Avv. Gianluca Abbati Bussetti

Admitted to the Bar of Rome in 2008.

From 2004 to 2013, he worked with leading international law firms, providing assistance and advice to Italian and foreign companies, mainly in the field of corporate law and commercial contracts, with particular reference to extraordinary transactions (M&A), corporate governance and ordinary assistance.

In 2013, he founded his own law firm.

He has gained extensive experience in the automotive, food & beverage and software house industries.

Languages: Italian and English

Contracts

Corporate and M&a

Avv. Luca de Matteis

Admitted to the Bar of Rome in 2007.

From 2006 to 2008, was an associate of the corporate department of Portolano Cavallo law firm.

From 2008 to 2016, was an associate of the corporate/M&A department of Chiomenti law firm.

During 2014 joined the Moscow office (Russian Federation) of the international law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel as Visiting Foreign Lawyer.

On 2016 founded his law firm advising national and international clients across corporate, real estate and energy, in both contentious and non-contentious, matters.

Languages: italian and english

Corporate and M&A

Real Estate

Litigation

Avv. Francesca Romana Grasso

Admitted to the Bar of Rome in 2002.

Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court in 2015.

From 2002 to 2008, was an associate of Studio Persiani law firm.

From January 2009 to 2010, was an associate of the Employment Law department of Chiomenti law firm.

From October 2010 to date, as a sole practitioner, has been advising national and international clients – including groups, companies and public entities – across employment, labour and social security, both in contentious and non-contentious matters.

Author of a number of articles and publications in legal commentaries and prestigious legal journals concerning employment and labour law issues.

Collaborates as examiner with “La Sapienza” University, Faculty of Economics, Labour and Employment Law department. Scholar in employment law at “UNITELMASAPIENZA” University, Faculty of Law.

Certified Information Privacy Professional – Europe (CIPP/E)

Languages: italian and english

Employment Law

Litigation

Data Protection

Avv. Virginia E. Montani Tesei

Virginia E. Montani Tesei is the founder of the Montani Tesei law firm.

Graduated in law from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, she studied between Italy and Spain. After graduating, she completes her studies with advanced courses in art law, first of all at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa and then with subsequent masters.

Following experiences in international law firms Ms. Montani Tesei founds her law firm focused on art law, where she assists both national and international private and institutional Clients (such as artist, art collectors, art galleries, foundations and museums), in relation of the protection, circulation, management, enhancement and transmission of private cultural assets.

The firm assists its Clients in relations with the Public Administration oriented to the protection and enhancement of public and private cultural heritage. The Firm supports the dialogue with national institutions, the Soprintendenza and the MIC (Minister of Culture), also provide legal assistance before the ordinary and administrative Court.

Author of numerous art law essays and articles, professor of Art law at the Master “Management of Art and Cultural Heritage” of the Giunti Academy, and speaker at conferences and second level masters.

Member of the Commission for the Law of Art of the international BusinessJus network.

Languages: Italian and English.

Art and Cultural Heritage Law

Intellectual property and technology

Avv. Andrea Napolitano

Admitted to the Bar of Rome in 2009 and founding partner of Studio Legale Napolitano, based in Rome.

He provides both judicial and extrajudicial legal assistance to private individuals and public entities in administrative law matters, with particular focus on public competitions, public employment, expropriation for public utility, building and urban planning, public and private contracting, public transport, university legislation, and public procurement.

He also offers legal assistance and consultancy in the field of sports law.

He was the editor of the column “Observatory on the Electronic Administrative Process” for the public law journal Giustamm.it, and he is the author of several essays and commentaries on administrative procedural law. He has also been a speaker at training courses and conferences on electronic administrative litigation.

He previously served as a member of the Federal Charter Committee of the Italian Basketball Federation (F.I.P.) and currently holds the position of President of the Federal Court of the Italian Handball Federation (F.I.G.H.).

Languages: Italian, English, German

Administrative Law

Sports law

Avv. Valerio Salce

After earning an LL.M. (Master in Common Law Studies) at Georgetown University Law Center, in Washington, DC in 1994, he was admitted to the Italy Bar (Rome) in 1996.

