PRACTICE AREAS

• Legal advice and contracts drafting for companies operating in the transportation field, shipping agencies, international carriers, insurance brokers with headquarter in Italy, EU and non – EU countries;
• Disputes relating to the liability of logistics operators (ship owners, carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, shipping agencies, port companies) at both national and international level;
• Drafting of national and international insurance policies for European Insurers in Marine and Customs areas;
• Support in Cargo Claims handling.

• Legal advice on customs and excise duties for compliance activities, risk management and customs planning;
• Administrative and judicial assistance in customs matters;
• Advice on the release of the international certificate AEO within the sectors of production, distribution and transportation;
• Advice on the authorization for customs simplified procedures (e.g. domiciled procedure, customs warehousing, etc.), as well as the application for binding tariff information and binding origin information.

Drafting of legal opinions and drafting of civil and commercial law contracts;
Assistance to Italian and foreign clients in national ( ordinary jurisdiction and arbitration ) and international litigation (arbitration, ADR, etc.), with particular regard to the commercial and contractual field;
Advice in the areas of industrial and intellectual property, protection against unfair competition and unfair trade practices.

• Consultation for internationalization towards EU countries, Albania, China, Hong Kong, USA, Russia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, Singapore, Malaysia, India and Canada;
• Assistance to Italian enterprises or enterprise networks in the establishment of representative offices, holding companies, foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures abroad;
• Drafting of international commercial contracts between Italian and foreign counterpart (e.g. NDA, International trade, distribution, agency, license, transfer of know – how, etc.), and judicial and extra-judicial assistance in disputes with foreign operators;
• Supports to Italian companies operating in Chinese market, including the assistance in partner searching, human resources selection and litigation.