Practice Areas

Practice Areas

Civil and commercial law:

our Firm provides assistance and counselling on the structure of financial transactions (acquisitions, supplies and business relationships in general), the drafting of related contracts, advice on civil liability and financial liability matters and privacy. This also includes assistance – including in court – provided in cases of default, and the resulting civil and financial liability.

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Dispute resolution – Domestic and international arbitration:

our Firm is active all over Italy in contract, corporate and bankruptcy litigation matters, as well as arbitration in general and administered arbitration, both company and sport-related. Francesco Astone works as a defending counsel, as an arbitrator and, in arbitration administered by various arbitration chambers, as a third arbitrator.

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Banking and finance law:

Astone Associati provides assistance in financing, guarantees and other extraordinary financial transactions, in addition to matters relating to the civil and financial liability of banking and financial operators in various contexts, including resolutions, restructuring and their consequential effects – areas in which the Firm has long experience in dispute resolution.

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Company law:

our Firm assists businesses and companies in all matters relating to the structure and organisation of groups, governance, management and coordination, financial statements and auditing. We also support businesses in extraordinary transactions involved in acquisitions and restructuring, as well as in managing disputes regarding conflicts between majority and minority shareholders, between partners and directors and between companies and third parties.

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Property/Real Estate:

we have proven experience in property investment transactions. With professionals specialising in such areas as taxation, urban planning and the environment, we offer financial assistance and due diligence research for all aspects of acquisitions and development.

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Companies in distress and insolvency proceedings:

the Firm provides counselling to companies in distress with regard to extraordinary administration, alternative insolvency proceedings, and restructuring in general. We also provide assistance all over Italy in disputes, both to individual creditors and to businesses, with claims for very high amounts and/or of considerable importance.