Firm Description

De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani was established in 1975 in Milan, and subsequently set up its own fully staffed offices in Rome, Brussels and Moscow. With more than eighty professionals, De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani is among the leading law firms of Italy in terms of international presence. Our firm advises in all areas of Italian, European and international law, representing a large number of domestic and foreign clients in both contentious and non-contentious matters.

A significant proportion of the firm’s clients are multinational companies ranking among the 500 largest companies worldwide (Fortune Global 500). Over the years, we have forged close relationships with leading law firms in other countries so as to be able to provide assistance to our clients in all European jurisdictions and all over the world, with optimal standards of efficiency and quality. In addition, we maintain close working relationships with the academic community, in particular, in legal and economic fields. We regularly enlist the support of leading professors and academics, as special counsel and expert witnesses. Some of our partners have specific university experience and undertake academic roles. Many of our partners have authored legal texts and serve on the editorial committees of legal publications.

All staff, both legal and non-legal, are able to speak and work fluently in both Italian and English. Other languages frequently used are French, German, Russian, Spanish and Swedish.