Professionals

Avv. Valentina Casella

Partner

Education

  • M.B.A., INSEAD, 2013
  • LL.M., Columbia University Law School, 2007 (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)
  • J.D. with honors, University of Milan, 2003

Admissions

  • Superior Courts (Corte di Cassazione), 2021
  • Bar of New York, 2008
  • Bar of Milan, 2006

Languages

Italian, English, French

Admitted to the Milan and New York Bars, she advises on corporate law matters, with a focus on domestic and cross-border M&A and other complex corporate transactions, private equity and venture capital, corporate governance and commercial agreements. She also advises clients on a broad range of civil and corporate disputes.

From 2007 to 2012, she was a corporate associate in the M&A department of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York, where she advised corporations and private equity firms on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, restructurings, joint ventures, and assisted corporate bodies on fiduciary duty matters. She previously trained at the law firm of Prof. Giovanni Panzarini in Milan, where she focused primarily on corporate and financial markets litigation and arbitration.

She serves on the boards of listed and privately held companies, including as independent director, and has authored publications on corporate law, startups and early-stage investments.

Civil and corporate advisory

Qualified day to day support, strategic advice and legal opinions in the fields of corporate,
contract and commercial law.

M&A and private equity

Strategic assistance in the negotiation and implementation of domestic and cross-border M&A and other complex corporate transactions.

Corporate governance

Support to listed and unlisted companies and their boards in defining corporate governance aspects.

Commercial agreements

Negotiation and drafting of national and international commercial agreements.

Start up and venture capital

Support with incorporation and fundraising, from the seed stage to the various venture financing rounds, up to the exit.

Litigation and arbitration

Civil, corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings as attorneys and
arbitrators.