Leading global law firm Baker & McKenzie announces the appointment of Alessandro Matteini, who joins its Real Estate department in Italy as Local Partner.

Alessandro Matteini is specialized in extraordinary transactions, real estate law and financing and has gained significant experience in the asset management sector, with particular reference to real estate mutual funds. Prior to joining Baker & McKenzie, Alessandro Matteini was an of-counsel at Paul Hastings.

"The arrival of Matteini" commented Pierfrancesco Federici, head of Baker & McKenzie's Real Estate practice in Italy "further strengthens the Real Estate department in answer to the increasing demands of clients of the sector, as part of a wider development strategy of Baker & McKenzie in Italy".

The Real Estate Practice Group of Baker & McKenzie has over 480 professionals worldwide who provide assistance in every possible phase of real estate transactions, from fiscal and contractual planning to environmental and urban investigations and negotiations, up to possible contentious phases.

In particular, in Italy Baker & McKenzie, with offices in Milan and Rome, is able to offer the widest legal assistance in relation to the structuring and management of real estate transactions, the acquisition and divestment of real estate portfolios, financing and refinancing, distressed assets, tenders, commercial leases, and related due diligence activities, including urban and environmental investigations. Specific areas of expertise of the two offices include civil, administrative, city planning, contractual, tax, environmental and contentious law.