ITALY Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: David A Röttgen, Andrea Farì, Francesco Fonderico and Ermanno Fonderico Ambientalex Studio Legale
Ambientalex Studio Legale has offices in Rome, Mi- lan and Florence, and is active in the various sec- tors of environmental and energy law. The firm also counsels on cutting-edge environmental law issues, including climate change practice, taking into con- sideration soon-to-be-issued environmental legisla- tion. Ambientalex advises Italian and foreign multi- national companies, NGOs and trade associations seeking compliance with environmental legislation. Clients also include other law firms. The firm is struc-
tured into teams, consisting of one or two partners as well as associates dedicated to each of the various aspects of environmental law. If requested, and de- pending on the practice areas concerned (ie, waste, environmental permits, contaminated sites, etc), the respective team may also include other experts and/ or external technical consultants with proven experi- ence. Business is conducted in Italian, English and German.
Authors
David A Röttgen is a partner of Ambientalex and is based in Milan. His areas of expertise are mainly in the field of waste, remediation and environmental permits. Before founding Ambientalex in 2009, he
publications in journals, focusing on administrative law and environmental law.
Francesco Fonderico is a partner of Ambientalex in the firm’s Rome office. Francesco is a cassation lawyer with a PhD in Organisation and Functioning of Public Administration, and provides legal assistance in
worked in a leading international law firm and in international private sector companies. He has been a member of the technical secretariat to the Minister of the Environment. From 2012 until 2024, he was a member of the National Committee for the Granting of Integrated Environmental Authorisation of the Italian Ministry for Environment. The author of many publications, he also participates as a speaker at conferences and training courses in environmental law.
environmental matters, both extrajudicial and judicial (including in the higher courts). In a wide range of projects, Francesco counsels companies on the regulatory aspects related to environmental and climate change matters (the emissions trading system, environmental permits, waste management, etc). His areas of expertise include interacting with public authorities by adopting a multidisciplinary approach. He has published about 90 contributions and has been a Professor of Environmental Law at the Department of Law, LUISS University of Rome since 2017.
Andrea Farì is a partner of Ambientalex. He is a cassation lawyer with a PhD in Administrative Law, Researcher RTT in Administrative Law at Pegaso Telematic University and a contract Professor of Environmental Law at the LUMSA
Ermanno Fonderico has a degree in Economics and Law, and is of counsel in Ambientalex’s Rome office. He is qualified as a chartered accountant and auditor. He has held corporate offices as a board member
University of Rome. He was deputy head of the legislative office of the Ministry for the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, legal adviser to the Minister of the Environment in several legislatures, and consultant to the Bicameral Ecomafie Commission. A lecturer in university master’s degrees and training courses, he is the author of monographs and
and chairman of companies, including financial companies, and as an auditor and chairman of the
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