ITALY LAW AND PRACTICE Contributed by: Giorgio Berlingieri, Alberto Massimo Rossi, Alfredo Lizio, Alberto Torrazza, Simone Gaggero and Filippo Cassola, ADVANT Nctm
ADVANT Nctm is part of the ADVANT Europe - an law firm association, established in 2021 by three founding member firms: Altana in France, Beiten Burkhardt in Germany and Nctm in Italy. The firm’s shipping department is known as one of the most important ports of call in Italy for any port, marine and/or shipping logistics-relat - ed legal issues. It is highly regarded for its top expertise and quality, and for its pragmatic and innovative approach. It also regularly advises
Italian and international companies, banks and financial institutions on matters related to ship - ping and aviation finance, structured finance, lease or sale and leaseback and contracts for the use of ships and aircrafts. It is an active member of numerous influential legal associa - tions globally, including the International Bar Association, the International Trademark Asso - ciation and the Employment Law Alliance.
Authors
Giorgio Berlingieri is of counsel at ADVANT Nctm. He is president of the Italian Maritime Law Association, honorary vice president of the Comité Maritime International, and editor in chief
Alfredo Lizio is a partner at ADVANT Nctm and regularly advises Italian and international companies, banks and financial institutions on matters related to shipping and aviation finance,
of the Quarterly Il Diritto Marittimo. His practice covers wet and dry shipping and contentious matters. He specialises in limitation of liability, arrest of ships, maritime liens and mortgages, salvage and judicial sale of ships.
structured finance, lease or sale and leaseback, contracts for the use of ships and aircraft, including bareboat-charter agreements, timecharter agreements, affreightment contracts, ship-management agreements, dry and wet lease agreements, the purchase and sale of ships and aircraft and other legal matters involving shipping and aviation. He also focuses on debt restructuring and insolvency.
Alberto Massimo Rossi is a partner and head of the shipping team at ADVANT Nctm. He practises law in Milan, London and Genoa, and in the main ports of Italy, advising on marine
Alberto Torrazza is a partner at ADVANT Nctm and practises law in Milan and Genoa and in other ports throughout Italy. He advises on port logistics and EU laws. He has a strong reputation
and port law, trade and competition law. He has extensive experience in litigation before Italian courts, in international arbitrations and before the EU Commission and courts in Luxembourg. His clients include shipping companies, port terminal operators and traders.
among clients for his extensive knowledge of Port Authority practices and local regulations on port services.
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