People

Pietro Cavasola
Pietro Cavasola
Managing Partner
Italy, Rome
 Pietro Cavasola is the head of the Corporate M&A Department and a member of the Energy group. He is also a member of the CMS Executive Committee. He has a long-standing international experience, and...
Giuseppe Ascoli
Giuseppe Ascoli
Managing Partner
Italy, Rome
Giuseppe Ascoli is head of the Tax Department and has been partner since 1980. His professional experience includes advising public and private entities in the areas of business valuations, audits and...
Marco Casasole
Marco Casasole
Partner
Italy, Rome
Marco was appointed partner in 2003. Marco has spent a period on secondment at CMS Cameron McKenna in London. His areas of specialization include corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, real estate and...

Expertise

Italy
To help you deal with today’s business complexities, you need a reliable advisor. Your business success can be influenced by your choice of a trusted consultant who can handle complex problems and offer...
Italy
jurisdiction
German-Italian Group
Full-service legal advice for German-Italian business CMS's German-Italian Group consists mainly of bilingual lawyers and tax advisers from partner firms CMS Hasche Sigle (Germany) and CMS Adonnino Ascoli...
Italy
expertise
Dispute Resolution
Over the years our professionals have developed a significant expertise in handling litigation matters before all Italian Courts, including the Italian Supreme Court, the State Council and the Constitutional...
Italy
expertise

Locations

Milan
CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni
Galleria Passarella 1
20122 Milan
Italy
Our office in Milan is in the heart of the business center of the city. In addition to our strong local roots and excellent reputation in the local market -which we have built in years of consolidated...
locations
Rome
CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni
Via A. Depretis 86
00184 Rome
Italy
A century of rich and long historic records has molded CMS’ identity so that the Firm has not only become synonymous with tradition, integrity and reliability but also with innovation and transformation...
locations
Bergen
CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
Allehelgensgate 2, entrance A
NO-5016 Bergen
PO Box 394 Sentrum
NO-5805 Bergen
Norway
CMS Kluge is a full-service Norwegian law firm with 52 partners and over 200 employees, established in 1923, with offices in Norway’s capital Oslo, in the energy hub Stavanger and in Norway’s second...
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Innovation

Webinars
We stay on top of the news agenda, regulatory discussions and new legislation in the industries we serve and the countries we work in and we share these insights with you via regular webinars. On a CMS...
Italy
innovation page
Innovation
Innovation underlies everything that we do at CMS. In a rapidly changing world, all law firms talk about reinventing legal service delivery, embracing technology and having an innovative culture. We focus...
Italy
innovation
RegZone
RegZone provides you with expert analysis and daily news from the fast-changing world of financial institution regulation. The platform has a substantial online research resource and a flexible email...
Italy
innovation page

Careers

Your Application
Our application process at CMS varies from country to country. We do this to ensure that specific qualifications for a position as well as local market needs are fully taken into consideration. However...
Italy
careers
Working for CMS
CMS in Italy is committed to growth and expansion. The growing need for specific skills in the various practice areas in which we advise, require a progressive increase in the recruiting of outstanding...
Italy
careers
Tax febbraio 2024
Italy
careers

About CMS

Corporate Video
In our work, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview to help you shape your business’s future. Our lawyers are experts in their fields, who think ahead to anticipate likely...
Italy
about us
Awards & Rankings
We are in business to help your business. So we are proud to accept market recognition for our performance as a welcome indicator that we are succeeding in our efforts to provide you with the highest...
Italy
about us
Responsible business
The scale and scope of the global challenges our society faces today, and in the future, are enormous – from the climate crisis to inequality. In line with the objectives of the UN Global Compact, we...
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News

CMS alongside Baillie Gifford and Durable Capital Partners funds in the €155 million investment round of Bending Spoons.
21/02/2024 21 February 2024 CMS-among the top ten law firms internationally-assisted the British investment fund Baillie Gifford and the American investment fund Durable Capital Partners in the legal aspects related...
Italy
Corporate/M&A
news
Harrison Street and Artisa Group sign joint venture to invest in real estate assets: law firms involved
21/12/2023 Harrison Street and Artisa Group entered into a joint venture with the aim of investing in pan-European real estate assets suitable for development or conversion into high-end micro-living units, which...
Italy
Real Estate
news
CMS launches International Digital Regulation Hub providing a clear roadmap for navigating digital regulation
28/11/2023 All businesses should be prepared to grasp the opportunities in digital regulation 
Italy

Publications

CMS Expert Guide to Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws
24/04/2024 We are delighted to present the 7th edition of the CMS Guide to Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws. Guide is now available in both offline PDF format and online on our website. The purpose of the Guide...
International
Dispute Resolution
Expert Guide
Transforming the Legal Landscape? The Impact of LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate human-like text based on deep learning techniques. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data, such...
Italy
Data Protection Law
law-now
CMS Expert Guide to real estate finance law
18/04/2024 A clear understanding of the security available is fundamental for lenders and borrowers. To assist, CMS has launched an interactive International Guide to Real Estate Finance. This provides a clear and...
International
Banking & Finance
Expert Guide

Insight

Start-ups
Side by side with start-ups to navigate through tax and legal challenges Over the past years, Italy has developed favourable conditions for the development of a new business culture inclined towards innovation...
Italy
Insight
FinTech
Over the years, our professionals have developed an in-depth understanding of the regulated market for Financial and Banking services, providing legal and tax assistance to leading banking and  finance...
Italy
Insight
Insight
You expect law firms today to address current topics such as artificial intelligence or Brexit, which affect you and to provide you with advice to help meet new legal challenges. At CMS, we monitor the...
Italy
Insight

Events

20
Apr
Riforma degli ELTIFR: preparatevi alla rivalsa degli ELTIF!
Past event
20/04/2023
Italy
Webinar
21
Mar
Webinar: Hydrogen projects - developing your investment case
Past event
21/03/2023
The future of energy production around the globe is transforming. Hydrogen shows growing potential in the global transition to a low-carbon economy and global decarbonisation. To unlock hydrogen potential...
Italy
Energy & Climate Change
Webinar
20
Feb
New Mandatory Labelling of Goods in Russia
Past event
20/02/2020
CMS Italy and CMS Russia are pleased to invite you to our business breakfast "New Mandatory Labelling of Goods  in Russia" organised in cooperation with FM Logistic that will be held on 20 February 2020...
Italy
Consumer Products
Participating Events