Languages

• Bulgarian
• Dutch
• English
• French
• Italian
• Spanish

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Antitrust Intellectual Property
• Antitrust Litigation
• Antitrust Mergers/Joint Ventures
• Automotive
• Banking & Finance
• Business Restructuring & Reorganization
• Buyouts
• Capital Markets
• Climate Change
• Corporate Real Estate Services
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• European Labor Law
• Financial Services
• Fund Formation
• General Antitrust Counseling
• Intellectual Property
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• International/Cross-Border Planning & Transactions
• Labor & Employment
• Licensing & Technology Transactions
• Life Sciences
• M&A
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Mergers & Acquisitions/Tax
• Privacy & Data Security
• Private Equity
• Private Equity/Tax
• Real Estate
• Real Estate & Pass-Through Entities/Tax
• Real Estate Capital Markets
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Funds
• Tax
• Tax Audits & Controversies
• Telecommunications
• Telecommunications Regulation
• Venture Capital - Investor
• Venture Capital - Issuer

Published Works

• La Consob, Il Cumulo Degli Incarichi e Le (Tante) Assenze, Finanza & Mercati, 2007
• Italian Banks, a discussion of the extension of the antitrust authority's power over changes in the banking sector, Global Competition Review, Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2006
• Milan Real Estate Practice, 2001
• Milan Labor & Employment, 2001

Representative Cases

• Acquisition by Wendel Investissement , (2007)
• Acquisition Financing , (2009)
• Acquisition Financing
• Acquisition Financing
• Acquisition of Amafilter
• Acquisition of Ceramics Division of Johnson Matthey
• Acquisition of Eurinpro
• Acquisition of Finn-Power Oy , (2008)
• Acquisition of GE's silanes business
• Acquisition of Huennebeck Group
• Acquisition of Italian Shopping Centre
• Acquisition of NPL Portfolio
• Acquisition of Sandvik Sorting Systems
• Acquisition of Sentinel
• Acquisition of Sersi Italia
• Acquisition of TIGI product business , (2009)
• Acquisition of Wittur
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Marine Hose Cartel Investigation , (2009)
• Merger with Reno De Medici , (2007)
• Negotiation and Execution , (2009)
• Pan-European Acquisition Facility
• Project Finance , (2007)
• Refinancing , (2009)
• Sale of Consumer Healthcare Business
• Sale of European and Latin American subsidiaries
• Sale of European tissue and towel business
• Sale of Five Non-performing Loan Portfolios
• Sale of Foreign Spirits Business
• Sale of Monofrax
• Sale of NextiraOne Europe
• Sale of Special Metals Services
• Sale of worldwide silicones business
• Sale-Leaseback of International Portfolio
• Secured Credit Facility
• Securitization
• Securitization
• Securitization
• Step-up Equity Financing by Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
• Tender Offer
• Term and Revolving Credit Facilities
• Tuscany Residential Development
• Vidas
• Zelda (Resource Centre for Mental Disability) , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Collective Bargaining, Commercial Banks, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Complex Litigation, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Copyrights, Corporate Governance, Corporate Taxation, Credit Unions, Debtor/Creditor, Deceptive Trade Practices, Defense Contracts, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Eminent Domain, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employee, Estate & Gift Taxation, Excise Taxes, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Federal Contracts, Federal Employer,'s Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Government Construction Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Procurement, Income Taxation, Intellectual Property Law, International Antitrust, International Banking, International Intellectual Property, International Law, International Taxation, International Taxation, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Litigation & Appeals, Loan Workouts, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Partnerships, Patents, Payroll Taxes, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Public Finance, Real Estate Law, Reorganizations, Residential Real Estate, RICO Act, Sales & Use Taxes, Savings & Thrifts, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Shareholders' Rights, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, State & Municipal Contracts, Taxation Law, Technology Licensing, Title Insurance, Trade Associations, Trade Dress, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Unfair Competition, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Venture Capital, Wage & Hour Laws, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee