Labor Law

Employment relations, restructuring, disputes

What we do

Employment in M&A (business transfers under art. 2112 IT Civil Code, employment due diligence, liability management)
Reorganisations, restructurings and corporate crisis (collective redundancy procedures under L. 223/1991, union agreements, mobility)
Executive employment contracts (non-compete, MBO, LTIP, golden parachute, severance)
Employment in regulated entities: remuneration policies under CRD V/VI, art. 26 TUB, material risk taker regime, claw-back and malus
Smart working and employment in tech companies (L. 81/2017, NIA, company regulations)
Individual and collective employment litigation (dismissals, discrimination)
Employment aspects of relations with external consultants and self-employed contractors (qualification of the relationship, etero-organization under D.Lgs. 81/2015)

Service pillars

Employment in M&A

Employment due diligence integrated with the M&A team on applicable collective bargaining agreements, social security regimes, second-level agreements, pending litigation and benefits. Management of business transfers under art. 2112 IT Civil Code, harmonisation of treatments, exit of key figures and regulation of post-closing management packages.

Restructurings and collective redundancy procedures

Collective dismissal procedures under L. 223/1991, company and group-level union agreements, social plans, internal reallocation, access to income support tools (CIGS, sectoral solidarity funds). Coordination with labour consultants and industrial relations.

Remuneration and HR governance in regulated entities

Remuneration policies compliant with CRD V/VI and Bank of Italy supervisory provisions for banks, SIM and SGR. Identification of material risk takers, deferral rules, instrument-based payment, ex-ante risk adjustment, malus and claw-back. Coordination with the regulatory team for fintech and CASP operators.

Executives and top management

Negotiation of contracts for directors, executives and key managers. Non-compete agreements under art. 2125 IT Civil Code, stability agreements, notice indemnity, cash or equity MBO/LTIP (phantom stock, stock options, RSU), consensual exits with mutual NDA.

Workers' rights and privacy in digital systems

Remote controls under art. 4 IT Workers Statute, use of technological tools, privacy impact assessments on personnel, AI and HR scoring systems, automated decisions under art. 22 GDPR, joint controllership with SaaS vendors.

Litigation and ADR

Individual and collective litigation before the employment court, conciliations in union, protected and administrative venues, irrational arbitration and ADR. Litigation strategy integrated with M&A and regulatory teams when employment disputes are connected to extraordinary transactions.