Luca Failla, Founding & Managing Partner of Failla&Partners, has been recognized by the independent legal research guide Legal 500 EMEA 2025  as being in the Hall of Fame category - which is the top honor Legal 500 can give to legal professionals

In their words:

• "Failla stands out for offering customised, strategic solutions that go beyond standard legal practices, always aligning with each client’s specific needs and long-term objectives."
  
  
• "Luca Failla has demonstrated impressive speed and efficiency in managing the matters we've brought to their attention, ensuring that no time is wasted and decisions are made promptly."
  
  
• "Managing partner Luca Failla is a specialist in reorganisation and restructuring."
  
  

Legal 500 EMEA 2025 has recognised Failla&Partners for their Italian Employment Law counsel.  

In their words:

Offering customised, strategic solutions’, Failla&Partners is advising in the increasingly active areas of downsizings and internal investigations, including in overseas companies. 

In addition, the firm regularly advises on employment issues relating to reorganisations, social security, immigration, executive benefits and disciplinary procedures. 

Its clients include national and international organisations as well as executives.   

Clients have been quoted saying:

• 'Failla Law Firm offers flexibility, quick response times, and an innovative approach to solving complex legal issues.'
  
  
• 'Our collaboration with Failla Law Firm has been exceptional due to their deep understanding of our business needs and the specific context of our industry.'
  
  
• 'High professional level and always ready to understand different and complicated issues that we manage, defining and proposing the right solutions.'

Marcello Buzzini, Elisabetta Cassaneti, Claudia Marasciuolo and Paola Salazar have been recommended by Legal 500 EMEA 2024 for their work in the field of Italian Employment Law.

Clients have been quoted stating:

• "Marcello Buzzini is noted for his work on health and safety and social security matters."
  
  
• "The Failla & Partners team is extremely approachable and competent."
  
  
• "Complete and effective responses to company requests."
  
  
• "Very proactive and competent."
  
  
• "Marcello Buzzini has demonstrated impressive speed and efficiency in managing the matters we've brought to their attention, ensuring that no time is wasted and decisions are made promptly.'"
  

Failla&Partners has been reocgnised for their Italian Employment Law counsel by Chambers Europe 2025 - one of the most important independent guides to leading lawyers and law firms from around the word.

In their words:

"Failla & Partners is a Milan-based employment and labour boutique whose partners are widely recognised in the market.

The firm advises a wide range of Italian and international companies on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including corporate restructuring, collective redundancies, trade union negotiations, employer liability and data protection-related matters."

Clients said:

• "Failla&Partners is flexible in proposing solutions to complex problems."
  
• "The firm offers precision and strong expertise in labor law, as well as excellent negotiation and communication skills."
• "Failla & Partners has the ability to approach a case at a variety of levels and make convincing arguments before judges."
  
  

Luca Failla è stato nuovamente riconosciuto da Chambers Europe 2025 per la sua competenza in materia di diritto del lavoro italiano.

Nelle loro parole:

"Socio fondatore di Failla & Partners, Luca Failla vanta un track record rispettabile nella consulenza su questioni di diritto del lavoro contenziose e non contenziose, quali riorganizzazioni, licenziamenti disciplinari, ridimensionamenti e trattative sindacali.

I suoi clienti provengono da diversi settori, tra cui energia, istruzione, moda e servizi aziendali."

Clienti dicono:

• "Luca Failla è molto attento e competente riguardo alle esigenze del cliente."
  
  
• "Fornisce risposte accurate e precise."

The TopLegal Industry Awards 2025 judging panel has presented Failla&Partners with the Retail Employment Law Firm of the Year 2025 Award .

In their words:

"The team assisted a multinational retail company with 6,000+ employees in renewing the company's supplementary contract, which expired years ago. The operation, of national importance, involves 20 production units and addresses current issues such as parental leave and permits."

Corriere della Sera, one of the leading national business newspapers in Italy, has recognized Failla&Partners as among the best law firms in Italy in 2025:

In their words:

"Over 200 law firms have applied and, of these, 74 have been included in the Law Firms of the Year 2025 Top Ranking category ... the categories represent the most prestigious law firms in Italy..." LINK

The Failla&Partners team has been presented with the Innovation and Agile Work Law Firm of the Year 2024 award by TopLegal - one of the leading professional publications for the Italian legal sector.

In their words:

Failla&Partners is "a pioneer in organizational transformation, the firm has introduced innovative and cutting-edge work models that improve productivity and employee satisfaction."

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.

"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.

