BonelliErede

BonelliErede is an Italian law firm.[1] It was formed in 1999 when the Genoa-based Bonelli e Associati merged with the Milan-based Erede e Associati and the Brussels-based Pappalardo e Associati.

BonelliErede
HeadquartersMilan, Italy
No. of officesEight
No. of lawyersApproximately 450
Major practice areasGeneral practice
RevenueApproximately €150 million (2016)
Date founded1999 (Milan, Genoa and Bruxelles)
Company typeAssociazione tra professionisti
Websitewww.belex.com

Legacy firms

Bonelli e Associati was founded in 1996 by Franco Bonelli,[2] an attorney in M&A and Litigation and Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Genoa.

Erede e Associati, founded in 1995, was led by Sergio Erede,[3] a graduate of the University of Milan and Harvard Law School. He had been previously associated with Sullivan & Cromwell and Hale & Dorr, now known as WilmerHale.

Pappalardo e Associati was founded in 1992 by Aurelio Pappalardo,[4] a graduate of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and the University of Chicago, who had previously worked at the Milan office of Jones Day.

Merger

The three-way merger was largely a result of market pressure during a period of rapid change in the Italian legal sector as international (mostly American and British) law firms such as Clifford Chance, and Shearman & Sterling actively sought to expand their existing operations, or open offices in Italy.[5] The merger was essentially a flanking operation that forced foreign firms to concentrate their energies on mergers with smaller Italian firms or to acquire specific teams.

The firm is managed by a Board of Directors that are made up of 6 partners, including the Managing Partner, Alberto Saravalle,[6][7] who was nominated in 2007. His predecessors were Giovanni Domenichini (2001–2007).[8] (1999–2001), and Umberto Nicodano[9]

Name

In July 2015, the firm changed its name to BonelliErede.[1]

References
  1. "Studi Legali: nasce BonelliErede". Corriere della Sera.
  2. ‘Biography of Franco Bonelli’ http://www.beplex.com/avvocati_fondatore.asp?lingua=eng&id=17 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ‘Biography of Sergio Erede’ http://www.beplex.com/avvocati_fondatore.asp?lingua=eng&id=158 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ‘Biography of Aurelio Pappalardo’ http://www.beplex.com/avvocati_fondatore.asp?lingua=eng&id=173 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Three top Italian firms merge to fight UK and US predators", The Lawyer, 1999, archived from the original on 2012-12-11.
  6. ‘Biography of Alberto Saravalle’ http://www.beplex.com/avvocati_associato.asp?lingua=eng&id=178 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  7. The Lawyer (2007) 'Bonelli: Alberto Saravalle' http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=130015 Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ‘Biography of Giovanni Domenichini’ http://www.beplex.com/avvocati_associato.asp?lingua=eng&id=157 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ‘Biography of Umberto Nicodano’ http://www.beplex.com/avvocati_associato.asp?lingua=eng&id=169 Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.