4Legal is a boutique law firm with a special focus on corporate and commercial law.
Founded in 2009 by a team of attorneys with extensive experience at leading Italian and international law firms, 4Legal offers an innovative consultancy model, offering its clients the advantages of a direct relationship based upon trust with the Firm’s partners combined with specialized capacity to manage high profile projects, in line with the level of specialization, skill and track record usually only found at much larger law firms.
Thanks to this approach, 4Legal offers clients a partnership relationship, both with regard to the day-to-day management of ordinary legal services, as well as the realization of extraordinary transactions.
The development of a complete range of services, in the context of in-court and out-of-court settings, allows 4Legal’s professionals to ensure in-depth insight on a range of matters catering to corporate clients.
With its team of 10 professionals, all with consolidated experience, the Firm has earned a significant track record in its main practice areas of corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, real estate, restructurings and bankruptcy, and energy.
Brochure download (english version)
Corporate and commercial law
The firm advises investment funds, companies and individual businesspersons in all phases of their business activities: from the planning and definition of the legal structure best suited to new businesses, to the drafting of corporate governance rules, from the negotiation of joint venture agreements to the structuring of corporate finance transactions.
The Firm offers specialized legal consulting on both extraordinary transactions (capital increases, mergers and spin-offs, acquisitions of shareholdings and units of investment funds, acquisitions and sales of businesses and business units), and ordinary day-to-day business activities and the drafting of commercial contracts.
The firm has advised important industrial, financial and commercial companies, both Italian and foreign.
The Firm’s professionals also have extensive experience in private equity and venture capital matters, and have advised several leading Italian and foreign operators over the years.
The Firm’s practice areas cover the entire range of legal services required for such transactions, from the identification and definition of the transaction structure to assistance in the negotiation phase, to the preparation of contractual documentation and notifications to the regulatory authorities.
As part of its corporate practice, the Firm also has specialized skills catering to insurance companies and pension funds in the context of extraordinary transactions, and also advises such companies and funds in the trading and investment of financial instruments, including derivative instruments, and also handles the complex regulatory matters involving liaising with the respective regulatory authorities (ISVAP and COVIP).
Banking and finance
The firm offers assistance in the main areas of banking and financial law, with a particular focus on acquisition financing, leveraged financing and project financing.
The Firm has solid experience in advising primary Italian and foreign banking groups, with a focus on the planning and drafting of contractual documentation for day-to-day banking activities, and has developed specific skills in lending, guarantees and hedging transactions.
The Firm also offers consultancy on the establishment of branches of banks and financial intermediaries in Italy and on the offer of financial services to the public, also handling regulatory obligations with Bank of Italy.
The Firm also provides assistance to banks, asset management companies, insurance companies, pension funds, public entities and businesspersons in the structuring, negotiation and renegotiation of derivative financial instruments and the assessment and application of the complex regulatory provisions from time to time applicable.
Our consultancy services in this sector are multidisciplinary since they provide support to underlying transactions which are often handled by in-house counsel, especially in the fields of real estate, energy and venture capital. The Firm’s clientele also includes borrowers which often do not have the necessary resources to handle complex financial transactions.
Real Estate
The real estate sector represents one of Firm’s main areas of specialization.
The Firm offers assistance on all types of real estate transactions, from simple transactions to highly complex transactions, and ensures broad coverage of all matters concerning the structures used to conclude such transactions (in particular, real estate companies and funds).
The real estate deals handled by the Firm’s professionals range from simple trading to the realization of large development projects and have often been cited by the press in recent years.
Restructurings and bankruptcy
The Firm’s professionals have solid experience on bankruptcy matters and, more generally, creditors’ proceedings and are therefore experienced in addressing issues that arise in the context of financial crises, assisting the management in facing financial difficulties using the legal instruments available, aimed at facilitating restructuring, industrial conversion, industrial development or the financial restructuring of businesses.
Energy
The Firm’s energy practice distinguishes itself thanks to its versatility and multi-disciplinary approach, both of which are essential in a practice which often requires the knowledge of various legal areas. The Firm’s professionals, supported by multi-faceted experience in its various departments, bring their specific skills to the energy practice, providing coordinated services to safeguard the clients’ interests. In this context, the Firm’s professionals have gained extensive experience in due diligence, acquisition, development and financing of photovoltaic, wind and biomass plants, assisting clients in the management and interpretation of the complex laws and regulations applicable to renewable energies and the negotiation of the related agreements, from the issuance of authorizations to the financing of such plants.
The Firm also advises banks and market operators on the purchase and sale of emissions quotas and the structuring of derivative financial instruments on such products.
