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Giovanni Gazzaniga

Partner

Milan

Giovanni Gazzaniga

Partner

Milan

Giovanni Gazzaniga has more than 30 years' experience in M&A – both domestic and cross-border – assisting primary Italian and foreign operators in a variety of deals, including private equity transactions, public takeovers, mergers and spin-offs, as well as joint ventures. His broad experience spans various industry sectors, including financial services, energy, transport, telecoms, food, industrial and the fashion industry. Giovanni was ranked amongst the best 50 Italian lawyers by Legalcommunity in 2016.

"Clients point out Giovanni Gazzaniga is extremely complete, with strong technical skills and outstanding soft and negotiation capabilities.” Chambers Europe & Global 2022 (Corporate/M&A: Italy)

“Sources value his business understanding and report that he is a pleasure to work with.” Chambers Europe & Global 2019 (Corporate/M&A: Italy)

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Office

Milan

Via Ansperto 5
Milan
20123

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Qualifications

Professional

Exempt European lawyer, England and Wales, 2009

Admitted as avvocato, Italy, 1993

Academic

LLM, Law, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, 1995

JD, University of Milan, 1990

Recognition