*

Rome

San Francisco

São Paulo

Shanghai

Silicon Valley

Singapore

Tokyo

Ulaanbaatar

Warsaw

Washington DC

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