Lorenzo Bacciardi, LL.M.

Academic background:

• 2003 – Admitted to the Italian Bar and registered with the Pesaro Bar Association.
• 2001 – LL.M. (Master of Laws) from Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, USA, specializing in International Commercial and Corporate Transactions and International Taxation.
• 1999 – Law degree from the University of Urbino Carlo Bo.
• During his law studies, he participated in and won a Moot Court Competition based on a corporate acquisition case, organized by ELSA Urbino. He also attended supplementary law courses at Oxford College, Oxford.

Practice Areas:

He is CEO of Bacciardi Partners. His main areas of practice include:

• Domestic and cross-border corporate law;
• Establishment and regulation of representative offices, branches, subsidiaries and joint ventures in Italy and abroad;
• Extraordinary corporate transactions and cross-border M&A;
• International mobility of Italian personnel abroad and foreign personnel to Italy;
• Trusts, wealth planning and asset protection;
• Generational transitions and family business advisory.

Professional Experience:

• 2001 – Worked as a foreign attorney at The Erb Law Firm, P.C., in Philadelphia, USA, advising foreign companies and Italian companies operating in the United States on corporate, contractual and international tax planning matters.
• 1999 – Delivered a series of conferences and seminars on “Rules and Processes Relating to Business Globalization” in collaboration with Ramapo College of New Jersey – School of International Studies.
• 1998 – Worked at Darbys Solicitors in Oxford, where he drafted contractual documentation relating to English corporate and tax law.

Languages: English, Italian.

Memberships and Other Activities:

• Member of IR Global, a leading international network of professional firms operating in over 171 countries, and Committee Member of the IR Global M&A Group.
• Member of the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors and its International Committee.
• 2010–2014 – Chaired the governing body of the Eurojuris International Business Group (IBG).