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Piermaurizio Tafuni

Senior Associate

Email

piermaurizio.tafuni@aoshearman.com

Phone

+39 02 2904 9404

Offices

Milan

V-CARD
Piermaurizio has significant expertise in dispute resolution matters, particularly commercial contracts, corporate and insurance litigation, also with a cross-border nature.

He assists Italian and multinational companies in ordinary and arbitration proceedings, as well as precautionary proceedings. He also has experience in insolvency and construction disputes.

He serves as teaching assistant of civil procedure law at the State University of Milan.

Expertise

Published Work

  • Co-author - How climate change impacts on the Insurers 21 November 2019, Insurance Daily
  • Co-author - Class actions in Italy: a turning point at last?, 31 July 2019, in Commercial Dispute Resolution
  • Author - Penalty clause: among sanction and compensation functions. Point made on the application of Art. 1229 of the Italian Civil Code on the requirements for the reduction on ex aequo et bono basis, Giustiziacivile.com, Giuffrè, 14 October 2014
  • Author - The third party is beneficiary of the effects of the contract entered into in his/her/its favor, not of the choice of court clause, I Contratti, vol. IV, 2014, pages 333 and ff.
  • Author - Urbanization plans and strategic environmental assessment, Giurisprudenza Italiana, June 2013, p. 1264
  • Author - Liability of the State for defaulted assessment of environmental impact, Giurisprudenza Italiana, April 2013, p. 764
  • Author - Requirements for the petition for European judicial order of payment, Giurisprudenza Italiana, February 2013, pages 272-273
  • Author - Railway transportation and passengers’ information rights, Giurisprudenza Italiana, January 2013, pages 27-28
  • Author - Free circulation of persons and unemployment contributions, Giurisprudenza Italiana, December 2012, pages 2483-2484
  • Author - Free circulation of goods and EU marking obligation, Giurisprudenza Italiana, November 2012, p. 2240
  • Author - Alcoolic beverage labelling, healthcase protection and enterprise liberty, Giurisprudenza Italiana, October 2012, pages 1990-91

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

Arbitrando
 
Young ICCA 
 
Queen Mary University Alumni 

Qualifications

Admissions

Avvocato, Italy, 2016

Academic

LL.M., Queen Mary University of London, Comparative and International Dispute Resolution, 2016

JD, cum laude, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 2012

Languages

Italian, English
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.