Filippo Mazza is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery Studio Legale Associato, based in its
He is particularly active in the insurance and energy markets, having assisted several large public corporations in their investments in
Filippo has extensive experience in business restructuring and retention schemes, with a special focus on executives’ employment related issues. His practice also includes handling regulatory and compliance issues associated with corporate and employment matters.
Filippo has published several articles on tender offers, international contracts, and comparative law and is a frequent lecturer at seminars and masters’ programs held by Italian universities.
Filippo is recommended as a leader in his field by Chambers Global 2010 and is praised by clients for his "technical skill and ability to propose effective solutions", he is also ranked as a leader in M&A by Chambers Europe 2009, and PLC Which Lawyer? 2010. He is also recommended by European Legal Experts 2010 for Corporate and M&A.
Representative Experience
- Represented a large insurance group in the privatisation and reorganisation of its Italian operations through a de-listing procedure (sell-out and squeeze-out) from the Milan Stock Exchange
- Assisted on the first German and Italian cross-border merger following the implementation of the EU cross-border merger directive
- Assisted a world leading reinsurance group in a 10 year joint venture project aimed at setting up the first Management General Agency in Italy
- Assisted a European leader in the energy sector in its investment acquisitions in
- Advised a German world leader in reinsurance in (i) negotiating the acquisition of listed Italian insurance companies; (ii) restructuring its operations in
- Assisted US companies in their energy trading projects in
- Advised a European leader in the energy sector in (i) the acquisition of 20 per cent of the share capital of a listed Italian company (overall value: EUR 1.5bn); and (ii) the tender offer for 100 per cent of the capital of such company valued at EUR 5.5bn
- Assisted a German insurance company in (i) the purchase of Italian listed and non-listed insurance companies (overall value: EUR 840m); and (ii) in the ensuing mandatory takeover bid on the listed company valued at EUR 218m
Education
- University of Rome, La Sapienza, J.D., 1995
- University of Durham, 1994
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
- Italian
