We assist Italian and foreign banks, financial intermediaries, investment firms (SIMs), asset management companies (SGRs), payment institutions, electronic money institutions (IMELs), crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), insurance companies and other supervised entities on the regulatory, contractual and compliance matters relating to their activities.
We provide assistance in authorisation procedures for banks and intermediaries, on the regulatory aspects of crypto-assets (MiCAR) and in dealings with the Supervisory Authorities.
We handle banking and financial contracts and extraordinary transactions involving supervised intermediaries.
We have extensive experience in derivatives litigation, including disputes before foreign courts, and assist clients in the negotiation of ISDA agreements.
We support clients in regulatory and anti-money laundering compliance (AML/CFT): review of internal policies, procedures and manuals, adaptation of organisational and control models, and compliance checks.
We assist banks and intermediaries during regulatory inspections and sanction proceedings before the Supervisory Authorities, from the preliminary stage onwards, and in the related litigation.
Financing
For banks, intermediaries and businesses, we handle the structuring, negotiation and drafting of financing agreements, both bilateral and syndicated, and the related security and guarantees. Our work covers trade and export finance, leasing and factoring, real estate finance and sale and lease back transactions.