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New entry in SLM corporate criminal liability law practice expanding

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New entry in Studio Legale Metta, based in Bari. The lawyer Cristina Cappiello, 31, joined the corporate practice. She is specialized in corporate criminal law and also in Organisational, Management and Control Model, aka Model 231. SLM opened a new practice area to diversify the legal services to private and public entities. (TOPLEGAL, 15 June 2010) For more information …

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SLM nominated for best legal assistance at real estate awards 2010

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Studio Legale Metta is proud to announce its nomination at the Real Estate Awards 2010, in the category  “Best Legal Assistance”. The nomination was based on the key role played by SLM’s real estate team in the assistance to the Italian construction company Casa Del Sole S.r.l. during the sale operations with non Italian investors. The Real Estate Awards 2010 are …

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SLM in Calabria with “Casa del Sole”

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Studio Legale Metta is assisting the Italian building company Casa Del Sole S.r.l., selling properties to non Italian investors. The sale process is turning the third stage. The first two stages are in progress (worth about 10 mln euros) and the third one will be completed by the end June 2010 (worth 5 mln euros). The …

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Metta and Manzanares best friendship agreement

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The most important Italian legal journal, TopLegal, published an article regarding the “Best Friends Agreement” between Studio Legale Metta and Manzanares International Law, a large Spanish law firm. Said Agreement has been recently improved by sharing online their common documents. In order to expedite common matters and activities, the Italian and Spanish lawyers of both firms …

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Cross border successions seminar April 2016

International successions seminar

  SLM partner Nick Metta presented key aspects of Cross Border Successions rules during a seminar for lawyers at the Bari Bar Association (Consiglio dell’Ordine degli Avvocati di Bari) on April 28, 2016. Nick, a member of the Bari Bar Association, presented jointly with Alessandro Armenio, an Italian Notaio with experience of international successions. Together …

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Matera 2017 – international successions

23 March 2017 – The Matera Bar Association (Consiglio dell’Ordine degli Avvocati di Matera) and the Matera Civil Chamber (a civil law lawyers association) have organized a seminar for lawyers as part of the continuing legal education program (CLE). Studio Legale Metta (SLM) was invited to present aspects and procedures of international successions. During his …

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130th anniversary celebration

Studio Legale Metta 130 anni - 130th anniversary celebration

Studio Legale Metta celebrated its 130th anniversary on 1 December 2017. For the occasion, former Speaker of the House Luciano Violante gave a lecture on “The Italian legislation within the past century, amid reforms and subsidence. The role of Lawyers, Judges and University”. The event was held at the Court House of Bari, in the …

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Virtual Italian lawyer

virtual italian lawyer

Technology has long been a catalyst for change, empowering organizations to increase productivity and adopt more competitive business models. The legal sector is no exception. In 1887, when Studio Legale Metta was founded in Italy, we would never have dreamed of taking on new clients without first meeting them. Most of our clients probably would have …

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Coronavirus in Italy

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Executive Order 9 March 2020 The Italian Government just issued an Executive Order with new rules and restrictions to limit the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The measures apply to the entire country. Here is the full content of the 8 March 2020 executive order, now extended to all of Italy. On this page we provide an English summary of …

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2019 new Italian legal rules

2019 Italian laws - 2019 new Italian legal rules

If you have business or personal interests in Italy, or even if you are just visiting Italy as a tourist, you  need to know the following new 2019 rules. The Italian parliament just passed the 2019 Italian budget law (voted on 30 December 2018, in force since 1 January 2019) which includes important new regulations …

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Resolving inheritance matters

Inheritance disputes

Italian inheritance law dates back to Roman times and is founded on the premise that close family members of the deceased should be granted special protection. In effect this limits the right of the testator to dispose of his or her own assets entirely as he or she wishes. This is just one example of …

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Nick Metta presents in Philadelphia – writing a will for an Italian house

writing will for italian house

SLM partner Nick Metta has been invited by Filitalia International, an Italian American group founded in Philadelphia in 1987, to speak at their Breakfast Series on October 10, 2018 at 9 a.m. Nick will discuss the legal aspects of “Writing a Will For an Italian House” at Filitalia’s History of Italian Immigration Museum in Philadelphia. …

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