Area 06 · Advice and representation
Administrative law, regulation and Golden Power
Support at the interface between public authority and economic activity, with attention to regulatory decisions and investments involving strategic interests.
How we assist
Administrative procedures and decisions
Advice on authorisations, concessions, regulatory acts, inspections and decisions affecting businesses and public bodies. Assistance with access to documents, participation in procedures, applications and submissions, and assessment of administrative review options. Reconstructing the facts, powers and reasons for a decision guides the chosen approach.
Regulated markets and public-sector organisation
Analysis of sector-specific rules and relationships between authorities, operators and publicly owned companies. Assessment of governance arrangements, service obligations and responsibilities arising from public decisions. Support in coordinating authorisation, contractual and organisational issues that may affect a project or business transformation.
Golden Power: structuring the transaction
Preliminary assessment of assets, the investor and the transaction against the scope of Italy’s special powers. Analysis of notification and pre-notification issues and their implications for due diligence, contractual conditions, governance and investment timing. Regulatory considerations are addressed while the transaction can still be structured and adjusted.
Review, decisions and imposed conditions
Assistance in preparing documentation, engaging in the procedure and responding to requests for information, in coordination with the relevant business functions. Analysis of the decision and any conditions affecting data, technology, infrastructure and organisation. Support in implementing and documenting commitments and assessing available legal remedies.
Illustrative example
Investment in a company with strategic technology
A group considers acquiring an interest in an Italian company handling relevant technology and data. Assistance may begin by identifying the assets and the rights granted to the investor, to assess applicable obligations and their contractual effects. System access, information transfers, the composition of governing bodies and operational integration are considered alongside conditions that could accompany the transaction.
A hypothetical situation illustrating the work undertaken. It does not describe a particular client engagement.
Tools and services
Opinions on the regulatory scope; assessment of notification obligations; support with transaction documentation and clauses; submissions and responses to information requests; implementation plans for prescribed conditions; litigation.
Contact
An initial conversation.
A clear direction.
To discuss a matter with the firm or arrange a meeting, contact our office. Appointments are available in person or by video call.