Our Team

Franco Galiano – Equity Partner

Born in Milan on 3 October 1955, he acts in the sectors of insurance law, corporate law and employment law, with particular regard to litigation. He provides support in commercial and insurance contracts.

Training: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan, law degree (1979).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1981) – Bar Association of Milan. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Milan.
Telephone number: +39 02 776.793.11
e-mail: franco.galiano@weigmann.it

Guido Canale – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 18 July 1958, he acts in the fields of corporate and commercial law, bankruptcy law, civil procedural law and arbitration.
He is professor of civil procedural law at the Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont – Faculty of Law – Alessandria campus. In 2017 and 2018 he lectured at the Higher School of the Judiciary and at the Court of Cassation on higher training courses for magistrates, as well as on the II level Master’s Degree in Business Crisis Law at the La Sapienza University of Rome. During the years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 he taught on the Master’s Degree in Business Crisis Management at the University of Pisa. In 2003 he was a professor at the Bocconi University of Milan in Bankruptcy Law and from 2003 to 2008 a lecturer on the PhD in Business Law.
Since 2014 he has been a member of the Executive Council of the Training School of Legal Professions at the University of Turin.
He has lectured and spoken at numerous conventions; he is the author of two monographs and numerous publications on bankruptcy law, civil procedural law and arbitration. He is a member of the publishing and editorial committee of the Procedural Law Journal and is an ordinary member of the Association between civil procedural scholars and the Italian Arbitration Association.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (1981).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1984) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: guido.canale@weigmann.it

Carlo Parvis – Equity Partner

Born in Borgosesia, Vercelli, on 25 March 1959, he has developed significant expertise and experience in insolvency proceedings, corporate transactions and inheritance law both in and out court, including arbitration.
He has spoken at numerous conventions on bankruptcy, commercial and procedural law.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (1983).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1986) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: carlo.parvis@weigmann.it

Marco Ricolfi – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 19 July 1952, he works in the field of intellectual property law, both national and international.
He is professor of Commercial Law at the University of Turin, Department of Law, where he also teaches Industrial Law. Since 2006 he has jointly managed the Research Centre for Internet and Society of the Polytechnic of Turin, Nexa.
He is the author of numerous publications on intellectual property and insurance law, including Trattato dei marchi, Giappichelli, Turin, 2015, which can be consulted free of charge at www.giappichelli.it/trattato_marchi.html. He has taught in the United States, Australia and China. He jointly directs the Giurisprudenza annotata di diritto industriale. He is a member of the European Copyright Society.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours and publishing recommended (1974); LLM Yale Law School (1976).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1988) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: German and English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: marco.ricolfi@weigmann.it

David Colombini – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 20 June 1959, he has developed significant expertise and experience in merger and acquisitions of corporate nature, as well as in insolvency and restructuring procedures, also assisting banks and financial intermediaries in that field. He also deals with agri-food law.
He has published several papers on insolvency and corporate matters.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (1986).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1989) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: French and English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: david.colombini@weigmann.it

Giovanni Gazzola – Equity Partner

Born in Mondovì, Cuneo, on 20 February 1960, he has acquired consolidated experience in the field of corporate law, assisting in merger and acquisitions and in commercial contracts; he represents major Italian and foreign insurance companies both in liquidation and in providing consultancy.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (1986).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1989) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: giovanni.gazzola@weigmann.it

Francesca Dealessi – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 15 January 1964, she provides extrajudicial and judicial support in administrative law (public administration contracts, public services, investee companies, private and public partnerships, transparency and bribery prevention, business crises of investee companies, administrative sanctions, corporate and accounting liability, administrative sanctions of independent authorities, urban planning and construction). She has also gained significant expertise in the sectors of public processes for selecting contracting parties, in government and in the management of local public services, and in the regulation of investee companies.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (1988).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1992) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: francesca.dealessi@weigmann.it

