Baker McKenzie announces the appointment of Paolo Ghiglione as a partner in the Corporate M&A team.
Paolo Ghiglione has been assisting in M&A and private equity transactions for over two decades, with a focus on various sectors, including energy and infrastructure, TMT, financial institutions and consumer goods.
He has advised and assisted domestic and international clients in some of the most significant transactions in the Italian market. He is also involved as a boardroom adviser on regulatory and corporate governance issues. At Baker McKenzie, Paolo will join the other corporate partners of the Italian offices and will be leading the private equity and the energy & infrastructure teams.
Paola Colarossi, managing partner of Baker McKenzie Italy, commented, "We are very happy to welcome Paolo Ghiglione. His arrival represents an important step in Baker McKenzie's development project and I am sure that, thanks to his experience, we will be able to grow the Firm's business opportunities together."
Pietro Bernasconi, coordinator of the Corporate M&A department, commented, "The appointment of Paolo Ghiglione will greatly contribute to the strengthening of Baker McKenzie in the transactional market, with the goal of further consolidating the Corporate M&A department and providing highly qualified assistance in strategic sectors."
Paolo Ghiglione concluded that, "This is a wonderful new professional challenge for me. With Paola, Pietro and Raffaele, we will build something unique, an increasingly successful practice that is as prestigious because of its international clientele as it is because of its Italian clientele, in which the future and the happiness of the team are always at the center of our commitment."
Today, Baker McKenzie, in its two offices in Milan and Rome, has more than 120 lawyers and accountants, including 23 partners, three of counsel, 20 counsel and 78 associates.