Led by Stefano Silvestri, Bird & Bird’s practice advises manufacturers across paints and coatings, metals, X-ray equipment, and vertical-transport systems. Silvestri advises on matters involving site disposals by auction, creditor composition procedures before the Court of Aosta, and negotiations arising from composition procedures. The group assists with a variety of transactions, employment management and cost-cutting plans, incentive-scheme structuring, and authorisation processes. Contentious work includes defending exclusion-from-tender appeals, post-sale non-compete disputes, and matters ranging from disciplinary issues to complex restructuring litigation.

Chiomenti supports manufacturers in food, pharma, industrial production, and tech through regulatory, transactional, and contentious issues that often arise. Guided by Luca Andrea Frignani and Marco Maugeri, the team assists with partnership structuring, including hydrogen-component supply, while safeguarding IP assets and addressing data breach fallout and crisis communication needs. The practice also handles cartel and fraud investigations, voluntary tax disclosures, and disputes ranging from damages actions to workplace accident matters, as well as transactions such as restructurings, acquisitions, and subsidiary disposals.

Gianni & Origoni advises manufacturers operating across integrated chemical–pharma supply chains, advanced automotive production, luxury eyewear, and disposable hygiene goods. The practice handles EU tender notifications, alleged contamination disputes, and the development of data protection, IT compliance, and cybersecurity frameworks. The team also guides complex transactions, ranging from share capital disposals and ex-industrial site transfers to mixed industrial logistics financings, tender offers, and acquisitions. The team also assists with strategic supply arrangements, securing ICA clearances, and managing environmental-law compliance.

Wolf Michael Kühne leads DLA Piper’s manufacturing practice, advising clients on the acquisition of logistics sites, majority-interest investments, and company disposals. The team supports lenders during debt-crisis situations involving construction groups and advises on significant loan arrangements. The team’s work spans share-capital deals, majority-stake negotiations, testing-branch acquisitions, and preliminary purchase agreements.