Ernesto Pucci is regularly recognised by leading legal directories as a highly regarded practitioner in Insurance, M&A and Corporate Law, including Leaders League and Class – Milano Finanza.
Admitted to the Rome Bar in 1997, he is qualified to represent clients before the higher courts. He serves as Senior Vice Chair of the Insurance Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA) and is a member of AIDA – International Association of Insurance Law.
His practice focuses on civil and commercial law, with particular expertise in corporate transactions, insurance and financial regulation, and complex cross-border matters involving Italian and international clients.
He regularly advises on extraordinary transactions, including complex inbound and outbound cross-border M&A deals in Italy, with particular focus on sectors such as energy, healthcare, real estate, IT services, industry and trade. His practice also includes corporate governance, regulatory compliance and the implementation of internal procedures and policies, including Legislative Decree 231/2001 organisational models.
Over the course of his career, he has developed significant experience in advising companies in crisis situations, composition procedures, extraordinary administration and complex restructuring matters, including judicial liquidation processes involving alternative real estate investment funds.
His real estate practice includes advisory work on investment transactions involving the acquisition and disposal of real estate portfolios and assets — including through real estate funds — across commercial, residential, office, industrial and hospitality sectors, as well as real estate development, asset management and property management agreements.
He has also built extensive expertise in insurance and financial regulation, assisting clients in matters concerning market access and regulatory compliance for insurance, reinsurance and brokerage activities in Italy. His practice covers policy drafting, bancassurance agreements, insurance distribution, outsourcing contracts, portfolio transfers, claims management and major insurance disputes in the pre-litigation phase, with particular experience in healthcare and hospital liability matters.
His advisory work further extends to credit portfolio transactions, servicing agreements and the regulatory framework applicable to non-bank financial intermediaries, including payment institutions, securitisation vehicles and financial entities regulated under Italian banking law.
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Academic background
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Law degree at La Sapienza University of Rome in 1993
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Research fellow in Insurance Law at the Faculty of Economics and Commerce at La Sapienza University of Rome (2007/2008 – 2017/2018)
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He has been research fellow in Private Law at the Faculty of Economics and Commerce (2008/2009-2011/2012), and in History of Roman Law Faculty of law (1993-1994) at La Sapienza University of Rome
Languages
Italian, English, French, Spanish
Comments & Publications
22.06.2026
A Green Light for AI in Public Administration — Even When It Hallucinates
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04.06.2026
Breaches of EU Restrictive Measures under Legislative Decree 231: The New Central Role of Trade Compliance
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25.05.2026
The Evolution of Case Law on Unlawful Credit Granting
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11.05.2026
CFC Rules and ATAD: The CJEU Defines the Limits of Member States’ Discretion
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20.04.2026
False Performance Bonds in Public Procurement: Legal Consequences for Contract Awards and the Limits of Curative Measures
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07.04.2026
The New AGCM Regulation on the Legality Rating: From a Reputational Tool to an Integrated Compliance Indicator
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09.03.2026
Project Finance after the CJEU Judgment of 5 February 2026 (Case C-810/24): Immediate Disapplication of the Right of First Refusal and the First Operational Guidance
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19.02.2026
The Value of Personal Data before the Administrative Courts: The Dual Nature of Personal Data and the Extension of the “Glass House” Principle to Digital Businesses
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06.02.2026
The Networks Act: A Step Towards a Truly Integrated European Market?
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01.04.2021
[ITA] LE PROPOSTE DELLA AGCM AI FINI DELLA LEGGE ANNUALE PER IL MERCATO E LA CONCORRENZA ANNO 2021
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