Ilario Giangrossi is the Head and Coordinator of the Dispute Resolution, Arbitration & ADR department, boasting extensive expertise in civil, corporate, banking and financial law proceedings (including multi-party and cross-border cases). His experience spans various areas such as liability actions, disputes on the validity of shareholders‘ and board resolutions, establishment and dissolution of joint ventures, breaches of shareholders’ agreements and acquisition contracts, and claims related to the obligations of directors and statutory auditors.
Ilario also has a consolidated experience in cases involving derivatives and structured finance products, as well as breach of duties by financial intermediaries.
He has been assisting major industrial and financial companies for years in a variety of disputes, including those concerning product liability, breach of supply and tender contracts (including in the energy and project finance sectors in general).
Ilario's expertise also encompasses IP litigation and, over the years, his practice has extended beyond litigation to cover extrajudicial matters (having assisted banks and investment funds in complex private equity and M&A transactions).
Ilario has been consistently acknowledged since 2010 by Chambers Europe and Global as one of the best Italian litigators and, in 2023, he was included by Legal500 in the Dispute Resolution PowerList Italy. Moreover, he was honored as Lawyer of the Year in the litigation area (finance, corporate and TLC) at the LegalCommunity Awards in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2023.
Education and qualifications
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Law Degree, Catholic University of Milan, 1999
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Admission to Italian BAR, 2002
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Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court, 2015
Publications
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“Contabilizzazione anticipata dei dividendi della controllata e norme comunitarie” in Diritto del Commercio Internazionale, 2000, 533 ss
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“Sostituzione di delibera invalida e voto a scrutinio segreto” in Le Società, 2001, 704 ss.
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“Necessaria applicabilità della normativa comunitaria in tema di contratto d’agenzia indipendentemente dalla legge che regola il contratto” in Diritto del Commercio Internazionale, 2001, pag. 725 e ss
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“Diritto delle Organizzazioni Internazionali: parte speciale”, 2001
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“Contrattualistica telematica: nomi e casi”, 2003