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Combining years of courtroom success with state-of-the-art support services and cost-effective business solutions .
Our lawyers partner with corporate counsel to ensure ongoing compliance with domestic regulations, as well as document preservation requirements, in high-volume litigation scenarios

Tonino GAROFALO
Specialised in commercial, corporate and bankruptcy matters, as well as in litigation. He also advises companies on all aspects of contentious insolvency and restructuring proceeding
Antonio was the Office Partner, responsible for the Palermo and is currently Co-Managing Partner of the Firm, contributing with his 35+ experience as a corporate lawyer and advises both multinational and Italian companies in disputes before the various Italian courts, also at appellate level
Graduated in law from the “Università degli Studi” of Palermo, Antonino is a member of the Italian Bar and he is qualified to appear in front of the Italian Supreme Court and speaks Italian and French

Vittorio LOMBARDI
Vittorio has a consolidated IT and data protection background and has advised for the last three decades both private and corporate clients on criminal, administrative and banking law.
His area of practice also comprises the handling of all types of civil and commercial claims and civil law matters. Vittorio undertakes tax related disputes and is also involved in the management of litigation arising from company restructuring cases.
He deals with all aspects of contentious and non-contentious insolvency work, including complex winding-up procedures, and has advised a large number of clients on labour law issues.
He is Associated Professor of Privacy and New technologies law at the University of Rome “Unitelma”. Vittorio is admitted to practice in Italy since 1992 (Cosenza Bar Association)

Boryana GOSPODINOVA
Boryana has consistent experience in cases with international elements. In particular, she assists many Companies from East Europe in both litigated end extra-judicial issues in Italy.
Her practice area includes international litigation, civil and commercial law, labour law issues, family law, data protection and debt recovery.
A law graduate at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Boryana has assisted private and corporate clients with legal matters related to international contracts and seals in out-of-court settlements and in court proceedings.
Boryana is admitted to practice in Italy since 2016 (Rome Bar Association)

Gianluca MERANDA
Gianluca is an Italian international business lawyer and litigator with more than twenty-five years of experience in cross-border commercial matters.
He is Managing Partner of Meranda Avvocati and President of SQ Law EEIG in Brussels, a European Economic Interest Grouping established under Belgian law.
His practice focuses on international commercial litigation, arbitration, cross-border transactions and regulatory matters. He has particular experience in cases involving multiple jurisdictions, foreign corporate and institutional clients and commercially sensitive disputes.
Gianluca has developed a longstanding practice in aviation, insurance and product liability. He has advised on major aviation losses and complex multi-jurisdictional claims, including litigation arising from aircraft accidents and collisions and subrogation claims involving aircraft and component manufacturers.
His broader international practice includes international trade and commercial contracts, corporate and investment matters, energy and regulated industries, as well as disputes and negotiations involving public authorities and international counterparties.
Gianluca was admitted to the Rome Bar in 2000 and to practise in Brussels (2011) and in London (2020) . He graduated in Law from Sapienza University of Rome and lectured in European Law at Örebro University, Sweden.
Alongside private practice, he has maintained longstanding relationships with international legal and academic institutions. Meranda Avvocati participates in Temple University Beasley School of Law’s Rome programme, hosting US law students for international legal internships.
His professional work is characterised by a pragmatic and strategic approach to matters in which legal, commercial and international considerations overlap.
Selected areas of practice
Cross-Border Litigation & Arbitration · International Business & Trade · Commercial Contracts · Aviation · Insurance & Reinsurance · Energy · Corporate & Investment Matters · Regulatory and Institutional Matters
Admitted to the Bar of Rome, 2000
Admitted to Higher Jurisdictions (2012)
JD, Law Faculty (University of Rome, La Sapienza)
European Law (University of Orebro, Sweden)

Cristiano COSTA
His practice areas include civil and commercial claims, business cases, and banking law matters. He undertakes civil disputes and is also involved in litigation arising from civil law claims.
With a genuine anglosaxon educational backgroung, Cristiano graduated in Civil Law with prof. Cesare Massimo Bianca and has obtained two Masters (Insurance Law, 2008 and Energy Management, 2010).
He has worked as an associate with the boutique firm Dragone Associati of Rome (mainly involved in the defence before the Court of Justice of the European Union), also undertaking debt recovery cases.
Admitted to the Bar of Rome, 2025
JD, Law Faculty (University of Rome, La Sapienza)

Gianluigi SANTORO
Gianluigi, a former Associate with the boutique firm Bonsignori of Bologna, has been a member of the Rome office since its foundation. His area of practice comprises the handling of all types of commercial cases, of insurance claims and labour disputes.
Gianluigi has been invoved as a lawyer for Gruppo Delta (Carifin, Tarida, Rent, etc.) in the management of domestic and multi-jurisdictional debt recovery and has defended a number of high profile recovery actions on behalf of both private banks and public bodies. Gianluigi is a member of the Ordine degli Avvocati di Rossano.
Admitted to the Bar of Rossano, 2001
JD (Hons.), Law Faculty (Alma Mater University of Bologna)