Andrea Lanciani – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 9 January 1965, he performs consultancy in the field of commercial law with specific reference to the sectors of banking, financial and corporate law. He provides consultancy to banks and listed companies and has represented major clients in the financial, industrial and insurance field in M&A operations. He has also acted as the director of listed companies and those operating in the banking sector.
He is the author of publications on commercial and corporate law, together with numerous publications on the philosophy of law.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours and publishing recommended (1989).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1992) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: andrea.lanciani@weigmann.it

Andrea Bernardini – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 11 April 1963, he acts in the field of corporate law and contracts in general. He provides consultancy to companies, even listed, public companies and joint venture companies, on merger and acquisitions, acquisitions, loan agreements, debt restructuring, and real estate development.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (1989).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1992) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: andrea.bernardini@weigmann.it

Andrea Grosso – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 29 January 1966, he acts in the sectors of insurance, banking, law of financial intermediaries and business crises, dealing with the related regulatory aspects.
He represents Italian and foreign companies in merger and acquisitions.
He was an ISVAP (Italian Insurance Supervisory Authority) Director from 2000 to 2005. He is a company representative, as director or member of the audit body, of industrial companies and regulated financial intermediaries.
He has participated and participates in supervisory bodies in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001 of companies, banks and securities brokerage companies.
He performs the activity, upon judicial appointment, of commissioner, receiver and judicial liquidator.
He was appointed by IVASS (Italian Insurance Supervisory Authority) and by the Bank of Italy to management and control bodies in crisis (regulated insurance companies and financial intermediaries).

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (1990).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1994) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: andrea.grosso@weigmann.it

Matteo Rossomando – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 13 October 1968, he provides advice on corporate and commercial contract matters, also dealing with the respective litigation.
He is the author of numerous publications in legal journals on commercial law and insolvency proceedings. He was a member of the Committee of Delegates at the National Legal Welfare and Assistance Fund for the period 2014/2018 and he has held management positions in associations representing the legal profession.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (1992); Bocconi University of Milan (Master’s in Business General Counsel, 1993); London Guildhall University (“Fundamental Rights” course).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1995) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: matteo.rossomando@weigmann.it

Riccardo Bacci – Equity Partner

Born in Milan on 20 October 1967, he performs his activity mainly in the sector of real estate law and leases, employment law and commercial contracts. He provides assistance to companies in the field of national and international shipments and land transportations, ranging from the phase of contract preparation to litigation.

Training: “La Sapienza” University of Rome, law degree (1992).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1995) – Bar Association of Milan. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Milan.
Telephone number: +39 02 776.793.11
e-mail: riccardo.bacci@weigmann.it

Massimo Bellardi – Equity Partner

Born in Cirié, Turin, on 30 March 1967, he has developed significant expertise and experience in the sector of bankruptcy law and employment law. He provides consultancy activity in the field of merger and acquisitions with particular reference to transfers of companies and corporate investments.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (1992).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1996) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: massimo.bellardi@weigmann.it

Fabrizio Tarocco – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 20 August 1971, he acts in the field of corporate and commercial law, M&A, private international law, intellectual and industrial property law, cultural heritage law, corporate and commercial contracts and civil litigation and arbitration.
He represents several foreign and multinational clients in the main industrial sectors with particular and consolidated experience in the field of manufacturing, food products, consumer goods, luxury goods, IT, digital economy, art and cultural heritage, renewable energies, transport, property and hotels.
He is the author of various publications as well as a speaker, at numerous conventions, on civil procedural law, commercial law and industrial law.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (1994); University of Turin: “International Trade Law Post Graduate Course” (1995); London Guildhall University: “Company Law Course” (1999); New York Columbia University: “International Litigation Course” (2004).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1997) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: fabrizio.tarocco@weigmann.it

