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Maria Serena Metta admitted to Italian supreme court

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Studio Legale Metta is pleased to announce that Partner Maria Serena Metta was admitted to try cases at the Italian Supreme Court – Corte di Cassazione. Corte di Cassazione is the highest Appellate Tribunal of the Italian legal system. Lawyers are admitted to this court, the highest recognition for the Italian legal profession, only after twelve years of law practice. …

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SLM international training New York spring 2011

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SLM’s International Department trainee, Valeria Schiralli, will be in the U.S. this spring to expand her knowledge of American law firms as well as American business culture. Organized by Rotary International and Rotary Foundation, two no-profit organizations, Valeria’s trip is part of Rotary’s Group Study Exchange Program (GSE) and Studio Legale Metta’s training program for young lawyers and law graduates. Valeria will stay for six weeks …

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SLM fundamental in creation of Italian Irish Chamber of Commerce

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The newspaper “Quotidiano” quoted Studio Legale Metta as one of the Italian Association of Small and Middle Factories’ partners involved in the foundation of the first Italian-Irish Chamber of Commerce. Taking the chance represented by the football match Italy v.s. Ireland, the Italian lawyers of Studio Legale Metta met their Irish counterparts and the representatives of the Association …

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SLM on short list for best Italian law firm in south Italy

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Studio Legale Metta has been selected for the Short List of 2011 Best Italian Law Firm in the southern region for the prestigious TopLegal Awards 2011. This nomination by TopLegal, the most important Italian legal journal, recognizes SLM’s drive for excellence in the practice of Italian law as well as the firm’s commitment to its clients across the globe. The selection was …

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Italian financial crisis 2011: essential estate planning for Italian real estate investors

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Partner Nick Metta advises on key estate planning actions for Italian property investors in light of current Italian economic situation. After the resignation of Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on 12 November 2011, economist and former European Commissioner Mario Monti was appointed to replace him, tasked with assembling a new government composed of experts who must delineate and carry …

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Studio Legale Metta presents Italian inheritance law to British investors in the UK

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Studio Legale Metta was invited to speak at an Italian property seminar in Stockport (UK) on 10 March 2011 to present Italian inheritance law and the international rules applicable to Italian properties owned by non-Italian subjects. Studio Legale Metta international department is specialized in international Wills and Real Estate transactions. SLM was invited to explain how the succession of an Italian property is managed when international profiles are involved …

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ITALY – UK inheritance law seminar in London

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SLM Hosts Italy – UK Inheritance Law Seminar with English Law Firm Foreman Laws LLP 7th June 2012, Italian Cultural Institute in London, 6pm. SLM is pleased to host a joint legal seminar with English law firm Foreman Laws LLP to discuss the legal aspects of Italian inheritance. The seminar will be held at the Italian Cultural Institute in London on Thursday, 7 June 2012 from 6 to 8 pm. This legal seminar …

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Real estate investors recover more than €1 million from bankrupt builder

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Italian law firm Studio Legale Metta represented a group of 13 international real estate investors to recover more than €1 million from a flawed real estate project. After three years of court actions and extrajudicial negotiations, the legal team was proud to announce a successful outcome for its clients. “This is definitively a satisfactory result for our firm” said Italian …

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Italian economic overview: 2012 review and 2013 forecast

With an eye for what matters to foreigners living and investing in Italy, the firm’s head of international case work, partner Nick Metta, highlights the economic results of 2012 and key legal changes for 2013. Here we are just over one year since Mario Monti entered office as Italian prime minister in November 2011. After some good steps toward putting Italy’s fiscal …

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SLM hosts cross-border Italian inheritance and estate planning seminar

SLM is pleased to host a free seminar to discuss the legal aspects of Cross-Border Inheritance matters and Estate Planning in Italy. Saturday, 2 March 2013 – Conversano, Puglia, Italy The seminar is for private individuals looking to hear directly from professionals who work in the area of cross-border Italian inheritance. Held on Saturday, 2 March 2013, the seminar will take place at Agriturismo Montepaolo …

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Calabria developments sequestered under Mafia investigation

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ITALIAN AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE MAFIA CORRUPTIONPractical information and solutions for Italian property investors. On the 5th of March 2013 the Italian Authorities published the results of a large international investigation, named “Metropolis”, which looked into the activities of Calabrian mafia groups that were involved in the Calabrian real estate business. Given the natural beauty of this southern coastal …

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U.S. will and European assets

In this article I will talk about cross-border successions between the U.S. and Europe. I will introduce the definition of cross-border successions and discuss some issues that are typical of these types of inheritance cases. I will then present the main aspects of the new European Union (EU) Regulation number 650 of 4 July 2012, which was created specifically …

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