Litigation
The Firm advises clients on in-court proceedings and arbitration proceedings involving important corporate, commercial banking and civil law matters. The Firm’s professionals have vast experience in corporate litigation, in disputes concerning acquisition agreements, joint ventures and disputes concerning banking relationships and financial brokerage. People
Federico Barbàra - Partner
Admitted to Rome Bar in 2003
Graduated in Law from University “Sapienza” of Rome
Italian, English, French
federico.barbara@4legal.net
Admitted to Milan Bar in 2005
Graduated in Law from University of Genoa
Italian, English
silvia.enrico@4legal.net
Admitted to Milan Bar in 2002
Graduated in Law from University of Milan
Italian, English
nicola.cozzi@4legal.net
Admitted to Milan Bar in 2003
Graduated in Law from University of Milan
Italian, English, Spanish
andrea.sassi@4legal.net
Admitted to Napoli Bar in 1991
Graduated in Law from University “Federico II” of Napoli
Italian, English
carlo.danna@4legal.net
Admitted to Reggio Calabria Bar in 2005
Graduated in Law from University of Bologna
PhD in Commercial Law from the University “Luigi Bocconi” of Milan
Italian, English, Spanish
francesco.benedetto@4legal.net
Graduated in Law from University “Cattolica del Sacro Cuore” of Milan
Italian, English
andrea.imberti@4legal.net
Giovanni Bracone
Graduated in Law from Università degli Studi di Bologna
Italian, English, French.
Giovanni.bracone@4legal.net
Chiara Busoni
Graduated in Law from University “Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC” di Castellanza (VA)
Italian, English, French
chiara.busoni@4legal.net
Emanuele Graziani
Graduated in Law from University “Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC” di Castellanza (VA)
Italian, English
emanuele.graziani@4legal.net --- 13.10.2011 Il Sole 24 Ore
15.09.2011 Il Sole 24 Ore
09.09.2011 La Mattina
08.09.2011 Corriere della Sera
08.09.2011 Milano Finanza
11.07.2011 Il Sole 24 Ore
06.06.2011 Italia Oggi
21.04.2011 Il Sole 24 Ore
09.03.2011 Il Sole 24 Ore
27.10.2010 Finanza Mercati
23.10.2010 Il Sole 24 Ore
23.10.2010 Milano Finanza
23.10.2010 Il Giorno
22.10.2010 Top Legal
10.06.2010 Il Messaggero
Work with us
4Legal is a “young” professional firm with extensive experience which aims to grow with the addition of new professionals who share our goals and wish to invest with us for the firm’s clients.
If you are interested, please send your CV to the following address: segreteria@4legal.net Contacts
4Legal Studio Legale
Via Ariosto 6
20145 Milano
Tel +39.02 480.249.33
Fax +39.02 480.156.17
E.mail: segreteria@4legal.net
www.4legal.net
Founded in 2009 by a team of attorneys with extensive experience at leading Italian and international law firms, 4Legal offers an innovative consultancy model, offering its clients the advantages of a direct relationship based upon trust with the Firm’s partners combined with specialized capacity to manage high profile projects, in line with the level of specialization, skill and track record usually only found at much larger law firms.
Thanks to this approach, 4Legal offers clients a partnership relationship, both with regard to the day-to-day management of ordinary legal services, as well as the realization of extraordinary transactions.
The development of a complete range of services, in the context of in-court and out-of-court settings, allows 4Legal’s professionals to ensure in-depth insight on a range of matters catering to corporate clients.
With its team of 10 professionals, all with consolidated experience, the Firm has earned a significant track record in its main practice areas of corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, real estate, restructurings and bankruptcy, and energy.
Brochure download (english version)
Corporate and commercial law
The firm advises investment funds, companies and individual businesspersons in all phases of their business activities: from the planning and definition of the legal structure best suited to new businesses, to the drafting of corporate governance rules, from the negotiation of joint venture agreements to the structuring of corporate finance transactions.
The Firm offers specialized legal consulting on both extraordinary transactions (capital increases, mergers and spin-offs, acquisitions of shareholdings and units of investment funds, acquisitions and sales of businesses and business units), and ordinary day-to-day business activities and the drafting of commercial contracts.
The firm has advised important industrial, financial and commercial companies, both Italian and foreign.
The Firm’s professionals also have extensive experience in private equity and venture capital matters, and have advised several leading Italian and foreign operators over the years.
The Firm’s practice areas cover the entire range of legal services required for such transactions, from the identification and definition of the transaction structure to assistance in the negotiation phase, to the preparation of contractual documentation and notifications to the regulatory authorities.
As part of its corporate practice, the Firm also has specialized skills catering to insurance companies and pension funds in the context of extraordinary transactions, and also advises such companies and funds in the trading and investment of financial instruments, including derivative instruments, and also handles the complex regulatory matters involving liaising with the respective regulatory authorities (ISVAP and COVIP).