Founding partner at Failla&Partners, Luca Failla has a respectable track record of advising on contentious and non-contentious employment issues, such as reorganisations, disciplinary dismissals, downsizings and trade union negotiations. Additionally, he assists with top management terminations.

His clients hail from a variety of sectors including energy, education, fashion and corporate services.

Clients say:

• "Luca Failla is excellent and his thoughtfulness and defence of our position has been critical."
• "Luca is very sophisticated and always available and ready to guide his client."
• "Luca is very responsive and always provides practical and understandable advice."

Legal 500 2024 recognises Luca Failla in Hall of Fame for his Italian Employment & Labor Law Counsel.

In their words::

• "Founding member and managing partner Luca Failla is noted for his management of sensitive reorganisations and restructuring projects on the national and international stage"
  
  
• "‘The founder Luca Failla is an outstanding professional. His attention to all details, and meticoulous approach to the facts, along with a long legal experience in the labour world and the capability to reassure his clients make you feel him more as a colleague than a consultant "

Marcello Buzzini, Elisabetta Cassaneti, Claudia Marasciuolo and Paola Salazar have been recommended by Legal 500 EMEA 2024 for their work in the field of Italian Employment Law.

Clients have been quoted stating:

• ‘The team is very competent and well-organised in order to provide the client with a wide range of services. The consultancy is precise and open to any kind of discussion. Every component of the team is very business oriented and is capable of connecting legal aspects to the corporate needs.’
  
  
• ‘Exceptional knowledge, associated with a long and successful experience, as well as an innate capability of the founder to share solutions in an easy way.’
  
  
• ‘Well-rounded lawyers, able to work with international clients.’
  
  
• ‘Responsive, competent and accurate.’

Failla&Partners is recognized by Leaders League 2024 as one of the Top 4 Labor Litigation Law Firms in Italy .

In addition, Luca Failla, Founding and Managing Partner of Failla&Partners, is recognised as among the Leading Labor Litigation Lawyers in Italy.

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.

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.

Failla&Partners is 1 of 6 Italian firms recognised in the 2023 IEL Elite guide published by the UK based International Employment Lawyer magazine.

In their words:

Established in September 2022, dedicated labour and employment boutique Failla&Partners is led by the highly regarded Luca Failla from Milan.

Marcello Buzzini is another key name at the firm, which regularly acts for international firms without a presence in Italy.

The firm’s dedicated labour and employment focus means it offers 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 a client on the negotiation of a solidarity contract with trade unions, aimed at mitigating the impacts of  redundancies in the context of a complex reorganisation of the client’s Italian subsidiary...

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 harassment.

Meanwhile, the boutique supports several major names –  on day-to-day HR matters, including the formalisation of service agreements before the Italian Labour Commission, and dismissals, disciplinary proceedings, modifications of working relationships, and transfers.

Other areas of prowess include issues relating to senior executives, smart working, D&I, pensions, social security, and privacy.

Luca Failla "victoriously assisted an important international chain of furniture and accessories for home furnishings in a judgment to repress anti-union conduct. The claims against the client were completely rejected, creating an important legal precedent."

Luca Failla, Founding & Managing Partner of Failla&Partners, has been recognized by the independent legal research guide Legal 500 EMEA 2023 as being in the Hall of Fame category - which is the top honor they give to legal professionals.

Clients during their research process have been quoted stating:

• "Luca Failla: by far the best labour lawyer in Italy. Serious, prepared, with the ability to put various points into a framework."
  
  
• "Luca Failla: well connected and a very respected name in the sector."

Failla&Partners has been recognized as a Leading Firm by the independent legal research guide Legal 500 EMEA 2023.

In their words:

Newly established employment boutique Failla&Partners provides a full-service employment and industrial relations offering to longstanding and new Italian and multinational clients.

The highly reputed Luca Failla left Deloitte to open his own practice which he heads together with Marcello Buzzini, Elisabetta Cassaneti, Claudia Marasciuolo and Paola Salazar.

The firm focuses on providing advisory and litigation assistance to domestic and international businesses on executive contract negotiations, directors and officer’s liability, competition protection, personnel reduction, agency relationships, reorganisations, trade union negotiations, privacy, dismissals, and pension schemes.

Marcello Buzzini, Elisabetta Cassaneti, Claudia Marasciuolo and Paola Salazar have been recommended by Legal 500 EMEA 2023 for their work in the field of Italian Employment Law.

Clients have been quoted stating:

• 'The personal dedication we receive is noteworthy. We also appreciate the innovative approach to legal questions and the exhaustive care that has been brought to our cases. The legal position is based on layers of argument which makes our positions robust and intellectually convincing.'
  