Federico Canazza – Equity Partner

Born in Taranto on 23 October 1974, he acts mainly in the field of international private law, commercial and corporate law and bankruptcy law, as part of which he deals both with litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activity. He is also the author of numerous publications on insolvency and corporate law.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (2001). University of Padua, Master’s in International Commerce (2004).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2004) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English, French and German.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: federico.canazza@weigmann.it

Federico Restano – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 10 September 1978, he acts in the field of commercial law, with particular reference to corporate law, banking litigation and bankruptcy law. He has experience in intergenerational business transfers and inheritance law. He also deals with mergers and acquisitions and provides out-of-court advice.
He is a lecturer in commercial law at the University of Turin, Faculty of Law. He also teaches at the “Bruno Caccia e Fulvio Croce” Specialisation School for Legal Professions and at the Law School of the Turin Bar Association. He is the author of various publications and a speaker at conferences on civil, banking and commercial law. He is a regular contributor to a number of Italian law journals and is a member of the editorial board of “Giurisprudenza commerciale”, “Rivista dell’arbitrato” and “Modulo24-Wealth Planning”. He has been President of the AGAT (Association of Young Lawyers of Turin) and a member of the Association for Cultural Exchange between Italian and German Jurists. He is a member of the “Avvocatura giovane” Commission of the Consiglio Nazionale Forense (Italian Bar Association). In 2023 he was certified in the “Online Certification Program for Blockchain Professionals” at the Graduate School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (2002).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2006) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: German and English.
Office: Turin and Milan.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: federico.restano@weigmann.it

Alessandro Cogo – Equity Partner

Born in Turin on 18 September 1978, he works in the field of intellectual property law.
He is professor of commercial law at the Department of Law of the University of Turin, where he has been directing since 2016 the master’s degree in Intellectual Property organised with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the School of Business Administration (SAA) and the Consortium for Research and Continuing Education (COREP).
He teaches intellectual property law, commercial law and ICT and media law at the University of Turin. He has lectured for several foreign institutions, including Tongji University in Shanghai and Stockholm University. He has participated as a speaker at conferences in Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Russia and China.
He is a member of the board of directors of Annali Italiani di Diritto d’Autore (AIDA) and sits in the editorial boards of Giurisprudenza Annotata di Diritto Industriale and Giurisprudenza Italiana, commercial law section.
He chairs the Italian Copyright Study Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and is a member of the International Standing Committee on Copyright of the same association.

Training: University of Turin, degree in law with honours and publication recommended (2002); University of Pavia and Ludwig Maximilian Universität München, Ph.D. in private law, curriculum on intellectual property and competition law, summa cum laude (2009).
Qualifications: Authorised to pracrice law (2006) – Turin Bar Association. Listed in the special register for the practice of law before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English and German.
Office: Turin, Milan.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: alessandro.cogo@weigmann.it

Dario Candellero – Partner

Born in Pinerolo, Turin, on 2 February 1974, he deals with litigation and provides extrajudicial support to enterprises and private entities. He performs his activity mainly in the sector of intellectual property and unfair competition, in which he has accrued significant experience on the protection of patents, trademarks, copyright, software, domain names and trade secrets, as well as in the sector of commercial and corporate law.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (2000).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2003) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: dario.candellero@weigmann.it

Federico Benincasa – Partner

Born in Bergamo on 1 December 1974, he acts mainly in the field of merger and acquisitions (mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures), contracts and corporate and commercial litigation, both national and transnational, and antitrust law.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (2000). ILO (International Trade Law Post Graduate Course, 2001); Faculty of Law, Cambridge University (English Legal Methods Summer School, 2003); ILO, University of Turin (Master of Laws in International Trade Law, 2015).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2005) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: federico.benincasa@weigmann.it

