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Leonardo Schirano

Principal Associate

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Languages: Italian, English, Spanish

Leonardo is a Principal Associate in corporate M&A, commercial and real estate law.

Leonardo advises domestic and international corporations, listed issuers, funds and other financial institutions.

He worked as a corporate and commercial lawyer since 2011, joining Eversheds Sutherland in mid 2017 as associate and becoming Senior Associate at the begininning of 2020.

Moreover, Leonardo can advise on the following matters: i) M&A; ii) corporate; iii) real estate both ordinary and transactional; and iv) negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts (including, for example, contracts for the sale and purchase of a business, supply and sub-supply contracts, guarantees, lease agreements, license agreements, confidentiality agreements, etc.).

In his spare time, he enjoys travel (even by motorcicle), go-karting, skiing, playing football and tennis; he is passionate about diversity and inclusion.

- advising an american specialty chemicals production comapany listed on NYSE in  a complex reorganization process involving 6 countries across EMEA for worth EUR 110+million;

- advising a french-American listed company, UK-domiciled global oil and gas company that provides complete project life cycle services for the energy industry ranked in 23rd among world's Top 225 International Design Firms by Engineering News-Record in the execution of a complex reorganization process which involved 60+ companies located in several countries across EMEA (including Italy) and Asia, also by liaising with several dozen colleagues for worth EUR 80+million;

- advising one of the largest company in the world in the multinational food and drink industry in a global rationalisation transaction executed, in italy, by means of certain transaction including a demerger and a transfer of business;

- assisting to a leading real estate fund in the acquisition of properties from executive and/or bankruptcy procedures and subsequent negotiation of restructuring and lease agreements for properties to be used for tourism and/or tertiary purposes;

- assisting a leading international group operating in the hotel sector in the acquisition and/or leasing of a number of hotels located in various parts of Italy, including due diligence, drafting of agreements regulating the restructuring of buildings, etc;

- assisting a flaghship leading airline in drafting and negotiating various lease agreements for headquarters and offices across various cities in Italy;

- assisting the Italian entity of a leading multinational manufacturer of medical devices in negotiating and drafting certain lease agreement of their plants as well as of several related construction contracts aimed at restoration and refurbishment of their laboratories and warehouses.

 

Over his career, Leonardo has presented at certain public and private conferences related corporate and real estate matters.

He is the author of several publications on civil/real estate law matters.




Post Graduate School for legal profession, Italy, 2010-2012;

Post Graduate School in Corporate, Real Estate and Civil Law, Italy, 2009 - 2013;

LLB Law, Italy, 2009;

Leonardo Schirano

Principal Associate

Leonardo Schirano

Principal Associate

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