ITALIAN EMPLOYMENT LAW | ITALIAN LABOR LAW
30+ Years of Experience Navigating Italian Workplace Law
Through Good And Bad Times
WORKPLACE LAW FOR EMPLOYERS & EXECUTIVES
National & Cross Border Counsel | 365 Days a Year
Why a boutique law firm?
Italy is known for its extreme complexity in terms of the management of employment relationships, both for the multitude of nuances in the regulations (not always clear or easy to interpret) and for the potential negative consequences, possibly touching both economic aspects and public image, which companies may risk if the wrong decision, or decision not in line with employment and labour law regulations, is taken.
It is for this reason, as historical research also reveals, that both national and international companies prefer to work with boutique law firms which are specialized in employment law - where they can find the professionals which are exclusively dedicated to the subject matter offering exacting knowledge, efficiency and professionalism which are essential for solving the relevant and complex workplace issues they face on a daily basis.
Failla&Partners
Failla&Partners is exclusively specialized in Employment & Labour Law. The team, which is based in Milan, Italy, is founded on 30+ years of experience of its Managing Partner Luca Failla - who is recognized both nationally and internationally for his strategic legal counsel.
Today we find the Italian labour market transforming in the midst of new economic challenges. Hence, it has never been so important the close relationship between employers and their legal counsel as they together survey a new landscape of work and productivity - to ensure business continuity and safeguarding employment where possible.
It is in this spirit that Failla&Partners has established itself as a new Italian Employment & Labour Law boutique with a solid foundation of work - for work - behind it.
The team provides assistance in all areas of Italian Employment and Labour Law - around the country - from Acquisitions to Agency Agreements, Contracts to Consultancy, Disciplinary Procedures and Dismissals, Executive Benefits to European Works Councils, Immigration to Industrial Relations, Legal Opinions to Litigation, Management Models to Mergers, Social Security to Strategy, Reorganizations to Restructurings and so much more!
Luca Failla - Founding & Managing Partner
Luca Failla, the Managing and Founding Partner of Failla&Partners, has over 30 years of experience exclusively dedicated to providing counsel on Italian Employment & Labour Law. He is recognized both nationally and internationally for his work - especially in terms of managing sensitive reorganizations and restructuring projects and other matters which have created new legal precedents.
His many accolades include: Italian Litigation Lawyer of the Year 2021 - 2022 (LegalCommunity), Italian Labour Litigation Lawyer of the Year 2021 (TopLegal), and Italian Labour Litigation Lawyer of the Year 2020 (AIDP). This is in addition to the recognition he regularly receiving each year in the leading independent international legal guides such as Chambers Europe, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Best Lawyers among many others.
Luca regularly shares his knowledge not only as a Professor of Italian Employment Law at the LUM Giuseppe De Gennaro University (Bari), one of the leading private law schools in the country, but also through seminars, conferences, published articles, and books he has authored.
Internationally, Luca Failla is very well-known as he was a Founding Member of one of the top International Employment Law Firm Networks as well as previously being the Founding and Managing Partner of Lablaw, one among the most important and Internationally recognized Employment Law Firms in Italy (also recognized as the European Niche Law Firm of the Year by The Lawyer magazine).
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Accolades
2025 - Eminent National Boutique
Dedicated labour and employment boutique Failla&Partners is led by the highly regarded Luca Failla in Milan.
Marcello Buzzini and Elisabetta Cassaneti are other key names at the firm.
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The firm’s dedicated labour and employment focus enables it to offer significant capabilities across the gamut of related issues, from employment contracts through to representation before the Italian Supreme Court.
As part of its offering, the firm advises on the employment ramifications of strategic corporate projects, including M&A and restructurings. This was evidenced in its advice to an important manufacturing group on a business agreement with another company operating in the same sector, impacting 350 affected workers.
The department also offers prowess in industrial relations. For example, the group assisted a leadig online retailer with negotiating the formal certification of a service agreement before the Labour Commission, relating to 1,500 employees at the client’s Verona factory building.
Delicate internal investigations are another area of practice for the group, within which the team is adept at taking on investigations into criminal allegations – including theft, fraud, and sexual harassment.
Meanwhile, the boutique supports several major clients with day-to-day HR matters, including dismissals, disciplinary proceedings, modifications of working relationships, and business transfers.
Other areas of expertise include issues relating to senior executives, smart working, D&I, pensions, social security, and privacy.
LegalCommunity Labor Awards 2024
"Founding Partner Luca Failla is one of the most renowned labor lawyers in Italy and can boast an absolutely top-quality track record in litigation. He recently handled one of the most important labor litigation cases in Italy," said LegalCommunity when presenting the Labor Litigation Lawyer of the Year 2024 award.
2024 - Italian Employment Law | Luca Failla, Marcello Buzzini, & Elisabetta Cassaneti
Luca Failla, Marcello Buzzini, and Elisabetta Cassaneti have been recognised by the international legal guide Best Lawyers 2024 for their work in the field of Italian Employment & Labor Law.
2024 - Italian Employment Law | Luca Failla & Elisabetta Cassaneti
Luca Failla and Elisabetta Cassaneti have been recognised by the Who's Who Legal - Italy Guide for their Labor, Employment & Benefits counsel.
In addition, Luca Failla has been recognisd in the Who's Who Legal 2024 - Global Guide for his work in the areas of Italian Employment & Labor Law as well as for his Pension & Benefits counsel.
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The Failla&Partners team has decades of experience working together to provide strategic counsel to clients on numerous corporate reorganizations and complex litigations at the national and international levels. Click on the link below to discover examples of some of our recent work helping clients navigate a wide range of simple and complex workplace matters.
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