About us

Francesco Sibilla is a partner of SAPG and works in the Rome and Milan offices.

Francesco is an innovative lawyer with an ability to lead pioneering work on behalf of his clients, always carrying unforeseen solutions due to his profound knowledge of the law.

Specialized in corporate law and business contracts, he assists large corporate entities (including multinationals) and SMEs in ordinary management, governance processes, and compliance.

Moreover, he is an expert in extraordinary corporate operations as well as negotiating and drafting relevant contracts.

He supports corporations in the improvement of business processes, just as in the regulation of the supply and distribution chain.

His works include drafting protocols for sales (also online) and the construction of franchising networks.

For the early stage, he has specific experience in seeding, venture capital, construction and management of club deals, start-ups and incubators.

For those who are targeting new markets, he has built his expertise in opening branches and production units, while overseeing all aspects of the operation. By doing so, he gained substantial experience in creating processes for the international sale of goods and cross border investments.

In the Real Estate field, he advises on real estate development, Club Deals, Private Debt, Venture Capital, Crowdfunding and construction contracts. He specialises in supporting real estate development projects financed through non-bank third-party capital, standing beside investors and developers from asset analysis and the initial investment through proptech solutions, to the final disposal or letting of the asset. His profile is completed by deep-rooted expertise and a specific focus on every segment of technological innovation applied to real estate (PropTech).

His clients work mainly in the sectors of Real Estate, Property Management, Industrial engineering, commodities, production and distribution of goods and services, IT and Big Data, Web Services, ICT, Training & Coaching, Tourism, Hotellerie, Food & Beverage and Catering.

He is a speaker at numerous seminars and conferences.

Giovanni Alessi is a partner of SAPG and he is based in Milan and Rome.

He specializes in corporate law and business contracts and advises large corporate entities – both domestic and international – as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the execution of ordinary and/or extraordinary transactions, with special reference to Large-Scale Distribution, Food, Luxury & Design, Sport, Entertainment and Real Estate fields.

As a member of the association “Il trust in Italia” he has extensive experience in asset protection and family office activities by advising his clients on the most appropriate legal structures aimed at protecting the relevant family assets and managing the transfer of business to the next generation.

He has also large experience in innovative start-up field, with special focus on business incubators and accelerators.

He is the author of several books and articles in his fields of expertise and he often takes part in seminars and conferences as speaker.

Raffaele de Stefano is a partner of SAPG and works in Rome and Milan.

Specializing in tax and corporate law, he constantly assists small and medium-sized enterprises in ordinary management and tax compliance, but also in extraordinary transactions and international transactions, taking care of their tax implications.

He provides assistance to clients both in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and in court proceedings before the Ordinary and Tax Authorities.

He follows clients operating mainly in the tourism-hotel sector, Facility Management, sports and catering.

Giovanni, other than being Responsible for Successions and Wills, is specialized in contracts, with particular reference to real estate transfers company law and inheritance law. He had extensive training as a notary and had gained several international professional experiences. He was granted a scholarship to the Facultad de Derecho of the University of Salamana in Spain. He praticipated in master’s degree in Contracts in Anglo-Saxon Law.

Giovanni specializes in corporate law, business processes and business contracts. He deals, in particular, with business and corporate consultancy, assisting clients in extraordinary transactions and in the preparation of organizational and management models, governance and delegation systems, regulation of holding services, drafting of intra-group contracts and internationalization processes, with particular reference to the US market.

In recent years, in view of the growing impact that the advent of new technologies has acquired on corporate economic profiles and on the rights of individuals, he has developed a profound competence in the fields of Fintech, ICT, Big Data and in the field of business process management relating to the protection and processing of personal data, performing the role of data protection officer for the assisted companies.

He has significant experience in the field of litigation between consumers and financial intermediaries, with the Banking and Financial Arbitrator of the Bank of Italy.

In matters of competence, he assists clients in judicial and arbitration proceedings.

He is a speaker at numerous seminars and conferences.