Giovanni PASCONE
Graduated com laude in Law (1984), in Economics (1989) and Philosophy (2000) from the University “La Sapienza” of Rome, he holds an LLM in Administrative Law (1986), he has been Director at the Banca d’Italia, General Counsel to the SIAE (Italian Society of Intellectual Property), General Counsel the Italian Red Cross, General Director of the Municipality of Pomezia (Rome)
Giovanni is a former Administrative judge (Tribunale Amministrativo di Lazio e Campania), a former Civil magistrate (Civil Court of Rome) and provides legal advice in all aspects of civil and administrative law, in particular to international clients doing business in Italy. His services include the preparation and negotiation of contracts, preparing corporate authorizations and compliance with regulatory requirements, providing legal assistance in drafting and negotiating agreements to structure business combinations, joint ventures, shareholders agreements, loan agreements and guarantees
He is a member of the Italian Bar Association and speaks Italian, English and German

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Marianna has a full civil law background and her practice areas include a variety of national and international civil claims with a particular focus on family law matters and trust agreements issues.
A former Court of First Instance auditor by the Italian Ministry of Justice, she is responsible of the joint internship program with the Temple University of Philadelphia.
Marianna is a Family Law graduate (magna cum laude) of the University of Siena; she held a LSS in Comparative Family Law at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, jointly with Seattle University School of Law, with accreditation of the American Bar Association; got a LLM (with honours) in Family and Business Law at University of Rome “LUISS Guido Carli” and is admitted to practice.

Pierfranco ASCIANO
Pierfranco has a full Criminal Law background and is a former honorary judge in family law courts.
He specialises in international cooperation matters general civil law and is a member of the International Migration Observatory under the Federation des Barreaux d’Europe.
His practice also includes advising corporate clients on commercial transactions and related disputes.
Pierfranco is president of the Consiglio Internazionale Di Cooperazione Italo Arabo, has acted as general counsel for the Federazione Nazionale Autonomie Locali.
An international law graduate of the University of Bari, Pierfranco is admitted to practice in Italy since 1991 (Taranto Bar Association) and is the founder of the Organismo di mediazione e arbitrato “Camera Risoluzione Controversie”

Veronica PETRELLA
Her practice areas include civil and commercial claims, insurance cases, and private law matters. Veronica undertakes civil liability disputes and is also involved in the management of litigation arising from family law claims.
She deals with all aspects of contentious and non-contentious insolvency work, including complex winding-up procedures, and has advised a large number of clients on labour law related matters
Has worked as senior associate with the boutique firm of the former president of BancoPosta Fondi S.p.A., Avv. Francesco Valsecchi and has co-operated on a long-term basis as Assistant Professor with the departments of Private Law and Family Law at the Faculty of Law at Università Roma Tre of Rome
Veronica is a member of the Italian Bar Association and speaks Italian and English

Ranieri GIUNTA
Ranieri has a business and commercial law background. With an extensive experience in contract management and a consolidated focus on proposal, tender submissions and negotiation, he has been primarily interacting with government branches and regulatory agencies in his capacity of general counsel of a MENA countries-based corporation. Before joining the firm, he has spent a few years with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu working on patent and trademark issues under Italian and US law and interned with Minneapolis’ law offices of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
A full marks business law graduated of the University Carlo Cattaneo, Ranieri is a post graduate specialist in International Business Law at the University of Tilburg and is admitted to practice in Italy (Rome Bar Association) since 2010.

Eugenio GALLUPPI
Eugenio, former head of the legal department with Aeroservicesgroup, is a member of the Rome office since its foundation. His area of practice comprises the handling of all types of commercial and labour cases, of insurance claims and, generally, of aviation disputes. Eugenio has been involved as a lawyer for Alitalia in the management of complex multi-jurisdictional claims and has defended a number of high profile labour actions on behalf of both private corporate clients and public bodies.
He holds academic positions with the Libera Universita’ Mediterranea di Bari (Labour law and Transportation, Security and Environment law) and with the University of Pescara (Trade Union law, Faculty of Economics) and is the author of several publications. Eugenio is a member of the Ordine degli Avvocati di Pescara.
Admitted to the Bar of Pescara, 2009
JD, Law Faculty (Università degli Studi of Pescara)

Maria Jeanna AVRAMUS
The firm’s secretary, Maria ensures the smooth running of the office on a day-to-day basis and coordinates a team of administrative or support staff.
Her responsibilities include organising meetings and managing database.