From 1994 to 1995 he worked as a Foreign Intern at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Washington, DC and then joined the Rome office of Baker & McKenzie as an associate, becoming a partner in 2002, and assisting for more than 16 years both Italian and foreign clients in corporate matters, extraordinary transactions and strategic alliances involving Italy, and in compliance matters, specifically the adoption and implementation of organizational Models pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree no. 231/2001.

In 2013 he founded his own law firm where he assists companies and national and international groups, providing them with advice on corporate, commercial and contractual matters, and compliance (specifically, with respect to Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001 matters, and the implementation of Models aimed at preventing corporate liability), as well as serving as member of Supervisory Boards (Organismi di Vigilanza).

Languages: Italian and English.

231 – Corporate Compliance

Corporate AND M&A

Contracts

Avv. Riccardo Valente

Admitted to the Bar of Rome in 2009, he is qualified to practice before the Higher Courts.

In 2018, he founded his own law firm and joined Flag Legal as a Partner.

He provides both judicial and extrajudicial assistance in the fields of civil and commercial law, bankruptcy law, and civil enforcement proceedings.
In judicial matters, he handles litigation for companies operating in the telecommunications, energy, finance, real estate, and insurance sectors.
In the area of insolvency law, he deals with debt restructuring proceedings, assisting distressed businesses and creditors of companies undergoing judicial liquidation or in the process of restructuring.
He also provides contractual advice in matters of civil, commercial, and business law.

He is the author of articles and contributions published in leading academic journals on bankruptcy and commercial law, as well as in several dossiers on international commercial law.

From 2007 to 2018, he was an associate in the litigation and bankruptcy department of Coggiatti & Associati law firm.

From 2006 to 2007, he worked at Carbone e Associati law firm.

Languages: Italian and English

Litigation

Insolvency and restructuring

Credit Recovery, Enforcement Proceedings and Credit Protection

Avv. Giuseppe Zucconi Galli Fonseca

Obtained a Law Degree summa cum laude ad the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He was admitted to the Bar of Macerata in 2010.

From 2005 to 2008 he worked as an assistant at the department of German and European Law History at the Law Faculty of the University of Bonn, Germany.

From 2007 to 2010 he worked in his family’s law firm, dealing with civil law, commercial law and criminal law.

In 2010 he obtained with the highest grades a Master degree in European Contract Law at the University of Roma Tre.

From 2011 to 2013 he was an associate of the Intellectual Property/Information Technology department of the Baker and McKenzie law firm.
In 2014 he obtained an LL.M. in Intellectual Property offered by WIPO and the University of Turin, under the direction of Prof. Marco Ricolfi.

In 2014 he founded his own law firm, where he assists mostly national and international companies, providing them with in- and out-of-court services on all aspects of civil and commercial law, intellectual property law, information technology law and data protection law.

Languages: italian, english, german.

Intellectual Property and Technology

Data Protection

Avv. Armando Cattabriga

Member of the Roma Bar since 2024. He graduated in 2020 from the “Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna” with a thesis in English in legal informatics entitled “Online political micro-targeting and the EU legal framework on data protection”; in 2021 he obtained the LLM “Law of internet technology” at the Luigi Bocconi University in Milan.

From 2021 to 2022, he worked in the Privacy and Intellectual Property department of the RPLT law firm in Milan. Since 2023, he collaborates with Flag Legal.

Languages: Italian, English

Intellectual property and technology

data protection

Avv. Walter Cesare

Admitted to the Bar of Rome in 2019.

Since 2020, he has been collaborating with Flag Legal. He provides both litigation and advisory assistance to domestic and international clients in the areas of labour law, data protection, and AI.

He is the author of legal contributions published by a leading Italian labour law publisher.

From 2017 to 2019, he collaborated with the Department of Labour Law at Sapienza University of Rome and provided legal advice to a major Italian Patronato.

In 2020, he accomplished the “Law and Business” master’s Programme at 24ORE Business School, Rome.

In 2023, he carried out reporting activities for the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies. He authored articles and legal updates on labour law for Cliclavoro portal.

In 2024, he accomplished the “Artificial Intelligence and Law” master’s Programme at Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre.

Languages: Italian, English

Employment law

data protection

Litigation