Banking and finance
The firm offers assistance in the main areas of banking and financial law, with a particular focus on acquisition financing, leveraged financing and project financing.
The Firm has solid experience in advising primary Italian and foreign banking groups, with a focus on the planning and drafting of contractual documentation for day-to-day banking activities, and has developed specific skills in lending, guarantees and hedging transactions.
The Firm also offers consultancy on the establishment of branches of banks and financial intermediaries in Italy and on the offer of financial services to the public, also handling regulatory obligations with Bank of Italy.
The Firm also provides assistance to banks, asset management companies, insurance companies, pension funds, public entities and businesspersons in the structuring, negotiation and renegotiation of derivative financial instruments and the assessment and application of the complex regulatory provisions from time to time applicable.
Our consultancy services in this sector are multidisciplinary since they provide support to underlying transactions which are often handled by in-house counsel, especially in the fields of real estate, energy and venture capital. The Firm’s clientele also includes borrowers which often do not have the necessary resources to handle complex financial transactions.
Real Estate
The real estate sector represents one of Firm’s main areas of specialization.
The Firm offers assistance on all types of real estate transactions, from simple transactions to highly complex transactions, and ensures broad coverage of all matters concerning the structures used to conclude such transactions (in particular, real estate companies and funds).
The real estate deals handled by the Firm’s professionals range from simple trading to the realization of large development projects and have often been cited by the press in recent years.
Restructurings and bankruptcy
The Firm’s professionals have solid experience on bankruptcy matters and, more generally, creditors’ proceedings and are therefore experienced in addressing issues that arise in the context of financial crises, assisting the management in facing financial difficulties using the legal instruments available, aimed at facilitating restructuring, industrial conversion, industrial development or the financial restructuring of businesses.
Energy
The Firm’s energy practice distinguishes itself thanks to its versatility and multi-disciplinary approach, both of which are essential in a practice which often requires the knowledge of various legal areas. The Firm’s professionals, supported by multi-faceted experience in its various departments, bring their specific skills to the energy practice, providing coordinated services to safeguard the clients’ interests. In this context, the Firm’s professionals have gained extensive experience in due diligence, acquisition, development and financing of photovoltaic, wind and biomass plants, assisting clients in the management and interpretation of the complex laws and regulations applicable to renewable energies and the negotiation of the related agreements, from the issuance of authorizations to the financing of such plants.
The Firm also advises banks and market operators on the purchase and sale of emissions quotas and the structuring of derivative financial instruments on such products.
Litigation
The Firm advises clients on in-court proceedings and arbitration proceedings involving important corporate, commercial banking and civil law matters. The Firm’s professionals have vast experience in corporate litigation, in disputes concerning acquisition agreements, joint ventures and disputes concerning banking relationships and financial brokerage. People
Federico Barbàra - Partner
Admitted to Rome Bar in 2003
Graduated in Law from University “Sapienza” of Rome
Italian, English, French
federico.barbara@4legal.net
Attorney, earned his law degree with honors from Università La Sapienza of Rome. Prior to joining 4Legal, he was junior partner at Studio Lombardi Molinari e Associati from 2003 until 2009. From 2001 until 2003, he was an associate at Studio Chiomenti. He is specialized in corporate and commercial law,witha special focusonM&A,MBO, LBO, acquisitionfinance and other extraordinary equity transactions. He has extensive experience in domestic and international real estate (trading, development, real estate funds) and financings. Partner at 4Legal since 2009. Languages: Italian, English, French. Email: federico.barbara@4legal.net
Silvia Enrico - Partner
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Admitted to Milan Bar in 2005
Graduated in Law from University of Genoa
Italian, English
silvia.enrico@4legal.net
Attorney, earned her law degree from the University of Genoa with highest honors. Prior to joining 4Legal, she was an associate with Simmons & Simmons (2006-2009) after several years at the law offices of Prof. Francesco Galgano (2001-2006). She is specialized in M&A, Private Equity, LBO, MBO, corporate joint ventures, transfers of going concerns, corporate restructuring, acquisition finance. Partner at 4Legal since 2009. Languages: Italian, English. Email: silvia.enrico@4legal.net
Nicola Cozzi - Partner
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Admitted to Milan Bar in 2002
