Filippo Mazza is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery Studio Legale Associato based in its Rome office. He is a member of the Corporate Department, where his practice focuses on legal issues relating to mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate and commercial, restructuring and real estate.
He is particularly active in the insurance and energy markets, having assisted several large public corporations in their investments in Italy.
Filippo’s practice includes handling of regulatory and compliance issues associated with corporate matters.
He 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 identified as a “recommended” lawyer for M&A by Practical Law Company in its 2007/2008 edition of the Cross Border M&A Handbook.
Filippo was admitted to the Italian Bar in 1998. He speaks English, French and Italian.
Representative Experience
- Assisted a European leader in the energy sector in its investment acquisitions in Italy, including a tender offer valued at €8 billion
- Advised a German world leader in reinsurance in (i) negotiating the acquisition of listed Italian insurance companies; and (ii) selling the majority stake of an Italian real estate company
- Assisted a Dutch-Belgian bank-insurance company in entering the Italian market through the acquisition of a relevant stake of a listed Italian bank
- Assisted US companies in their energy trading projects in Italy
- Advised a European leader in the energy sector in (i) the acquisition of 20% of the share capital of a listed Italian company valued at €1.5 billion; and (ii) the tender offer for 100% of the capital of such company valued at €5.5 billion
- Assisted a German insurance company in (i) the purchase of Italian listed and non-listed insurance companies valued at €840 million; and (ii) in the ensuing mandatory takeover bid on the listed company valued at €218 million
Education
- University of Rome, La Sapienza, J.D., 1995
- University of Durham, 1994
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
- Italian
