commercial and corporate law
We provide domestic and foreign corporations with legal assistance on general corporate and commercial matters at any stage of their development — judicial and extra-judicial.
The firm offers legal assistance regarding incorporation of companies, drafting of parasocial and shareholders’ agreements, organization of joint-ventures and mergers and acquisitions.
The firm also assists italian and foreign clients in bankruptcy and insolvency procedures.
international law and international contracts
Our international outlook has enabled us to develop specific expertise in international law, particularly in the interpretation and application of private international law rules and international conventions on judicial cooperation and recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions and arbitral awards. Our Firm also advises on European Union law, with a focus on free movement of goods and services and on competition law.
Our Firm has also extensive experience in assisting Italian and international clients in negotiating and drafting international contracts of distribution, agency, supply and sub-manufacturing, procurement contracts, franchising contracts, license and technology and know-how transfer agreements.
Our daily working and corresponding languages are Italian, English, French and German.
custom law
Our Firm advises and assists clients in customs law-related matters.
Our main focus is given to issues arising out in the activity of importers and freight forwarders, among which those concerning the origin of products (and related certifications), mandatory marking and labelling, the determination of the value of goods, customs declaration and customs debt.
Our Firm advises companies in the understanding and handling of cutoms procedures of exportation and importation, inward processing, temporary importation, transit, processing under customs control, customs warehouses.
We also assist our clients in customs administrative controversies as well as provide representation before ordinary Courts and Italian Tax Courts in customs law matters.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Today ideas, brand identity, technology and innovation are fundamental assets for successful companies. Our firm offers judicial and extra-judicial advice on trademarks, patents, copyright, design, know-how, lifer science, assisting the clientele in drafting trademark, patent, know-how license agreements, merchandinsing agreements and franchising agreements. We also provide our clients judicial assistance in interim and urgent prceedings as well as in ordinary proceedings in industrial property and competition matters.
Thanks to an international consolidated network of professionals specialising in IP matters, we are able to assist our clients in judicial proceedings worldwide.
Food law is a complex matter that requires a deep knowledge and understanding of the international, European and national laws and regulations.
Our law firm offers a complete range of legal services on the following areas:
- labelling and mandatory or voluntary nutritional and health claims;
- information to consumers;
- advertising and commercial practices in the food and feed sector;
- denominations of origin (PDOs, PGIs, TSGs);
- rules and procedures on traceability of foodstuffs;
- hygiene and safety of food;
- protection of trademarks and know-how in the food and feed sector;
- import- export of food products;
- feed;
- food contact materials and packaging;
- emergency management: withdrawals and recalls of food and feed products from the market;
- assistance in the administrative inspections by the competent Authorities;
- criminal food law;
- assistance before the Advertising Boards (IAP, AGCM etc.)
- judicial assistance in civil, criminal and administrative matters.
We represent clients both from the primary and industrial sectors, with a particular focus and expertise in the areas of food supplements, neutraceuticals and novel foods.
food law
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