Elisa Vittone – Partner

Born in Turin on 29 March 1978, she acts mainly in the field of iintellectual property, media and entertainment law.
She was Assistant Director of the Master in Intellectual Property offered by the University of Turin in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the ITC-ILO from 2013 to 2016.
She participated in the parliamentary consultations on the text of the Cinema Law No. 220/2016 and in the preparatory work for the transposition of the Copyright Directive No. 790/2019 in Italy; she has participated in the AGCOM and ministerial consultation tables, respectively, for the preparation of regulations and implementing decrees in the audiovisual sector.
She has been a lecturer on copyright and media law at the Holden School in Turin since 2016; she lectured on intellectual property law at the Dubai Pharmacy College in 2023.
She is the author of publications in Italian and English on intellectual property law as well as a speaker at several conferences focused on the audiovisual sector.
She is a member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), within which she participates in the Copyright and in the North West Italian working Groups. She is a member of the Amicus Curiae Team within the Marques Association.
She is Vice-President of the Italian Documentary Filmmakers Association (Doc/it) since May 2023.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (2002)
Qualifications: Admission to the bar (2007) – Turin Bar Association. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Turin, Rome.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: elisa.vittone@weigmann.it

Odra Papaleo – Partner

Born in Aosta on 26 August 1981, she acts mainly in the field of intellectual property dealing with both litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activity.
She assists clients in defining strategies for the acquisition and protection of IP rights , in filing and prosecuting national, European and international trademarks and designs, as well as in analysing and managing trademark and design portfolios. She has extensive experience in trademark protection before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and national offices in many foreign countries in Europe, Asia, Middle East and America.
She is a speaker at several conferences on intellectual property law organised at national and international level.
She has been the coordinator of the North-West Italian Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), with which she organises the annual conference “Dialogues on Intellectual Property” since 2017. She has been a member of the Executive Committee of the same association since 2023.
She is also a member of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA).

Training: University of Turin, law degree (2005)
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2009) – Bar Association of Turin. Licensed to practise as an Industrial Property Attorney – Trade Marks and Designs Section (examination taken and passed in 2013).
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: odra.papaleo@weigmann.it

Emiliano Camilla – Partner

Born in Cuneo on 14 February 1984, he acts mainly in the sector of bankruptcy law, corporate law and employment law, dealing both with litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activities.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (2008).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2012) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English and Spanish.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: emiliano.camilla@weigmann.it

Alessio Chiabotto – Partner

Born in Turin on January 20th, 1991, he acts mainly in the field of intellectual property law and civil law, dealing with both litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activity.
He is a member of the Artificial Intelligence Commission of the Council of Turin Bar Association.
He is Adjunct Professor of fundamentals of commercial law in the digital age at Culture, Politica e Società Department of the University of Turin.
He is the author of several scientific publications on intellectual property law.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honors (2015); University of Turin, World Intellectual Property Organization, International Training Centre of the ILO, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property (2017).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2018) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: alessio.chiabotto@weigmann.it

Michele Vellano – Of Counsel

He is a full professor of European Union Law in the Department of Law at the University of Turin. He has a consolidated experience, at national and European level, on personal data protection. He is the author of several publications on European Union law and international law.
He provides consultancy as regards: European Union law and, in particular, privacy protection in all the many applications governed by EU regulation 2016/679; competition law and economic development (State aid, structural funds, European direct funding); the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (CEDU); international and European law of sport.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours and distinction (1993); University of Milan, doctorate in international law (1996); Centre d’étude et de recherche en droit international et relations internationales de l’Académie de droit international de l’Haye, diploma (1997).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1996). Registered on the special list of University Professors of the Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: michele.vellano@weigmann.it

Anselmo Carlevaro – Of Counsel

Born in Rome on 20 July 1970, he has developed significant expertise and experience in corporate law and in real estate law, as well as in sports law, dealing both with litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activity. He has gained significant experience in consultancy activity in the credit area.
He is a federal attorney of the Italian Equestrian Sports Federation and a member of the Federvolley Federal and Sports Appeal Court.

