The firm of the month is Studio Legale Rosauer in Rome, Italy. Founded by Giulio Rosauer in 1976 and subsequently turned into a professional association, the firm has been a member of Mackrell International since 1991.

Philosophy: Based on the prior experience of the founder as a member of a prestigious law firm especially active in the international arena, the credo of Studio Legale Rosauer hinges upon two basic principles: one, of a general nature, is that proper legal work has to be supported by an adequate organisation (an approach that, historically, is somewhat uncommon in the Italian Bar environment); the other, pertaining more specifically to cross-border matters, is that even before considering the diverse legal systems involved in any given instance, the mission of international lawyers is that of creating a bridge between different cultures and mentalities, so as to facilitate the comparison and understanding of applicable rules.
Though growing during the years, the firm has purposely been kept limited in size, consistently with its philosophy to maintain direct control of the files by the relevant members in charge along with close relationships with clients.
Put it simply, Studio Legale Rosauer endeavours to perform its activity providing clients with qualified legal assistance in compliance with rigorous professional ethics, with the additional feature of a personal touch: something that most clients show to appreciate.
The work performed for companies, which constitutes a major share of the firm’s activity, as well as the constraint of deadlines in law suits have taught that time may really be of essence. Therefore, Studio Legale Rosauer takes great care in being responsive to clients, although matters are examined very thoroughly – normally, jointly by more lawyers within the firm – also on the basis of precedents accessible through the electronic means available.
In order to best assist its clients consistently with the above-mentioned approach, the firm is a partner in UNILEX, an association of Italian mid-size law firms currently present also in Bari, Catania, Florence, Messina, Milan, Naples, Prato, Reggio Calabria, Rovereto and Trento.
This allows Studio Legale Rosauer to expand its in-house abilities availing itself, when appropriate, of the synergies deriving from the different professional experiences and local relations available within UNILEX and thus better covering virtually all of the Italian territory. (It may be of interest to mention that, together with the other UNILEX members, the firm has published a guide entitled “Introduction to doing business in Italy”, available on the website: www.unilex.it).
Clients’ interest is taken into due consideration also when billing for the services rendered, so as to realise a fair cost-benefit ratio.
Studio Legale Rosauer

Areas of practice: Administrative Law, Arbitration, Corporate Law, E-Commerce Law, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, European Union and Domestic Antitrust Law, General and International Civil and Business Practice, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Labour Law, Mediation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate Law.
Studio Legale Rosauer has also developed considerable know-how in a relatively new sector placed in between corporate and penal law, concerning specifically the measures to be adopted in order to best protect companies from the heavy liability they could incur as a result of criminal offences committed by their employees.
The firm is also very active in litigations before the Civil Courts as well as the Administrative Courts, whose jurisdiction extends also to violations of laws on environment protection and anti-trust matters.
Where particularly high degree of skill is required in specialised areas (normally, tax and criminal law), the firm avails itself of the collaboration of external experts.
Clients are typically Companies (mostly foreign or belonging to foreign Groups), carrying out their activity in a variety of business sectors, including amongst others biomedical products, energy, tyres, cigarette filters.
However, the clientele of Studio Legale Rosauer includes also several individuals: among other matters, for instance, on many occasions the firm has been assisting foreigners in the purchase of country residences (mainly in the part of Tuscany nicknamed “Chiantishire” after the numerous properties purchased by UK nationals).

Languages: English, French and Italian.

People: The firm is presently composed of the following partners, supported by an adequate member of associates/trainees and staff:
Giulio Rosauer:

Born Rome, Italy, April 9, 1935; admitted, 1960, Italy; 1976, Italian Supreme Courts.
Education: Rome University (LL.D., 1958); Ashridge Management College, UK, 1961.
Author: “La risoluzione alternativa delle controversie. Conciliazione personale e telematica, evoluzione e prospettive” (2007), a book on ADR; “Introduction to Doing Business in Italy” (co-author, 2007); “The Reform of Italian Company Law”; Italian American Business, (2001); “Choice of entity in doing business in Italy, Italian American Business, (2000); Shopping on line: global market, domestic protection”, Italian American Business, (2000); “Law 281/98: a step forward in consumer protection”, Britaly, (1999); “Antitrust rules on technology transfer agreements”, Italian American Business, (1998), and many other articles.
Assistant to the U.S. Representative on the Italian U.S. Conciliation Commission (1960).
Lecturer: Corporate Law, Trusts and Cartels, American Universities Field Staff, Center for Mediterranean Studies (1974); speaker at professional seminars and conferences.
Mediator (accredited with CEDR – Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, London, UK).
Representative of Italy at the U.N.C.I.T.R.A.L. Working Group on Arbitration (2004-2005).
Vice President: A.I.A. Court of Arbitration (Italian Association for Arbitration).
Auditor (“Revisore Contabile”).
Member: UN/ECE Advisory Group on the 1961 European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (ECICA) 2001-2002; Special Committee under the ECICA; Board of Directors, International Chamber of Commerce – Italian Section; Board of Directors, Associazione Italiana per l’Arbitrato (A.I.A.); Board of Directors or Board of Internal Statutory Auditors of several Companies.
Honorary Member: Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars in the Centre for International Legal Studies (CILS) (Salisburgo, Austria).

Sergio La Via:

Born Rome, Italy, July 18, 1963; admitted, 1993, Italy; 2005, Italian Supreme Courts. Sport lawyer (Italian Soccer Federation), 1998.
Education: Rome University (L.L.D., 1989).
Author: “Tax Guide”, 1997; “Brief glossary of commercial terms”, 2000.
Visiting foreign lawyer: Coudert Brothers (New York), 1995.

Fabio Diana:

Born Bari, Italy, September 30, 1973; admitted, 2001, Italy.
Education: Bari University (L.L.D., 1998); Naval Officer (1999 - 2002).
President: Compliance Supervisory Body of a Company located in Milan.

From left:
Fabio Diana, Maria Elena Iacopino, Giulio Rosauer, Chiara Ferraresi, Sergio La Via, Andrea Telari.