Riva, Adelio

Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Languages

• English
• French
• Italian

Lawyer Overview

Adelio Riva has worked in the employment law and employee benefits areas for more than 17 years. He represents national and international companies in the employment and benefit aspects of restructuring and reorganisation, particularly in the IT, publishing, fashion, and retail sectors. Adelio is also very experienced with collective bargaining agreements, from company to national, and has led negotiations with trade unions across a broad range of industry sectors.

In addition, Adelio has notable experience in labor law and employee benefits-related litigation before employment courts throughout Italy, as well as in advising on employment and benefit matters and conducting union consultation procedures in the context of M&A transactions. He regularly advises receivers on employment law matters both in and out of court.

He is a member of the AGI (Associazione Giuslavoristi Italiani).

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Collective Bargaining, Contract Enforcement & Union Organizing
• Reductions in Force & Managing Change
• Single & Multiple Plaintiff Employment Litigation
• Employment Aspects of Corporate Transactions
• European Labor Law

Representative Cases

• SunPower acquires SunRay Renewable Energy for $277 million , (2010)
• Vidas, a nonprofit association that runs a nursing home, receives employment issues guidance
• VIDAS, a nonprofit organization that runs a nursing home, receives assistance for the improvement of its IT structure , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Collective Bargaining, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Federal Employer,'s Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, International Law, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, 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

Bar Admissions

• Italy

Education

• U di Milano - Italy

Published Works

• Staff Restructuring: How International Companies Are Dealing with Redundancies in the EU, 2009

Address

Via Turati, 16/18
20121 Milan, Italy

Phones

39.02.7645.4001 (Business Phone)

Faxes

39.02.7645.4400 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com