A&O Shearman announces the appointment of three counsels in Italy

Stefano Sennhauser, current managing partner in Italy, commented: "Our team is our most valuable resource and the driving force behind our growth. Focusing on the development of our people and their professional paths allows us to train professionals who fully embody the values and ethics of our firm, ensuring a consistently high level of service quality."

Paolo Nastasi, managing partner designate in Italy as of May 1, highlighted: "We are extremely proud of the promotion of Sarah, Francesca, and Chiara. In recent years, our growth has been continuous, the result of a shared and sustainable vision within the partnership. A vision that, among other things, has produced and continues to produce the resources to invest, both internally and externally, in the strategic areas in which our firm aims to excel more and more."

Sarah Capella has been with the Global Financial Markets department since 2010 and is primarily based in the Rome office. Sarah is qualified to practice in the United Kingdom and has been an established lawyer in Italy since 2015. She assists in a wide range of finance transactions, including the establishment and maintenance of financing platforms, infrastructure and acquisition finance transactions, and liability management exercises.

Francesca Croci joined the firm's Corporate department in 2012 and works in the Milan office. Francesca assists Italian and international clients with domestic and cross-border M&A transactions in a wide range of sectors, including industrial, healthcare, food, and people business, with a specific focus on transactions involving private equity funds.

Chiara De Luca has been with the firm's Corporate department since 2015 and works at both the Milan and Rome offices. Chiara is involved in M&A activities, assisting Italian and international clients in domestic and cross-border transactions of acquisition, sale, joint ventures, and reorganizations of national and international companies. Her work spans a wide range of industrial sectors, including food, life sciences, and energy-infrastructure, as well as regulated sectors, public M&A transactions, and private equity funds.

The promotion of Sarah, Francesca, and Chiara follows the recent appointment of Alessandra Pala as a partner in the Global Financial Markets practice.