Dispute Resolutions & Arbitration

We have extensive experience in representing a broad spectrum of clients through all phases of the litigation process, backed by a comprehensive understanding of key industry sectors.

Our litigation team combines legal expertize offered by experienced litigation attorneys with valuable praxis and competence rendered by financial and fiscal experts, tax consultants, patent and trademark attorneys, intelligence analyst and forensic specialists, granting to our Clients integrated support within litigations or pre-litigation stage.

We offer specialised support throughout a wide range of litigation cases, among which we indicatively outline below:

Arbitration proceedings

legal representation and drafting supporting documentation encompassing various matters, such as international sales, health and pharmaceuticals, leasing, contractor agreements etc

Administrative and regulatory disputes

enforcing legal proceedings against public authorities (including in relation to urban planning certificates, building permits, regime of constructions, restitution of rights, special permits)

Banking and finance

disputes related to financial facilities (including consumer protection litigation)

Corporate and M&A disputes

legal representation, as well as drafting and reviewing supporting documents (including but not limited to annulment of shareholder(s) resolutions, dissolutions, exclusion from shareholding structures, oppositions, majority/minority shareholder(s) abuse etc)

Commercial disputes

conflicts occurred in relation to the execution of different types of agreements such as, damages resulting from general contractor and general sub-contractor agreements, leasing, nullity/rescission of agreements, claims, securities enforcement

Competition-related disputes

a large area of competition disputes, including but not limited to misleading advertising, misrepresentation and confusion regarding the goods and services marketed

Debt recovery

legal assistance throughout the entire recovery process, including preliminary assessment of debts, conducting negotiations with the debtor, drafting the petitions/pleadings for court and court representation

Labour and employment litigation

full range of individual and collective labour conflicts (including but not limited to internal reorganisation processes, liability of employees, individual/collective dismissals, salary/bonus systems/reward programs, disciplinary sanctions etc)

European funds

appeals having as subject matter the selection procedures, conflicts raised by the suspension of projects undertaken by the management authority etc

Foreclosure procedures

legal representation, monitoring and drafting specific documents/requests during the foreclosure procedure, challenging enforcements

Insolvency and bankruptcy

official requests to file for insolvency, fulfilling procedural formalities and drafting the required documentation

Internet and data protection

domain names disputes, data security breaches on websites and strategies to minimise loss or damage, personal data protection compliance, liability triggered by services provided by electronic means

Intellectual Property

assistance and representation before WIPO and Courts of all degree of jurisdiction on a wide range of IP infringements (copyright infringements, trademark, patent and design infringements), cancellation of trademark, patent or design, anti-counterfeiting, antitrust and border customs action

Interim measures

legal assistance regarding court orders, preservation of evidence, judicial seizure, pre-judgment seizure, pre-judgment garnishment, eviction procedures, order for payment etc

Public procurement

representation in front of the National Council for Solving Complaints and court dispute assistance in connection with public procurement issues and contracts, or public-private partnerships

Real Estate litigation

in relation to both high value and complex transactional work, major property transaction disputes (construction disputes between contractor and developer) and day-to-day portfolio management issues (landlord and tenant matters etc)

Tax disputes

a wide range of tax controversies (including challenges against tax investigation reports and tax decisions issued by the fiscal authorities, claims for refund etc)

Criminal law disputes

corporate crime, tax evasion, financial fraud, corruption, economic espionage, abuse of power and negligence in official positions, money laundering, EU funds infringements, public procurement infringements