{"id":2,"date":"2024-11-22T17:54:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colonnellilaw.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:40:42","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.colonnellilaw.com\/en\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Founder<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Mattia Colonnelli de Gasperis<\/h5><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Practice Areas<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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  • Banking<\/li>\n
  • Finance and Capital Markets<\/li>\n
  • Corporate and Commercial<\/li>\n
  • Energy and Infrastructures<\/li>\n
  • Environmental Law<\/li>\n
  • Insurance<\/li>\n
  • Intellectual Property<\/li>\n
  • Litigation and Arbitration<\/li>\n
  • Mergers and Acquisitions<\/li>\n
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital<\/li>\n
  • Real Estate and Construction<\/li>\n
  • Regulatory<\/li>\n
  • Reorganization and Insolvency<\/li>\n
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    Education<\/span><\/h5>
    2009: University of Trieste (Ph.D. in finance, University of Trieste Scholarship).European Law).
    2003: Columbia Law School (LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Fulbright Fellow, Institute of International Education Fellow, University of Rome \u201cLa Sapienza\u201d Scholarship, Editor of the Columbia Journal of European Law).2002: Italian Stock & Exchange Commission (Research Fellow).
    2001: The George Washington University (Research Fellow).
    2000: Jemolo Institute (LL.M., Region Lazio Scholarship).European Law).
    1999: Yale Law School (Exchange Student).
    1998: University of Rome \u201cLa Sapienza\u201d (J.D., maxima cum laude).
    Bar Admission<\/span><\/h5><\/div>
    Italy, 2002. New York, 2004.<\/div>
    Qualifications<\/span><\/h5>
    Professor at the Law School of the University of Rome LUISS Guido Carli.<\/div>
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    Membership<\/span><\/h5><\/div>

    American Bar Association (Chair-Deputy, Section of International Law, 2018-2020;\u00a0Chair, Europe Committee, 2014-2017;\u00a0Chair, Legal Practice Division, 2015-2017;\u00a0Liaison, Consiglio Nazionale Forense, 2014-2018;\u00a0Chair, International Private Equity and Alternative Investments, 2012-2014;\u00a0Chair, International Mergers & Acquisitions and Joint Ventures, 2010-2012); International Bar Association; Fulbright Association; Fellow of the American Bar Foundation; World Bank (Local Partner); New York State Bar Association.<\/p>

    Languages<\/span><\/h5><\/div>
    • English<\/li>
    • French<\/li>
    • Italian<\/li><\/ul>
      Testimonials<\/h5>

      \u201cMattia Colonnelli de Gasperis is held in high esteem for his tremendous experience in corporate M&A, as well as in complex reorganisations.\u201d<\/em>
      Lexology, 2025<\/strong><\/p>

      \u201cMattia Colonnelli de Gasperis is described by peers as “a remarkable leader” in the M&A market, where he provides \u201can excellent level of services and tailor-made solutions\u201d for his clients.\u201d<\/em>
      Who’s Who Legal, 2024<\/strong><\/p>

      \u201cMattia Colonnelli de Gasperis is highly sought after by private equity and venture capital funds for his strong commercial mindset and expertise in cross-border transactions.\u201d<\/em>
      Who’s Who Legal, 2023<\/strong><\/p>

      \u201cMattia Colonnelli de Gasperis is widely endorsed as \u201ca consummate professional and collaborative thinker\u201d who is \u201cwithout doubt a leading practitioner in the field of corporate M&A.\u201d\u201d<\/em>
      Who’s Who Legal, 2022<\/strong><\/p>

      \u201cMattia Colonnelli de Gasperis is the \u201cM&A lawyer of choice in Italy\u201d as a result of his strong experience of cross-border transactions.\u201d<\/em>
      Who’s Who Legal, 2021<\/strong><\/p>

      \u201cMattia Colonnelli de Gasperis is singled out as \u201cthe go-to M&A Lawyer in Italy\u201d, whom peers recommend without hesitation.\u201d<\/em>
      Who’s Who Legal, 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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