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    Michele Bignami
    ADVANT Nctm - Milan
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    Michele Bignami

    ADVANT Nctm - Milan
    Lawyer
    Partner

    LANGUAGES

    English / Italian

    Practice Areas

    Employment

    Sectors

    Luxury and Fashion

    Spotlight

    ESG

    Contacts

    T : +39 02 725511

    michele.bignami@advant-nctm.com

    Expertise

    Michele Bignami began his career in the United Kingdom as in-house counsel at an engineering company; at the age of 27 he returned to Italy and has since advised major multinationals and local companies across all business sectors on employment law and industrial relations. 

    Thanks to intensive M&A activity, which predominantly characterised the first part of his professional career, he is involved in structuring M&A and Restructuring transactions, both Italian and cross-border deals, focusing mainly on the Employment aspects.

    He also provides advice to top manager of major multinationals in connection with their entry into or departure from a company.

    He is a member of the Firm's ESG committee, focusing on matters relating to social and governance.

    He is an internationally recognised professional and an active member of:

    • IBA – International Bar Association - Employment and Industrial Relations;
    • EELA – European Employment Lawyers Association;
    • ELA – Employment Law Alliance – Primary Contact;
    • IFSEA – International Forum of Senior Executives Advisors;
    • AGI – Avvocati Giuslavoristi Italiani;
    • GIDP – AIDP Associazioni di Specialisti delle Risorse Umane.

    Education

    • Admitted to the Supreme Court, 2006.
    • Admitted to the Bar of Milan, 1993.
    • Master in Financial Statements (Part I), Bocconi University, 1991.
    • IPD in Intellectual Property, University of London, 1988.
    • Law Degree, Università degli Studi di Milano, 1987.

    Articles

    Procurement and labour: Decree Law No. 19 of 2024
    1. Procurement: among economy, society and poor work Procurement is a crucial…
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    Labour Decree
    The following is the in-depth discussion by our Labor and Industrial Relations Department on the following topics: Case Law: Law no. 104/1992: the burden of care must be flexible The waiver of…
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    Post-pandemic Smart Working; the guidelines of the Protocol of 7 December 2021
    On 7 December 2021, on the initiative of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, the major Employers’ Associations and Unions signed the National Protocol on Agile Work. The purpose of the document…
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    Pre-retirement and expansion agreement
    The purpose of this brief note is to summarise and analyse the measures introduced by Law No. 178 of 30 December 2020 (the “2021 Budget Law”) on expansion and pre-retirement agreements. The new…
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    LABOUR | Cura Italia Decree. Measures supporting the employment and employees securing work activities and income
    On 17 March 2020, Decree-Law No. 18 of 17 March 2020 was published in the Official Gazette (“Gazzetta Ufficiale”) introducing measures supporting the Italian healthcare system and supporting households,…
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    The burdening of the (direct and personal) responsibility of the principal in labour intensive contracts as a contrast to the unlawful work administration
    It is worth mentioning the recent legislative intervention[9] on withholding taxes in contracting and sub-contracting contracts, which has introduced significant requirements for all the actors involved in…
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