Giacomo specializes in administrative law, with particular focus on economic purposes. He has worked as a partner for leading law firms in the sector, giving him substantial expertise in business consulting, particularly in the areas of public procurement, public services, projeect financing, global service, multi-utility companies and environmental law, as well as business contract law.

Additionally, he has extensive experience in urban planning and construction law, and he works as a consultant in the field of privacy. Specifically assisting clients in protection and processing of personal data.

Marianna specializes in corporate law and business contracts. She has extensive experience as a business and corporate consultant. She has worked in the field of fashion law for years and has tremendous experience in protection of industrial property.

She also works in project financing, assisting clients at every stage of the project. She is able to help both in dealings with the Public Administration and in drawing up relative contracts and agreements. She assists clients in disputes with the GSE.

In her role as a business consultant she assists her clients in the area of privacy, particularly in relation to the protection and processing of personal data.

In matters of competence, she assists clients in judicial, extra-judicial, and arbitration proceedings.

Admitted to practice before the Higher Courts, Attorney Cristina Mercurio has been working for approximately twenty years in the fields of civil law and commercial law, with a specialized focus on complex litigation.

As Lead of the Litigation Focus Team at SAPG Legal, she coordinates and guides the team dedicated to defining litigation strategies and managing corporate, commercial, and private procurement disputes with significant economic impact.

She has developed extensive experience in handling contractual and non-contractual liability matters, as well as corporate disputes involving asset protection and liability actions against corporate bodies.

Her practice extends to the pathological aspects of Legal Tech, addressing litigation arising from contractual breaches in the digital sector, defects in automated systems, and disputes related to the technological transition of businesses.

She represents companies, professionals, condominiums, and private individuals, combining deep legal expertise with a pragmatic approach focused on protecting financial interests and rigorously managing legal risk. Her work stands out for her ability to steer disputes through a structured analysis of substantive issues and a proactive assessment of litigation scenarios.

She regularly participates in continuing professional development courses and serves as a speaker at seminars accredited by the National Bar Council (Consiglio Nazionale Forense).

She also acts as a tutor in civil law and civil procedure for candidates preparing for the bar qualification examination.

After graduating in Law at the Università Statale di Milano and carried out the notary practice, Giuseppe has gained years of experience as a legal consultant for a major company in the health sector before register with the bar.

He then developed a notable experience in the field of civil law and, specifically, in labour law, sports law, inheritance law, property law, procedural law, collaborating and become associate of estimed legal firms and agencies.

He obtained the masters’ degree funded by the University Bicocca of Milan in ‘’Sports law and labour relations in the sports field’’ as well as the title of CONI – FIGC Sports Agent.Passionate of sports and literature, he obtained the title of FITP tennid, padel, beach tennis and wheelchair tennis instructor.

After graduating in Law from the University of Trento, she obtained the qualification of lawyer at the Trento Bar in 2017.

Since 2023, after a solid work experience, she has been practicing law in the city of Trento.

Her area of practice is civil law, with a particular focus on corporate law, real estate, contract law and probate law.

She currently provides legal assistance to companies in all phases of the internationalization process, from the identification of the best solutions and opportunities to the contracting phase up to the implementation and execution phase of international relations.

Luca Pardi is professor of administrative law at the University of Salerno Law School and holds a course in Environmental Law.

He practices mainly in the fields of procurement and public-private partnerships, utilities and services (water, telecom, transports and waste), energy, from both traditional and renewable resources, regulatory vis-à-vis authorities, concessions and authorizations, environmental law, assisting corporate and individual clients in judicial and extrajudicial matters.

In addition to public law fields, Luca Pardi also advises in commercial law matters, assisting clients in M&A operations, business structuring and implementation, contracts drafting and negotiation, assistance to start-uppers, in Italy and abroad.

He has studied and worked in the U.S., in Latin America and has assisted clients in conducting business in various European jurisdictions.

Along with a first class law degree from the University of Naples, Luca Pardi has been research fellow at the Law School of the University of Hull, UK and holds a LLM degree in Banking, Corporate and Finance Law awarded by the Fordham University of New York.

