Matteo Fanton

Matteo Fanton

Senior Associate

Matteo regularly assists banks, financial institutions, and corporations in both domestic and international litigation proceedings, as well as in regulatory investigations and sanctioning proceedings by various supervisory authorities.

He provides assistance, often jointly with criminal counsel, in white-collar criminal investigations and proceedings.

He has gained significant experience in the financial services sector, in investment disputes and he also regularly advises clients on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) matters.

He is a member of the Legal Tech focus group of the firm and spent six months on secondment with the London Litigation & Investigations team.

Expertise

Published Work

  • Greenwashing: the analysis of the European Supervisory Authorities”, A&O Shearman, 2024
  • Co-author of an article on a new procedure for the negotiated resolution of CONSOB sanctioning proceedings, NT Plus Diritto, 2024

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker at A&O Shearman/Legal500 co-hosted event “GC Forum Italy – Navigating Legal frontiers: AI in Practice”, October 2024
  • Regular speaker at A&O Shearman’s “University of Litigation”, 2022 – 2024
  • Podcast on the reform of Italian civil proceedings, Allen & Overy, 2023

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member of the International Bar Association, 2024

Qualifications

Academic

LL.M, International Commercial Law, University College London (UCL), 2015 

MA, European and Transnational Law, University of Trento, 2014

Languages

English, Italian
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.