Training: LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, law degree (1993).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1997) – Rome Bar Association. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Rome.
Telephone number: +39 06 806.603.70
e-mail: anselmo.carlevaro@weigmann.it

Ivan Libero Nocera – Of Counsel

Born in Palermo on 10 October 1984, he practises mainly in the fields of business law, corporate and commercial law, insolvency law and civil law, dealing with both litigation and out-of-court activities. He is an Associate Professor of Private Law at the Department of Law of the University of Bergamo, after having been a researcher and adjunct professor at the University of Palermo, the University of Valle d’Aosta and the University of Brescia. He has also been a lecturer for postgraduate and specialization courses at the University of Pisa, the University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale, the University of Verona, and the European University of Rome. He has held lectures and seminars at various universities in South America and has been a speaker at national and international seminars and conferences. He is the author of two monographs (La tutela dei creditori del legittimario, Giappichelli, 2020 and Analisi civilistica degli accordi di ristrutturazione dei debiti, Giappichelli, 2017), as well as numerous scientific publications in journals and collective works mainly on the subject of contract law, succession law and business crisis law.

Training: Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, specialist license diploma in law with honors (2008); University of Pisa, law degree with honors (2008); Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa, Ph.D. in private law with honors (2012).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2013) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English, French and Spanish.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: ivan.nocera@weigmann.it

Nicoletta Paracchini – Of Counsel

Chartered accountant
and Auditor

Born in Turin on 7 March 1962, following graduation in 1985 she joined Ersel SpA as a financial analyst, dealing with market analyses and estimation of the value of listed and non-listed companies. Since 1993 she has developed her activity as a consultant engaging in extraordinary corporate transactions and M&A, corporate audits and risk management, evaluation of companies and intangible assets, tax benefit for intellectual property and innovation investment plan, assistance in tax audits and litigation.
She is an auditor in non-profit entities, she seats in statutory auditor boards for industrial, service, financial and banking companies.

Training: University of Turin, degree in management and business administration (1985).
Qualifications: Chartered accountant, Auditor, Expert and Consultant at the Court of Turin.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: nicoletta.paracchini@weigmann.it

Roberta M. Battaini – Senior Lawyer

She acts in the judicial and extrajudicial field of commercial law and insurance law. She has in-depth expertise in corporate liability in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001, dealing with the various related profiles (preparation and update of Organisation Models; performance of audits on compliance levels of company processes with the industry regulations and standards; preparation of protocols and company procedures to oversee the processes at risk of commission of crimes; drafting of codes of ethics and business conduct; provision of support to Supervisory Bodies in conducting audits on specific company processes).

Training: University of Milan, law degree (1983).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1985) – Bar Association of Milan. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Milan.
Telephone number: +39 02 776.793.11
e-mail: roberta.battaini@weigmann.it

Maria Cristina Ottavis – Senior Lawyer

Born in Casale Monferrato, Alessandria, on 28 September 1959, she has developed significant expertise in the sector of insurance law and commercial law, performing her activity in the litigious, extrajudicial and consultancy field. She deals with issues relating to family law and personal law, with attention to financial, personal and family aspects, also connected to businesses, companies and generational transfers. She is a lawyer trained in Collaborative Practice.
She was a lecturer in Civil Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Turin.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (1984); IACP International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (Complete first and second level training and refresher seminars 2010 – 2012).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1991) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: mariacristina.ottavis@weigmann.it

Luigi Tabacchi – Senior Lawyer

Born in Turin on 30 April 1956, he provides consultancy and support in investment and property development operations concerning sales and acquisitions of major assets. He has developed consolidated experience in commercial law and inheritance law, with specific reference to managing generational transfers of assets and enterprises.
He has acted as the receiver of estates in abeyance.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (1981).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1997) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: French and English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: luigi.tabacchi@weigmann.it