He has authored many monographies and scientific publications, in Italian and English, in the fields of public contracts, environmental law and public authorities financing, and he is a contributor and editor of the Germany based European Procurement and Public-Private Partnership Law Review.

Nicola Bruno is a lawyer, a member of the Rome Bar since 2007, and works with SAPG as of counsel. His practice covers civil and corporate law, insolvency proceedings and arbitration.

In 2008 the Consiglio Nazionale Forense, the Italian National Bar Council, appointed him secretary of the Interdisciplinary Observatory on the Economic Effects of Legislation. In 2009 he was appointed by decree of the Ministry of Economic Development as assistant to the Extraordinary Commissioners of the Ittierre Group, then under extraordinary administration, and in 2010 legal adviser to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers for the Unità Stralcio, the office winding down the waste emergency in Campania.

In the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 academic years he taught civil law at the School of Specialisation for the Legal Professions of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, and at the University of Urbino “Carlo Bo” he taught a supplementary course in Commercial Law on extraordinary administration proceedings for large companies in crisis.

In 2025 he completed a second-level Master’s in Cyber Security Law at LUISS.

Graduated cum laude in Law at the University of Milan “Luigi Bocconi”. Admitted to the Milan Bar.

She has gained an over ten-years experience in the area of Economic and Corporate Criminal Law. She has participated in relevant criminal proceedings in this field, acting as lawyer of Italian and multinational companies, as well as individuals.

She provides both judicial and non-judicial legal assistance with focus on corporate criminal law, criminal financial and banking law, criminal bankruptcy law, criminal tax law, environmental criminal law, occupational health and safety crimes, cybercrimes, defamation, privacy and administrative corporate liability pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 231/2001.

In this last regard, she provides ongoing assistance to credit institutions, investment funds and companies (also listed) drafting and implementing Organizational, Management and Control Models, as well as participating, as President or member, to Supervisory Boards pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 231/2001.

She supports companies in the defining of compliance measures not only in the 231 area, but also with regard to the legislation on health and safety in the workplace, environment, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, IT security, personal data protection and whistleblowing.

Over the years, she has attended a postgraduate course in Criminal Law “Giorgio Marinucci” and a postgraduate Master in Criminal Bankruptcy Law.

She collaborates with the University “Luigi Bocconi” Criminal Law Chair and in the Bocconi Alumni Community she is a member of the Chapter of Rimini.

Selected several times among the best Italian criminal lawyers, she is often invited as a speaker in conventions on criminal matters and she is author of numerous publications.

Fabrizio Saveriano holds degrees in Economics and Business Administration and in Law. He is a Chartered Accountant and Statutory Auditor, as well as a Sustainability Auditor. For over twenty-five years, he has been a partner at Studio Ippolitoni Saveriano, with its main office in Rome, as well as offices in Rieti and Milan.

He has carried out extensive work in the fields of corporate law, insolvency law, and corporate criminal law, assisting also international clients and managing extraordinary transactions, including growth and recapitalization operations, reorganizations, restructurings, and disposals.

He is listed among the Experts for the negotiated settlement of business crises, among judicial commissioners, extraordinary commissioners, and members of supervisory committees at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy. He is also registered in the register of crisis managers and judicial administrators, including in the context of preventive measures, as well as among civil and criminal court-appointed experts in several courts.

He has served as a speaker at technical and professional conferences, as a member of examination boards for public competitions, and is currently a member of a committee at the National Council of Chartered Accountants.

He speaks French and English.

Marco Aiello works mainly in the Milan office.

He focuses on corporate law, corporate crisis, banking, insurance, and commercial contracts.

He is an associate professor of commercial law at the School of Economics and Management – Department of Management of the University of Turin, where he teaches courses in commercial law and corporate crisis law.

He has acquired extensive experience in the areas of corporate crisis and insolvency, concerning reorganization plans and restructuring agreements, as well as bankruptcy proceedings (in particular, composition with creditors and extraordinary administration), and extraordinary transactions (including those relating to the acquisition and sale of shareholdings and companies), as well as in the areas of corporate law (with particular regard to profiles that affect the governance, especially those concerning the role of directors and members of the supervisory body), banking law, insurance and relationships between banks and companies.

