Press Release
| November 23, 2011
Dewey & LeBoeuf's Italian Practice Wins Tax and Energy Lawyer of the Year Awards
(Milan, November 23 2011) - Dewey & LeBoeuf's Italian practice has been successful again in the annual TopLegal awards, held in Milan on November 21.
Luca Dezzani, head of the firm's Italian Tax Group, picked up the Tax Lawyer of the Year award and Lorenzo Parola, head of the firm's Italian Energy Group, was named Energy Lawyer of the Year.
The firm was also shortlisted amongst the top ten Italian practices in the following four categories:
- Law Firm of the Year
- Competition and EU Law Firm of the Year
- Energy Law Firm of the Year
- Private Equity Law Firm of the Year
The following Individual lawyers were shortlisted in the top ten for practice and management awards:
- Bruno Gattai as Managing Partner of the Year
- Rino Caiazzo as Competition and EU Lawyer of the Year
- Stefano Speroni as M&A Lawyer of the Year
- Angelo Zambelli as Labour Lawyer of the Year
The awards were judged by a prestigious panel, including general counsels from some of Italy's top businesses, including Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Coca Cola Europe, Credit Suisse, Edison, Enel, Eni, Finmeccanica, Microsoft, Shell and Valentino Fashion Group and partners of major private equity funds such as Apax Partners. Around 700 attendees gathered at the awards, including representatives of all of the major practices in Italy and many important clients.
Last year saw Bruno Gattai, head of the Italian practice, awarded Private Equity Lawyer of the Year.
TopLegal is the leading magazine covering the Italian legal market.
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