Matteo Riscossa – Senior Lawyer

Born in Turin on 16 April 1970, he deals mainly with commercial and corporate law, bankruptcy law and national and international contracts, performing his activity both in the litigious field and in extrajudicial consultancy. He deals with merger and acquisitions and has acted as foundation liquidator. He also acts in the field of art law, collaborating with museums, archives and foundations.
He is the author of various publications on bankruptcy and corporate law.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (1996); University of Turin: “International Trade Law Post Graduate Course” (1995).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1998) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English and German.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: matteo.riscossa@weigmann.it

Maria Olympia Pene Vidari – Senior Lawyer

Born in Turin on 8 February 1977, she acts mainly in the field of banking and financial law, intellectual property law, corporate law and bankruptcy law, dealing with both litigation and consultancy and with extrajudicial activity. She has provided assistance in operations of issuance and subscription of bond loans by asset management companies, as well as providing important consultancy activity in the credit area.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours and distinction (2000).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2003) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: maria.penevidari@weigmann.it

Valentina Barla – Senior Lawyer

Born in Turin on 24 September 1974, she acts mainly in the sector of bankruptcy law and property enforcement procedures, dealing both with litigation and consultancy and extrajudicial activities.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (2000).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2004) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English and Spanish.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: valentina.barla@weigmann.it

Sasha Dalia Manzo – Senior Lawyer

Born in Turin on 4 October 1979, she acts mainly in the field of intellectual property law and civil law, both in and out of court, providing assistance to companies, individuals and trade associations.
She has gained significant experience in the area of trademarks, trade secrets, copyright, software, personality rights, as well as media and entertainment law.
She participated in the preparatory work for the transposition of the Copyright Directive in Italy and in the AGCOM tables for the regulation of cinematographic and audiovisual works.
She is the author of publications in Italian and English on intellectual property law and she has been a speaker at conferences on the regulation of musical and audiovisual works and cultural heritage.
She has combined her passion for practicing law with teaching economic and legal subjects.
She is a member of the Optime Club of the Unione Industriali Torino.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours and distiction (2001).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2006) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: Spanish and English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: sasha.manzo@weigmann.it

Stefania Verdesca – Associate

Born in Mesagne, Brindisi, on 6 September 1968, she acts mainly in the sector of civil procedural law and in enforcement proceedings. She deals with judicial and extrajudicial consultancy.

Training: University of Bari, law degree (1992).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1996) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: English, French and Spanish.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: stefania.verdesca@weigmann.it

Chiara Corradini – Associate

Born in Milan on 22 July 1966, she acts mainly in the sector of family law and protection, commercial law, employment law and consumers, dealing with both litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activities. She has been designated court-appointed guardian in proceedings before the Court of Milan.

Training: University of Milan, law degree (1993).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1997) – Bar Association of Milan.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Milan.
Telephone number: +39 02 776.793.11
e-mail: chiara.corradini@weigmann.it

Anna Casavecchia – Associate

Born in Turin on 18 May 1966, she performs consultancy and extrajudicial and judicial assistance in administrative law, dealing, in particular, with public services and investee companies, administrative sanctions, electoral disputes, corporate and accounting liability, urban planning and construction matters.
She has gained significant expertise in public contracts in all their phases.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (1991).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (1995) – Bar Association of Turin. Listed on the special register for advocacy before the higher courts.
Foreign languages: French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: anna.casavecchia@weigmann.it

Ivano Longo – Associate

Born in Reggio Calabria in 1981, he acts mainly in the fields of insurance law, employment law and civil law (real estate law, consumer law), dealing with both judicial litigation and contracts.

Training: University of Messina, law degree (2005); MLC–Chinese Culture University, Taipei City, Taiwan ROC (2011–2012)
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2008) – Bar Association of Milan.
Foreign languages: English, French and Chinese (Mandarin).
Office: Milan.
Telephone number: +39 02 776.793.11
e-mail: ivano.longo@weigmann.it

Chiara Gualerni – Associate

Born in Milan on 16 July 1980, she acts mainly in the field of corporate and commercial law, as well as in bankruptcy law, dealing both with litigation and consultancy and extrajudicial activity. She also provides support on family law.