He has followed, from a legal point of view, numerous and complex negotiations for resolving corporate crises, both supporting the banking system and assisting debtor companies. He also assists those interested in acquiring control of companies in crisis or in acquiring specific assets from them.

He also provides consultancy to credit institutions and financial intermediaries, in the context of credit transfer and securitization transactions.

He is the lawyer of extraordinary administrations and bankruptcies, which he has assisted also with regard to liability actions and the purchase and sale of business units.

He is fluent in both Italian and English.

Giada assists clients with civil law and new technology law.

Ettore specialises in civil, inheritance and tax law. In his areas of expertise, he assists clients in deflattive tax litigation procedures as well as in legal proceedings before both ordinary and tax courts.

Michele Manna specializes in tax and corporate law, he constantly assists small and medium enterprises in ordinary management and tax compliance.

Simone graduated in Law from the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna and specializes in corporate criminal law.

He is a lawyer at the Bologna Bar and is authorized to practice before the Court of Cassation and other Higher Courts.

He has consolidated experience in consultancy and assistance in corporate, financial, bankruptcy and tax crimes, as well as in environmental crimes and health and safety in the workplace.

He has acquired extensive expertise in the area of ​​administrative liability for crimes of entities pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001 and provides consultancy in compliance matters, with particular regard to the preparation, review and updating of Organizational Models (MOG).

He has gained twenty years of experience in criminal proceedings, having been registered in the list of public defenders since 2005.

In the areas of expertise, he assists clients in judicial, extrajudicial and arbitration proceedings.

Andrea Trecapelli works between Rome and Milan.

He specializes in bankruptcy and commercial law with specific reference to recapitalisations, reorganisations, exchange offers, mergers and acquisitions for companies in need, development of business plans, the construction of financial models, and the management of stakeholders for medium and large companies.

He provides legal and strategic advice to national and multinational clients, also playing the role of legal coordinator between the various countries in the process of financial and industrial restructuring. Furthermore, he holds professional positions at the Ministry of Economic Development and the Court of Rome.

Together with his colleagues, with whom he forms a close-knit team by combining the advantages of a boutique firm with those of a large international company, he is able to propose an increasingly consistent offer to Banks, Hedge Funds and Private Equity, with an expertise that ranges from distressed investments and non-performing loans, to formal insolvency proceedings.

He supports companies in the entire distressed continuum, in the international and extra-judicial restructuring, in the insolvency disputes, as well as in the analysis and resolution of restructuring problems in complex scenarios, where multiple parties and countries are involved and where Trecapelli applies his knowledge of procedures of both the British and American insolvency.

He is fluent in both Italian and English.

Bianca Stella Bruschi is a trainee lawyer, Italian J.D. from LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, and holds an LL.M. in Global Law and Technology from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, obtained in 2023.

Within SAPG Legal Tech’s focus group, she specializes in data protection law, advising a wide variety of companies to implement their privacy compliance. At the same time, she also focuses on New Technology Law, Artificial Intelligence Law, Energy Law, Trade Law, and Civil Law.

She is also Legal Officer in a well-known Italian association dealing with digital rights protection and research in the field of new technologies, with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence.

Andrea Antonio Sessa is a trainee lawyer who graduated from the University of Milano-Bicocca, where he discussed his degree thesis on the use of trusts in corporate crises, exploring the legal aspects of crisis management and asset reorganization. During his university studies, he also participated in the 2023 Italian Mediation Competition, gaining experience in negotiation and conflict management techniques, and took part in subsequent editions as a coach.

Within the firm, he mainly deals with civil and commercial law, with a particular focus on contracts and legal assistance to companies, providing support to start-ups, SMEs, and large companies in the drafting, review, and negotiation of contracts and in major commercial transactions. He also focuses on processes of compliance with personal data protection regulations and issues related to digital innovation, with particular attention to Big Data, artificial intelligence, and regulatory profiles related to the AI Act, supporting companies in compliance and technological development.