Genesis Avvocati is organised in 8 Business Areas. Each area offers the services of highly skilled professionals, experienced in diverse disciplines and capable of serving different client needs.

CORPORATE LAW

 

Genesis Avvocati specialises in the following corporate legal services:

 

  • Establishment of Enterprises and Companies
  • Joint Ventures
  • Strategic Alliances
  • Drafting and Negotiating of Sale And Purchase Agreements and Shareholder Agreements
  • Texts of Deeds of Incorporation and Statutes
  • Preparation of Board of Directors’ and Shareholder Meetings’ Resolutions

 

The firm supervises all legal aspects related to the planning of extraordinary operations, such as:

  • Increase in Share Capital
  • Issue of Bonds
  • Mergers and Acquisitions and Demergers
  • Capital Contributions and other Transactions with related Parties

 

The Genesis Avvocati team also assists its clients in matters related to Regulation of Competition or Antitrust Laws in Italy. Bearing in mind that each company must deal with the regulations of other European Union States, the firm also provides the support required to operate in a wider Community context.

LITIGATION AND ARBITRATIONS

 

Thanks to the use of specialised software and the long-standing research experience, the Genesis Avvocati team effectively manages litigation and other procedures for defining disputes, arbitrations and conciliations involving complex multi-jurisdictional issues, before Italian and international courts.

COMMERCIAL LAW

 

The firm provides cutting-edge consultancy services to companies and commercial entities for business agreements, in particular in the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts such as:

  • Supply Contracts
  • Franchise Agreements
  • Transport Contracts
  • Merchandising Contracts
  • Distribution Contracts
  • Agency Contracts
  • Contracts for Project Financing
  • Buying and Selling of Companies
  • Purchase and Sale of Shares and Company Shares
  • Transfers
  • License for Use of Trademarks and other Patent Rights

 

Genesis Avvocati’s Commercial Law team supports clients in their day-to-day operations and assists them in identifying gaps to improve the company’s protection in negotiating relationships.

 

Our experience in managing commercial relationships allows us to offer consultancy for legal due diligence activities and verification of the organisation and structuring of the commercial relations of companies.

BANKING AND FINANCIAL LAW

 

Genesis Avvocati offers consultancy services and assists national and international banks and financial intermediaries:

  • In matters of consolidation and exercise of banking and financial activities
  • In activities related to budgeting
  • On regulatory and compliance issues, including Corporate Governance and anti-money laundering legislation
  • In the drafting of banking and financial contracts and financing agreements.

 

The Genesis Avvocati team in the Banking and Financial Law Department is made up of partners and professionals who work in close collaboration with colleagues who deal with Corporate and Tax Law, thus ensuring a comprehensive range of services and effective and integrated assistance to clients.

INTERNATIONAL LAW

 

Genesis Avvocati, in partnership with foreign correspondents, assists Italian clients who start new ventures abroad with services such as:

  • Analysis of the legislation of the State in which the client is interested in operating
  • Guidance in the choice of various corporate institutions that could be used for investment
  • Elaboration of the procedures for operating in the chosen Country
  • Fiscal analysis of the tax system.

 

The goal of the Genesis Avvocati team is to offer the best strategy to support the entrepreneurial initiatives of Italian clients investing abroad and of foreign clients investing in Italy.

LABOUR LAW

 

The Genesis Avvocati team offers legal assistance both at the Firm’s office and directly at the client’s premises. In a regulatory framework that is constantly evolving, we can provide solutions in every aspect of labour law thanks to the synergy between our team and professionals from other departments such as Corporate and Tax Law.

TAX LAW

 

Genesis Avvocati, benefitting from its experience in Tax Law, provides sophisticated tax planning to national and foreign companies through tax due diligence activities. The aim is to verify the accuracy and effectiveness of the procedures adopted by the client regarding direct and indirect taxes, VAT, and other applicable taxes. In particular, it offers services such as:

  • Examination of the corporate structure;
  • Analysis of the tax laws of foreign countries to assess if there is an actual convenience in closing a deal;
  • The analysis of international aspects regarding the transfer of revenues obtained in Italy (operating income, royalties, etc.);
  • Establishment of joint ventures between Italian and foreign Companies.

 

The Genesis Avvocati team has provided support to Italian companies in establishing new businesses in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United States.

 

In case of tax disputes, Genesis Avvocati represents its clients when called to appear both before Tax Commissions and the Court of Appeal. The current high success rate based on the amount/value of taxes subject to verification before the competent Courts is a great source of pride for us.

 

Our experience covers all types of taxes, in particular:

  • Income Taxes
  • Capital Gains Taxes
  • VAT
  • Registration Taxes
  • Real Estate Taxes

REAL ESTATE

The Genesis Law Firm has a consolidated experience in the acquisition, investment, development, sale and leasing of all types of properties with different urban destinations – from office buildings to industrial sites, from shopping centres to mixed-use Real Estate developments, from tourist residences to hotels. Thanks to the expertise acquired, our firm’s Real Estate professionals can help Real Estate developers, institutional investors and companies to perfect their Real Estate transactions through effective strategies and a practical approach.

The Real Estate team works closely with our colleagues in the tax, environmental, financial and litigation sectors to provide our clients with comprehensive Real Estate consultancy services.

In particular, our Firm offers professional advice in the following areas:

  • Real estate due diligence
  • Acquisition and disposal of properties, including auction sales procedures for public entities
  • Construction, reconstruction, renovation
  • Subdivision of buildings
  • Drafting and negotiation of urban planning agreements and unilateral mandatory documents
  • Conservation, requalification and restoration of historical assets
  • Establishment of easements, restrictions and other limitations on use
  • Joint venture and partnership agreements for Real Estate development
  • Loans for the purchase, construction, renovation of properties
  • Leasing of commercial, industrial and professional properties
  • Sale-leaseback operations