Transport and international business law

Pesce & Associati has developed the practice in transport law ever since its foundation and today this represents one of the core practice areas. We provide assistance to all the subjects involved in the transport chain: carriers and freight forwarders, as well as sellers and buyers in international and domestic sales contracts, railways, airlines cargo owners, insurance companies.

We extended our experience in road and rail transport law to specific competences in maritime law and air law. Moreover, assisting our international clients, the firm contributes to the application and interpretation of the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) signed in Geneva in 1956 in Courts and in the Academia.

Due to our international network, we are able to provide our services to foreign companies operating in Italy, as well as to Italian clients seeking legal assistance in other EU Countries.

Pesce & Associati has extensive experience in multimodal transport and logistics. Our range of services includes cargo claims, recourse actions, dangerous goods and road accidents. Also EU and Italian Customs Regulations is traditionally an important part of our practice. The firm is also engaged by international and domestic public institutions supporting conventional customs regime of circulation of goods.

National and transnational Contract Law

Pesce & Associati has a long tradition representing and advising clients in negotiating and drafting contracts, agreements and general terms and conditions, as well as in commercial disputes. We are mainly focused on international commercial contracts, including sale, distribution, supply, agency, hiring, leasing, lending and bank guarantee.

Business law

We regularly advise our foreign clients running their business in Italy on a wide range of corporate law matters.

Pesce & Associati assists and represents clients in commercial negotiations, bankruptcy and in the enforcement in Italy of foreign judgements.

Pesce & Associati also provides assistance to foreign insurance companies, supporting them in setting up their activity in Italy, including the relationship with Italian and European supervisory Agencies.

Finally, we assist our clients throughout the pre-litigation and the litigation phases of disputes concerning tortious liability such as product liability, unfair competition and unjust damage.

National and international arbitration

Pesce & Associati represents clients in national and international arbitration proceedings. Our partners serve also as arbitrators.