Graduated in Law from University of Milan
Italian, English
nicola.cozzi@4legal.net
Attorney since 2002, earned his law degree from the University of Milan. Prior to joining 4Legal, in 2008-2009, he worked as an independent corporate lawyer and as in-house counsel for a company listed on the Italian stock exchange. From 1998 until 2007, he was an associate at Studio Chiomenti at its Milan and London offices. He has extensive experience in structured finance (securitization, bond issues, other debt and acquisition finance transactions, including real estate deals, medium/long term secured loans), banking & finance (authorization and regulatory profiles of banks, SGRs, SIMs, insurance companies and financial intermediaries) and capital markets (IPOs, tender offers, mutual funds). During the last years he has widen its practice to the renewable energy sector, advising clients on the financing and purchase/sale of wind-powered and photovoltaic projects and plants. Partner at 4Legal since 2010. Languages: Italian, English. Email: nicola.cozzi@4legal.net
Andrea Sassi - Partner
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Admitted to Milan Bar in 2003
Graduated in Law from University of Milan
Italian, English, Spanish
andrea.sassi@4legal.net
Attorney, earned his law degree from the University of Milan. Prior to joining 4Legal, he worked at Norton Rose from 2003 to 2011, as Of Counsel. From1999 to 2003 he was associate at Studio Chiomenti. He is specialized in corporate and commercial law, with a special focus on M&A, MBO, LBO, Joint Ventures and other extraordinary equity transactions. He has extensive experience in the Energy and Real Estate market areas, advising national and international corporations and funds. He is also specialized in structured finance, in particular on the interpretation and negotiation of derivative financial instruments. Partner at 4Legal since 2011. Languages: Italian, English, Spanish. Email: andrea.sassi@4legal.net
Carlo D’Anna
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Admitted to Napoli Bar in 1991
Graduated in Law from University “Federico II” of Napoli
Italian, English
carlo.danna@4legal.net
Attorney, earned his law degree at the “Federico II” University of Naples. Prior to joining 4Legal, he was an associate at Studio Chiomenti from 2001 until 2008, after practicing for several years in Naples, with an emphasis on civil and commercial law. He has extensive experience in litigation, before ordinary courts and arbitrations, and often advises primary national and international groups on commercial agreements and corporate governance matters. Associated with 4Legal since 2009. Languages: Italian, English. Email: carlo.danna@4legal.net
Francesco Benedettoclose [x]
Admitted to Reggio Calabria Bar in 2005
Graduated in Law from University of Bologna
PhD in Commercial Law from the University “Luigi Bocconi” of Milan
Italian, English, Spanish
francesco.benedetto@4legal.net
Attorney, holds a PhD degree in Business Law from the Università Commerciale “Luigi Bocconi” of Milan, and a degree in Law with honors from the University of Bologna, where he is also a lecturer of business and corporate law and financial markets. He has published articles and commentary on corporate law, business law and antitrust. Prior to joining 4Legal in 2009, he was an associate at Studio Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners, in Rome. His practice focuses on extraordinary transactions (M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital and LBO) commercial agreements and corporate governance. Associated with 4Legal since 2009. Languages: Italian, English, Spanish. Email: francesco.benedetto@4legal.net
Andrea Imberticlose [x]
Graduated in Law from University “Cattolica del Sacro Cuore” of Milan
Italian, English
andrea.imberti@4legal.net
Giovanni Bracone
Graduated in Law from Università degli Studi di Bologna
Italian, English, French.
Giovanni.bracone@4legal.net
Chiara Busoni
Graduated in Law from University “Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC” di Castellanza (VA)
Italian, English, French
chiara.busoni@4legal.net
Emanuele Graziani
Graduated in Law from University “Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC” di Castellanza (VA)
Italian, English
emanuele.graziani@4legal.net ---
13.10.2011 Il Sole 24 Ore 15.09.2011 Il Sole 24 Ore 09.09.2011 La Mattina 08.09.2011 Corriere della Sera 08.09.2011 Milano Finanza 11.07.2011 Il Sole 24 Ore 06.06.2011 Italia Oggi 21.04.2011 Il Sole 24 Ore 09.03.2011 Il Sole 24 Ore 27.10.2010 Finanza Mercati 23.10.2010 Il Sole 24 Ore 23.10.2010 Milano Finanza 23.10.2010 Il Giorno 22.10.2010 Top Legal 10.06.2010 Il Messaggero Work with us
4Legal is a “young” professional firm with extensive experience which aims to grow with the addition of new professionals who share our goals and wish to invest with us for the firm’s clients.
If you are interested, please send your CV to the following address: segreteria@4legal.net Contacts
4Legal Studio Legale
Via Ariosto 6
20145 Milano
Tel +39.02 480.249.33
Fax +39.02 480.156.17
E.mail: segreteria@4legal.net
www.4legal.net
4Legal Studio Legale
Via Ariosto 6 20145 Milano Tel +390248024933 Fax +390248015617
Via Ariosto 6 20145 Milano Tel +390248024933 Fax +390248015617