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Senior AssociateMilan
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +39 02 720 2521
Fax +39 02 72025252
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Alessandro Borrello is very competent, well versed and professional and supports the client in an active and efficient way
Legal500 - 2021
Praised by clients for his clear advice, efficiency and high-speed, Alessandro Borrello is a key member of the Italian Litigation and Investigations team in Italy. His practice is mainly focused on dispute resolution and internal investigations, across various industry sectors.
Alessandro assists large multinationals and primary Italian companies in a wide range of commercial disputes before Italian courts, spanning from product liability cases to contractual claims and private estates litigation. His dogma is ensuring that his clients address litigation equipped with the most suitable and strongest defence solutions, and this contributes to his remarkable winning score in court cases. Also, he often deals with complex multi-party claims, which he is very talented in converting to favourable settlement solutions.
Alessandro is the go-to lawyer in case of a whistleblower's report. He regularly handles complex internal investigations on a vast variety of potential misconducts. His matters are often connected to alleged violations of FCPA, UK Bribery Act and similar legislation. In this context he provides targeted advice to clients on risk mitigation solutions and compliance measures.
His competence and positive attitude are highly appreciated by his clients that define Alessandro as a "brilliant lawer" that is "very competent, well versed and professional and supports the client in an active and efficient way’ (Chambers 2020 - Legal500 2021).
Dispute Resolution (Italy)
Chambers Global
Dispute Resolution (Italy)
Chambers Europe
Dispute Resolution (Italy)
Chambers Global
Dispute Resolution (Italy)
Chambers Europe
Dispute Resolution (Italy)
Legal500
Compliance (Italy)
Legal500
Dispute resolution (Italy)
Chambers Europe
Education
Advanced post-graduation course in Sports Law, Università Statale di Milano, Milano, 2017
Law Degree, Bocconi University, 2011
Exchange Program, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Law, 2010
Bar admissions and qualifications
Milan
Assisting clients in diversified sectors (fashion; automotive; electric and electronic appliances, IT, mobile phones) in contractual disputes relevant to distribution, supply and agency agreements.
Assisting a leading global manufacturer of safety components in defending against claims for damages allegedly due to defects in air-bag systems and safety belts.
Assistance to the Indian Government in the enforcement of bank guarantees for over €300m issued in the context of a contract for the supply of helicopters.
Assisting an IT multinational with internal investigations in connection with pending criminal investigations conducted by the Italian authorities on charges of false invoicing and, possibly, bribe.
Defending a University in a landmark litigation over ownership of an estate in Italy, bequeathed to our client.
Assisting a multinational engineering company with internal investigations related to potential misconducts perpetrated by one of its subsidiaries' managing director.
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