While Poretti Studio Legale is able to provide assistance on all legal matters related to international and national commercial law, as well as litigation before all Italian courts, our areas of expertise are the following:

Fashion Law:
A multi-million dollar retail industry, the fashion sector comprises numerous skills and industry sectors, from designers to contract manufacturers, textile manufacturing to distributors, and from financiers to factors. To address the wide variety of legal issues ranging from the protection of intellectual property rights to issues relating to the drafting of terms and conditions and commercial agreements connected with licensing, manufacture and distribution, a law firm must understand this sector thoroughly. Having advised a varied client base on European fashion law (from designers, manufacturers, distributors to retailers) our Firm understands the seasonal nature of the fashion industry and provides extensive legal assistance on all its specific needs. These include contractual arrangements such as distributorships, agency and supply arrangements, as well as intellectual property rights, namely, copyright, know-how and trademarks.

Corporate Law:
The Firm advises Italian and foreign clients on various corporate matters, such as the formation and structuring of business activities in Italy and abroad, M&A, in addition to conducting due diligence, drafting, and the negotiation of contractual documents.  Furthermore, the Firm provides legal advice on specific corporate governance structures to reflect shareholder relationships, by identifying optimal solutions for control agreement structures and appropriate investment instruments.

Energy:
The Firm has gained a significant amount of experience in the production of electrical energy from renewable sources.  Our experience in this sector includes resolving authoritative issues (stemming from the national and regional implementation of Directive 97/117EC and 2001/77/EC) as well as environmental issues (national and regional environmental impact assessments).  In addition to satisfying complex municipal rules and procedures in this sector, the Firm negotiates commercial and financial contracts, and advocates on behalf of its clients with the competent municipalities, ministries, etc.  

Real Estate Law:
In addition to advising on general corporate, business planning and structuring matters, the Firm provides legal advice to organizations and individuals in the process of and/or interested in purchasing, managing, leasing and selling real estate. Legal advising provided under this specialty relates to project development and construction; acquisition and sale of real estate; commercial, office and residential leasing; real estate financing and related estate planning. We also provide thorough and sound transactional services and dispute resolution related to all aspects of real estate and commercial development.

Labor Law:
The Firm provides legal services to national and foreign parent companies of Italian subsidiaries on Italian employment and labor law issues that arise in connection with the establishment and maintenance of subsidiaries in Italy. We have advised European, American, and Canadian clients with the negotiation and drafting of employment agreements, on compliance with Italian employment laws, and on all aspects of European labor law, including: wrongful termination claims, negotiation of employment disputes, renegotiation of contracts, resolution of discrimination and harassment issues.

Agency Law:
The Firm stands out due to its vast experience in the structuring, negotiation, and litigation related to commercial transactions.  Some of the various legal advising provided in this sector relate to domestic and international agency, supply, distribution and franchise contracts, outsourcing agreements, shipping agreements, letters of credit, and other commercial negotiable instruments.