Linklaters Strengthens Italian M&A Platform with New Partner Hire

Linklaters has announced the arrival of Massimiliano Nitti, a seasoned M&A lawyer, as a partner and Head of Corporate in Italy, further strengthening the firm’s global platform.

Massimiliano advises corporate and private capital clients on their most strategic M&A mandates, acting for some of the largest private equity houses and corporates operating in Italy.

He has extensive experience in complex corporate and post-M&A litigation and arbitration proceedings in Italy and across Europe.

Massimiliano joins from Studio Chiomenti, one of the leading Italian firms, where he has held various managerial and organisational roles, including, more recently, as co-head of the Private M&A practice.

Massimiliano follows a number of recent hires and expansion of Linklaters’ global Corporate platform, including Kristina Trauger, Vinita Sithapathy, and Elena Rubinov in New York, Christine Xu in Greater China, Richard Spedding in London, and Hubert Segain in Paris.

Roberto Egori, Linklaters’ National Managing Partner in Italy, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Massimiliano to Linklaters. He significantly strengthens our offering in Milan and enhances the support we can provide the world’s leading corporates, banks, funds and financial sponsors on their biggest and most complex, cross-border matters. Massimiliano’s hire confirms our ambition to become the leading global firm operating in Italy.”