Livio Bossotto

Employment Counsel

Milan

Livio heads the Italian Employment & Benefits team. He specialises in employment law, advising major corporates and financial institutions on both contentious and non-contentious matters including individual dismissals, termination of executives' contracts, agency agreements, expatriation procedures and secondments as well as company restructurings, mass layoff and reorganisations processes.

Livio has worked in Italy and abroad on employment issues connected to due diligence activities, private equity deals, joint-ventures and commercial agreements. He is a member of the European Lawyers Association (EELA), the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Italian Employment Lawyers Association (AGI). Livio has been awarded "Labour Lawyer of the Year - Rising Star 2016" at the annual Italian Legalcommunity Labour Awards.

“Livio Bossotto is very skilled in providing practical and easily implementable solutions.” Chambers Europe 2020 (Employment & Benefits: Italy)

“He is always very good at finding a solution to any problem we bring to his attention.” Chambers Europe 2018 (Employment & Benefits: Italy)

Expertise

Practices

Employment and Benefits

Employment Litigation

Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations

Office

Milan

Allen & Overy Studio Legale Associato
Via Ansperto 5
Milan
20123

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Qualifications

Professional

Admitted as avvocato, Italy, 2005

Academic

Summer School Beijing-London School of Economics, 2007

J.D, 2001

News & insights

Publications: 19 JUNE 2020

Covid–19 coronavirus: emerging data protection and cybersecurity guidance (Updated 18 June 2020)

The Covid-19 coronavirus is creating a need for organisations to process personal data, for a variety of specific purposes (including managing and protecting their workforce, customers and the…

Publications: 15 JUNE 2020

Covid–19 coronavirus and global employment law: key risks you need to be aware of – part 5

Allen & Overy’s Global Employment team held the fifth in a series of calls on the major developments of interest when workforce planning in light of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Publications: 27 MAY 2020

Covid-19 coronavirus – The Rilancio Decree in force in Italy: what employers need to know

The so-called "Rilancio Law Decree," come into force on 19 May 2020, clarifies, amends or defers many provisions of the so-called previous "Cura Italia Decree".

Publications: 29 APRIL 2020

Covid–19 coronavirus and global employment law: key risks you need to be aware of – part 4

Allen & Overy’s Global Employment team held the fourth in a series of calls on the major developments of interest when workforce planning in light of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.