Employment and Labor Law

We provide comprehensive counsel covering all aspects of employment relationships, guiding businesses and professionals through the complexities of both domestic and transnational regulations. Our expertise spans the entire employment lifecycle: from structuring labor contracts to managing sensitive phases such as disciplinary actions, changes in duties, and individual or collective terminations. We ensure full compliance with mandatory Italian laws and the relevant National, Territorial, and Company-level Collective Labor Agreements (CCNL).

A hallmark of our practice is assisting international employers with transnational mobility and the secondment of personnel to Italy. We pragmatically navigate the complexities of concurrent national regulations, structuring remuneration and social security packages, and coordinating with foreign pension plans. We also provide full-service assistance for labor immigration procedures and the activation of internships for non-EU citizens. With extensive experience advising public entities, foreign states, and Embassies, we clarify complex Italian regulations for our international clients, helping them draft corporate policies and manage human resources with proactive, informed strategies.

Our expertise extends to the labor law implications of corporate restructuring, providing critical support during M&A processes, outsourcing, reorganizations, and business transfers. Furthermore, we manage industrial relations through the strategic negotiation and drafting of collective union agreements.

We provide robust support during administrative inspections conducted by supervisory and regulatory bodies. Our firm represents the company from the onset of an inspection through all subsequent defense proceedings. We offer complete legal assistance during the administrative phase (drafting defensive briefs) and in litigation before judicial authorities to challenge injunctions and social security recovery notices, aiming to protect the employer’s reputation while contesting or mitigating potential sanctions.

Should disputes arise, we provide a rigorous defense at every level of the judicial system, including the Supreme Court. We handle complex matters such as wrongful termination, misclassification of employment relationships, and the defense of public sector executives. Our primary objective remains risk mitigation, which we pursue through the strategic management of settlement negotiations and conciliation procedures.

• Michael Louis Stiefel
• Tommaso Trulli
• Andrea Stigi