Training: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart – Milan Campus, law degree (2007).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2011) – Bar Association of Milan.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Milan.
Telephone number: +39 02 776.793.11
e-mail: chiara.gualerni@weigmann.it

Enrico Debernardi – Associate

Born in Turin on 19 October 1984, he acts mainly in the sector of commercial and corporate litigation, judicially and in arbitration.
He is the author of some publications on civil procedural law and on arbitration law.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours and distinction (2009). LUISS Guido Carli, PhD in Domestic and International Arbitration Law (2015). Expert in civil procedural law at the Department of Law of the University of Turin.
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2012) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: enrico.debernardi@weigmann.it

Florence Bertoldi – Associate

Born in Turin on 25 February 1983, she acts mainly in the sector of banking and financial law and bankruptcy law, dealing both with litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activity.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (2008). Paris V, René Descartes University, Paris – three-year law degree (2005).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2012) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: French (mother tongue) and English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: florence.bertoldi@weigmann.it

Andrea Perino – Associate

Born in Turin on 23 May 1988, he acts mainly in the sector of commercial and corporate law, bankruptcy law and insurance law, dealing both with litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activities.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (2013).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2015) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: andrea.perino@weigmann.it

Serena Palma – Associate

Born in Soveria Mannelli, Catanzaro, on 4 July 1984, she acts mainly in the field of commercial law and insolvency proceedings, dealing with both litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activity. She is the author of publications on civil law.
She was a lecturer in Civil Law at the Department of Law at the University of Turin.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours (2008); University of Turin, diploma from the “Bruno Caccia e Fulvio Croce” Specialisation School for the Legal Professions (2011); University of Turin, PhD in “Law, Individuals and the Market” with a thesis on civil law (2016).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2015) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: serena.palma@weigmann.it

Umberto Averna – Associate

Born in Turin on 5 September 1988, he acts mainly in the areas of bankruptcy law, commercial contracts and corporate law, dealing both with litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activity.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (2013).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2016) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: umberto.averna@weigmann.it

Fabrizio Abrate – Associate

Born in Turin on 22 June 1990, he acts mainly in the area of commercial and corporate law, dealing with both litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activity.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours and distinction (2014).
LUISS Guido Carli, LLM Business and Company Law: European and International Perspectives (2022).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2017) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: fabrizio.abrate@weigmann.it

Elena Canale – Associate

Born in Turin on 14 March 1991, she acts mainly in the sector of corporate and commercial law, dealing with both arbitration litigation and judicial litigation.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours and distinction (2015).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2017) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: elena.canale@weigmann.it

Georgiana Colac – Associate

Born in Bacau (Romania) on 24 April 1989, she focuses on bankruptcy law and commercial law, dealing with both litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activity.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (2015).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2017) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: georgiana.colac@weigmann.it

Alberto Gazzola – Associate

Born in Turin on 29 September 1991, he acts mainly in the field of corporate and commercial law, dealing with both litigation and with consultancy and extrajudicial activity.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (2016).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2018) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English and French.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: alberto.gazzola@weigmann.it

Federico Rocca – Associate

Born in Turin on 2 December 1992, he acts mainly in the field of sports law and commercial and corporate law, dealing both with litigation and consultancy and extrajudicial activity.

Training: University of Turin, law degree (2018).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2021) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: federico.rocca@weigmann.it

Carla Burzio – Associate

Born in Turin on 7 December 1995, she works mainly in the field of commercial and corporate law, dealing with both litigation and extra-judicial activities.

Training: University of Turin, law degree with honours and distinction (2019); “Toga d’Oro” (2023).
Qualifications: Authorised to practise law (2022) – Bar Association of Turin.
Foreign languages: English.
Office: Turin.
Telephone number: +39 011 554.54.11
e-mail: carla.burzio@weigmann.it