Under the leadership of Francesco Anglani, the team at BonelliErede boasts extensive expertise in acting for luxury fashion companies. Marco Maniscalco brings experience in employment law, while Nicola Marchioro advises on transactional matters, including investments and acquisitions. The group is equally strong in handling litigation, often involving anti-counterfeiting proceedings and unfair competition issues. Anglani is a key contact for competition-related disputes, as well as handling compliance matters.

Emanuele Barberis and Simone Bernard De La Gatinais co-head the practice at Chiomenti. Barberis brings extensive experience in handling copyright issues concerning advertising and fashion-related matters, IP protection matters, employment-related mandates and restructuring work. The group is equally adept at representing international and domestic clients in the fashion, real estate and hospitality industries in a broad range of transactional matters and data protection mandates. Other key lawyers to note include Antonio Tavella and Alain Maria Dell’Osso.

DLA Piper leverages the strength of its broader international network to support domestic and international luxury clients in a broad range of sectors, including hospitality, fashion, automotive, technology, and real estate. The team is well versed in advising on data protection matters, transactional mandates, trade mark protection issues and trade secrets cases. Davide Rossetti and Elena Varese co-head the practice. Giampiero Priori is a key name to note. Alessandro Piermanni left the firm in April 2025.

At ADVANT Nctm, the team's workload includes assisting luxury industry companies with, among other areas, employment matters and licensing issues. Paolo Lazzarino is well versed in advising on a broad range of IP disputes, including infringement and trade mark litigation, while Luca Guidobaldi brings experience in data protection, advertising, compliance and corporate matters.

At Hogan Lovells International LLP, Giovanni Ghirardi is sought after for advising on branding strategies and compliance matters, while Luigi Mansani, acts on a wide spectrum of contentious matters, including anti-counterfeiting issues, infringement disputes and trade mark issues. The group is also well known for its strength in transactional work, a key area of instruction for Maria Luce Piattelli who routinely acts as counsel to clients in the fashion sector.

LCA Studio Legale's practice is well known for assisting a wide range of clients in the luxury goods industry, including fashion and automotive entities. The group has established strength in advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including acquisitions and joint ventures. Edoardo Calcaterra is highly regarded for his expertise in employment, corporate and tax-related cases, and Gianluca De Cristofaro's workload includes multi-jurisdictional disputes concerning trade secrets and copyright infringement proceedings. The duo co-lead the department.

The team at Pavia e Ansaldo garners praise for its 'insightful and strategic advice' on administrative, tax, employment and regulatory matters within the luxury goods industry. The firm is also well-versed in litigation, with practice co-head Gian Paolo Di Santo often representing fashion companies in infringement disputes. Di Santo co-heads the practice with Mia Rinetti.

At Bird & Bird, the practice is sought after by clients in the fashion and retail sectors, among other areas included in the luxury goods industry, for its solid track record in handling contentious and non-contentious matters. Practice co-head Massimiliano Mostardini has expertise in trade mark work and brings extensive experience in assisting with trade mark protection and portfolio cases, while practice co-head Rita Tardiolo advises on competition-related issues. Practice co-head Giovanni Galimberti is well versed in handling a broad range of IP work. The group is equally adept at assisting with tax litigation and restructuring mandates.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP routinely assists luxury fashion and jewellery companies and clients in the art industry with a broad range of cross-border matters. Daniela Della Rosa is well versed in handling joint ventures, licensing agreements, labour law issues and ESG matters, and Sergio Esposito Faber's workload includes regulatory and compliance mandates and copyright cases; the duo and Giovanni Sagramoso are at the helm of the practice.

Ida Palombella heads the practice at Deloitte Legal Italy -Società tra Avvocati a r.l.. The group is well regarded for representing luxury goods entities in the fashion and cosmetics spaces, often advising on brand protection and data privacy matters. Palombella has an excellent reputation in the industry, with established strength in advising on branding, commercialisation and management issues concerning the fashion sector.

The team at Gianni & Origoni has a strong focus on assisting clients in the hospitality and fashion sectors with transactional matters. The group is very experienced in advising on a broad range of financial issues, including investments and restructurings. Alessandra Ferroni is a key contact for employment issues and ESG law, while Matteo Padellaro handles distribution model matters. Massimo Sterpi's workload includes licensing matters, trade mark portfolio issues and anti-counterfeiting cases.

Legance - Avvocati Associati stands out for its ‘proactive approach’ to assisting clients in the luxury industry with a broad spectrum of IP, tax, and corporate and commercial matters. Andrea Tortora della Corte, who heads up the practice, handles investments, joint ventures, reorganisations and trade mark franchising agreements. Brand licensing issues is a core area of instruction for Claudia Gregori. Andrea Silvestri is a key contact for tax work, while Monica Riva focuses on IP and compliance cases.

Pierfrancesco Giustiniani, Domenico Colella, and Fabrizio Sanna are at the helm of Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati's practice. The team is well known for assisting luxury sector companies in the fashion, cosmetics, food and automotive spaces. Giustiniani focuses on real estate transactions, acquisitions and corporate governance matters, while Sanna's broad workload takes in franchising, selective distribution systems, and anti-counterfeiting instructions. Fashion matters are a core area of strength for Colella.

At Trevisan & Cuonzo, the team has a solid track record in acting for clients in the automotive and fashion sectors, as well as representing producers of luxury wines in contentious and non-contentious matters. Daniela Ampollini is well versed in advising on the legitimacy and enforcement of distribution systems and trade mark infringement proceedings, while Luca Trevisan handles anti-counterfeiting cases and Giulia Affer acts on trade mark disputes and licensing mandates. The three named lawyers, together with commercial law expert Julia Holden, collectively head the practice.