  
• ‘The care we receive, the personal engagement, the intellectual dialogue. The team has come to know us and we have constructed an authentic relationship. We have been able to engage in a back-and-forth relationship that we feel has given us exceptional representation.’
  
  
• 'Elisabetta Cassaneti: the best in driving the operations of the team, coordinating and making it happen, while finding also a base for the core ideas.’
  
  
• Elisabetta Cassaneti is great at making things happen. Very committed and very timely.’

Founding Partner at Failla&Partners, Luca Failla has a respectable track record of advising on contentious and non-contentious employment issues, such as reorganisations, disciplinary dismissals, downsizings and trade union negotiations. Additionally, he assists with top management terminations. His clients hail from a variety of sectors including education, fashion and consultancy.

"Luca is a highly competent lawyer and a partner in strategic choices."

Failla&Partners has been recognised as Excellent in the field of Labor and Employment Advisory counsel by Leaders League.

In addition, Luca Failla, Founding and Managing Partner of Failla&Partners, has also been recognised as Excellent for Labor and Employment Advisory counsel in Italy.

"Luca Failla is recognized by the market for a track record of quality."

"Recently, he has followed numerous disputes and issues related to top management contracts on behalf of multinationals - among  which counsel provided to the giants active in the food & beverage sector stands out."

Failla&Partners is recognized by Leaders League 2023 as one of the Top 4 Labor Litigation Law Firms in Italy .

In addition, Luca Failla, Founding and Managing Partner of Failla&Partners, is recognised as among the Leading Labor Litigation Lawyers in Italy.

"“Luca Failla is an excellent lawyer with experience in both advisory and litigation.”

“Luca Failla and Marcello Buzzini are very prepared and have a pragmatic attitude.”

Luca Failla captured the attention of the judges for a victory obtained on behalf of a Swiss company. It was a complex and urgent procedure promoted by a well-known multinational operating in the human resources sector.

Luca Failla is an eminent litigator recognized by the market for a quality track record. In the last period, he has followed numerous disputes on behalf of multinationals with dozens of offices in Italy and thousands of employees.

Luca Failla is a well-established figure in the Italian market who draws high praise from respondents for his work on trade union negotiations and outsourcing.

Luca Failla has a solid track record of advising on contentious and non-contentious employment issues, such as reorganizations, disciplinary dismissals, downsizings and trade union negotiations.

One client acclaims him, saying: "He is a very reliable and well-prepared lawyer."

Italian Litigation Lawyer of the Year

Luca Failla is “the professional who successfully managed a delicate dispute, on behalf of an internationally recognized retail company, which was covered in the national press.” 

Among the most reported in litigation, praised for his ability to always be sensitive to clients' needs."

Luca Failla is a "great professional attentive to detail and always on time"

Luca Failla is praised by interviewees, who underline his technical skills and litigation expertise. He has a solid track record of advising on contentious and non-contentious issues, such as reorganisation, disciplinary dismissals, downsizing and trade union negotiations.

"Luca Failla is a well-established figure in the Italian market who draws high praise from respondents for his work on trade union." 

Luca Failla sits among the very elite of labour and employment specialists in Italy. He is renowned for his “great ability to influence the opinion of a judge towards the interests of the client”.

Luca Failla assists with contentious and non-contentious issues including reorganisation, disciplinary dismissals, downsizing and trade union negotiations. He further advises international consulates on employment issues in Italy.

‘Luca Failla is one of the best labour lawyers one can meet’

Luca Failla and Marcello Buzzini have been Selected for their work in the field of Italian Employment Law at the Milan Finanza 2020 Legal Awards 

"Luca Failla wins considerable recommendations for his work on international and domestic matters including managerial contract issues, redundancies and company restructuring."

"Luca Failla is a well-established figure in the Italian market who draws high praise from respondents for his work on trade union negotiations and outsourcing."

Luca Failla is well-respected by peers in Europe and as far afield as South America for his expertise in labour and pensions law in Italy. He is well experienced in both domestic and international litigation. 

An indispensable reference in the field of restructuring.

“Luca Failla has a consultative approach, knows how to grasp business needs clearly and in depth and engage constructively with counterparts ". 

Luca Failla advised an internationally recognised Italian fashion house on a reorganisation that led to the dismissal of a large number of employees, including negotiations with the Ministry of Economic Development and trade union representatives.

Interviewees are quick to commend Luca Failla 's approach, describing him as "a to-the-point, pragmatic lawyer who provides clear advice." He assists with both contentious and non-contentious issues, from corporate operations through to sensitive court cases. Clients further acknowledge his "experience and seniority."