Global law firm Dentons has announced the recruitment of Stefano Belleggia as a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He joins from Italian law firm Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners along with counsel Antonio Umberto Valdemarca and Giulia Marcucci. They will be based in the Milan office.

Stefano Belleggia focuses on litigation related to banking, financial and insurance law. He assists banking institutions, financial intermediaries and insurance companies in all phases of litigation, arbitration, as well as in proceedings instigated by the Supervisory Authorities.

Belleggia will further develop Dentons’ banking, financial and insurance litigation offering in Italy, in close collaboration with the Banking and Finance practice, thus enabling, the Firm to offer clients integrated assistance on all regulatory and contractual issues relating to the provision of bank, financial and insurance services.

Federico Sutti, Italy Managing Partner, stated “The hire of Stefano and his team will not only strengthen our litigation department, but will also allow us to bring to the market a broader and deeper service offering that will allow the Firm to play a leading role in the litigation sector in Italy.”

“Litigation in the banking and financial sector is extremely technical and specialized. The creation of a dedicated Financial Litigation team integrated with the Banking and Finance practice will allow us to offer the extremely technical litigation assistance required by our clients in the banking and insurance sector. Furthermore, Dentons’ global platform allows us to offer seamless advice in virtually all markets where they are present.” added Sara Biglieri, Head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in Italy and Co-head of Europe Litigation Group.

“I am delighted to join, together with my closest collaborators, this excellent team. Dentons is an incredibly dynamic, cohesive and attentive global firm, which tailors its offering to clients’ needs. Moreover, I believe that Dentons’ strong cross-practice collaboration, together with deep knowledge of the client, will help us build winning litigation strategies for our clients,” commented Stefano Belleggia.

With these new hires, Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice now counts 24 professionals in Italy including six partners.

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