NCTM Law Firm
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NCTM is an independent law firm
operating in Italy
, as well as three Italian offices the firm also has offices in Brussels
and London
and more than 270 professionals, including 44 equity partners.
The firm offers full legal services across all corporate sectors to both international and domestic clients through its network of offices in all of Italy's major commercial hubs as well as Brussels and London.
The firm's clients include multinationals, funds, banks, insurance companies, financial institutions as well as trading, industrial and service companies.
NCTM opened its newest office in London in November 2008, NCTM Limited Liability Partnership, in response to clients’ growing demand for legal services from Italian clients operating in the region.
In the first half of 2009, NCTM agreed terms for the integration of one of Italy's leading real estate boutiques, Delli Santi & Partners with 30 lawyers and also absorbed Italian independent law firm Janni, Fauda and Associates with about 40 lawyers to the firm.
In June 2009, the firm merged with specialist Brussels based firm O’Connor and Company. O'Connor's expertise is in international economic law with particular emphasis on WTO and EU law, litigation before the European Court of Justice
in Luxembourg
and WTO dispute settlement in Geneva
. This move completes NCTM's wide-range of business law services to both international and domestic clients.
Chambers & Partners ranks NCTM as a top-tier performer in more than 12 practices.
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
operating in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, as well as three Italian offices the firm also has offices in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and more than 270 professionals, including 44 equity partners.
The firm offers full legal services across all corporate sectors to both international and domestic clients through its network of offices in all of Italy's major commercial hubs as well as Brussels and London.
The firm's clients include multinationals, funds, banks, insurance companies, financial institutions as well as trading, industrial and service companies.
History
NCTM was founded in 2000 out of the merger between Negri-Clementi Montironi & Soci and Toffoletto e Associati. Nearly ten years ago, NCTM was predominately an Italian firm with small domestic operations. Since then, due to an aggressive growth strategy, it has become one of the top five players through organic growth and a serious of acquisitions.NCTM opened its newest office in London in November 2008, NCTM Limited Liability Partnership, in response to clients’ growing demand for legal services from Italian clients operating in the region.
In the first half of 2009, NCTM agreed terms for the integration of one of Italy's leading real estate boutiques, Delli Santi & Partners with 30 lawyers and also absorbed Italian independent law firm Janni, Fauda and Associates with about 40 lawyers to the firm.
In June 2009, the firm merged with specialist Brussels based firm O’Connor and Company. O'Connor's expertise is in international economic law with particular emphasis on WTO and EU law, litigation before the European Court of Justice
European Court of Justice
The Court can sit in plenary session, as a Grand Chamber of 13 judges, or in chambers of three or five judges. Plenary sitting are now very rare, and the court mostly sits in chambers of three or five judges...
in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
and WTO dispute settlement in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
. This move completes NCTM's wide-range of business law services to both international and domestic clients.
Main practice areas
- AntitrustAntitrustThe United States antitrust law is a body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. Antitrust laws are intended to encourage competition in the marketplace. These competition laws make illegal certain practices deemed to hurt businesses or consumers or both,...
and Competition - Banking and FinanceFinance"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
- BankruptcyBankruptcyBankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
and Debt restructuringDebt restructuringDebt restructuring is a process that allows a private or public company – or a sovereign entity – facing cash flow problems and financial distress, to reduce and renegotiate its delinquent debts in order to improve or restore liquidity and rehabilitate so that it can continue its... - Communications and technologies
- Corporate and Commercial
- Dispute ResolutionDispute resolutionDispute resolution is the process of resolving disputes between parties.-Methods:Methods of dispute resolution include:* lawsuits * arbitration* collaborative law* mediation* conciliation* many types of negotiation* facilitation...
and ArbitrationArbitrationArbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution , is a legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, where the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons , by whose decision they agree to be bound... - EnergyEnergyIn physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
- Environmental, Health and Safety (EHSEHSEHS may mean:* Electromagnetic hypersensitivity, also called electrical sensitivity and electrosensitivity* Electronic Hook Switch, a device electronically connects headset and phone...
) - Industrial and Intellectual PropertyIntellectual propertyIntellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
- InsuranceInsuranceIn law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
and ReinsuranceReinsuranceReinsurance is insurance that is purchased by an insurance company from another insurance company as a means of risk management... - International TradeInternational tradeInternational trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product...
- Italian and European Community Administrative LawAdministrative lawAdministrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law...
- Labour lawLabour lawLabour law is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on, working people and their organizations. As such, it mediates many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers and employees...
- Mergers & Acquisitions /Private EquityPrivate equityPrivate equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
- Real EstateReal estateIn general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
- TaxTaxTo tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
Chambers & Partners ranks NCTM as a top-tier performer in more than 12 practices.