27 November 2024

Lipani expands to become a multi-practice firm, strengthens M&A practice and focuses on industries including financial, energy and tax

Lipani has announced a strategic expansion of its expertise as a result of twelve high-profile professionals from Macchi di Cellere Gangemi joining the Firm with their experiences and solid track records adding to Lipani’s skillset.

From now and through 1 January 2025, Claudio Visco, Arnaldo Salvatore, Federico Di Cesare and Ernesto Pucci, along with their teams, will be joining Lipani, as well as Salvatore Lamarca, Anna De Luca and Lorenzo Lucchini, who will join as Of Counsels. Claudio Visco, President Elect of the IBA (International Bar Association), member of the Management Board of the association, will be part of the Lipani’s Executive Committee. He specializes in Banking and Finance, Energy, Corporate and Commercial Law, Litigation and Arbitration, Criminal Investigations and white-collar crime. His team includes Andrea Gangemi (Civil Law, Commercial Contracts and Litigation) and Ernesto Pucci (Senior Vice Chair of the IBA Insurance Committee, specializing in Civil and Commercial Law and M&A in the Financial, Insurance, Real Estate, Energy and Healthcare sectors); along with Visco, the associates Alessandro Buttarelli and Maria Novella Di Giandomenico will also join. Arnaldo Salvatore, member of the IFA (International Fiscal Association) and IBA’s Tax Committee, is an expert in Tax Law and has extensive experience in international taxation, as well as providing judicial and extrajudicial assistance to large companies in tax audits and disputes; he also specializes in VAT, indirect taxes, customs issues, taxation of employment income (e.g. stock options) and environmental taxation. Federico Di Cesare, member of the IFA and IBA’s Tax Committee, is a Tax Law expert specializing in both national and international taxation, with a focus on corporate, M&A, transfer pricing, high-net-worth individuals, financial, and real estate taxation. He has broad experience in advanced tax rulings and international mutual agreement procedures. Alongside Salvatore and Di Cesare, the associates Giorgia Sforzini and Dimitra Michalopoulos will also join the firm. Salvatore Lamarca, based in the Rome office, and Anna De Luca and Lorenzo Lucchini, based in the Milan office, will join as Of Counsels. Salvatore Lamarca is an expert in European competition law, Antitrust and sector-specific regulations and will bolster Lipani’s existing team in these areas. Anna De Luca is an expert in international and European law, as well as international arbitration; she is a member of the ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute) conciliators’ panel, appointed by Italy, and is listed as an “Arbitrator” and “Trade and Sustainable expert” in the context of European Union trade agreements with third countries. Lorenzo Lucchini specializes in Insolvency Law, Corporate Law and Commercial Law. Lipani has now 31 professionals and 10 staff members and marks another milestone in the firm’s growth strategy, aligning with its vision to not only expand its existing practices but also add new skillsets and specializations to better serve its target industries.

The new additions will enable Lipani to meet the evolving needs of the legal market, which is constantly growing in size, complexity and technicality.

Following the expansion, Lipani’s practices now include:

Public law
Antitrust and regulation
Corporate and Commercial law
Banking and Finance Law
Energy and Natural Resources
Real Estate
Tax Law
Corporate Criminal law
M&A

Lipani will continue to provide its clients with assistance in all other areas of Business Law through its extensive network of professional relationships built over the years by the existing and new partners.

Lipani is moving forward with strength and enthusiasm in its journey of growth, aiming for greater international visibility, also through the important roles of its new professionals in the IBA and IFA, and at the same time consolidating its market position as a primary independent law firm ready to face even the most complex challenges, now with a multidisciplinary approach.

“The arrival of these talented professionals marks another significant moment for our Firm. We are expanding our expertise, not only in areas related to our core practices but also in financial and tax law. Our goal is to enhance our ability to provide integrated legal solutions, in line with our initial vision and strategic planning. This lateral hiring is the result of our commitment to client care and to anticipate their needs through innovative solutions that are not necessarily traditional. At the same time, the new entries will significantly strengthen our existing Commercial, Corporate Antitrust and Regulatory practices. The aim at this stage is to complete the areas of expertise relevant to the industries we focus on. This initiative is the result of over twenty years of partnership between the founding partners of the firm and Claudio Visto, not only based on mutual esteem but also on friendship. Our brand will also change, incorporating the words ‘Legal & Tax’ in the logo as a sign of the impact of this expansion, which will be marked in January 2025 when we will participate with our team and new brand in another major challenge: the 2025 Dakar rally, to which we have linked a very important social initiative.”

Damiano Lipani

“We are thrilled to embark on this new professional adventure with our good friends Damiano, Luigi, Francesca, Roberto, and their colleagues in Rome and Milan, with whom we have already worked on major projects in recent years, appreciating their competence and dedication. We will draw upon the experience and relationships our group has developed over the years both nationally and internationally. We are confident that our arrival will help consolidating Lipani’s position as a market leader in Italy and abroad. Our staff members, with whom we have collaborated for many years, will also join us, ensuring the continuity of services for our clients”.

Claudio Visco

“We are truly excited to found Lipani’s tax department, after working together for many years and sharing many diverse challenges and experiences”.

Federico Di Cesare