Italy

Yingke inaugurates the cooperation with ADVANT Nctm in the year 2015.

Founded in 2000, ADVANT Nctm is an independent law firm with about 260 lawyers and tax advisors, and is one of the leading commercial law firms in Italy. It advises companies, banks and financial institutions, multi-national corporations and public entities on all areas of business law from its offices in Milan and Rome, as well as London and Shanghai.

ADVANT Nctm is highly regarded for its:

• Top expertise and quality, with a pragmatic and innovative approach;
• Being a leading law firm and market leader with many awards, recognitions and ‘firsts’;
• Tailor made services, specifically focused on clients’ businesses;
• Significant presence in cross border and international deals;
• History of innovation and unique ability to develop truly dedicated solutions for clients.

ADVANT Nctm is an active member of numerous influential legal associations around the world, including the International Bar Association (IBA), International Trademark Association (INTA), the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), etc.

The firm’s structure, strategy and development are all geared towards delivering the best possible services to its clients both domestic and international. This is implemented through a matrix organization that allows leveraging specific expertise either by practice or by industry.

ADVANT Nctm stands out on the market and among the experts of law, as an innovator from many points of view. The Firm has accomplished many “first” legal and fiscal consulting and pioneering choices also in the field of technology, including the development of proprietary platforms for effective and secure management of shared practices with customers.

With solid relationships with prominent Chinese players, ADVANT Nctm has a strong network in the country and works as a bridge for inbound and outbound investments between Italy and China.

ADVANT Nctm’s Shanghai office is led by a fixed salary partner and the team covers the full spectrum expertise with a special focus on M&A.

ADVANT Nctm’s China Desk’s professionals, based both in China and Italy, are recognized as key Italian people in China and some of them have had a stable presence in the country for the last 20 years. They are Italian and fluent in spoken and written Chinese, have a strong understanding of the Chinese culture, diplomacy, territory and business issues, and are recognized by the leading international legal directories, who have praised them for their skill in cross-border deals. Among them, ADVANT Nctm can rely on Ambassador Attilio Massimo Iannucci, who was Ambassador of Italy in China from 2010 to 2012 and other professionals who have a deep knowledge of international Institutions.

ADVANT Nctm is also part of a law firm association established in 2021 with Altana in France and Beiten Burkhardt in Germany. Our member firms are leading legal and tax advisors in their respective jurisdictions.

• Administrative and European Public Law
• Antitrust and Competition
• Banking and Finance
• Capital Markets
• Corporate and Commercial
• Corporate Criminal Law
• Employment and Industrial Relations
• Intellectual Property
• Litigation and Arbitration
• Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity
• Privacy and IT Compliance
• Real Estate
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Tax
• Art
• Automotive, Rail, Aviation
• China Desk
• Energy
• Entertainment
• Environmental, Health and Safety
• Financial Institutions Group – FIG
• Food and Drink
• Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Insurance
• International Desk
• Luxury and Fashion
• Marine, Transport & Logistic
• Non-profit
• TMT – Telecommunications Media Technology

ADVANT Nctm assistance includes:

• Advice and assistance in M&A transactions
• IP Consulting
• Specialist, occasional or continuative contracts
• Advice and assistance in the field of Employment Law
• Judicial consultancy

ADVANT Nctm’s recent experience includes:

• Assistance on the setup of business practices of a major airline group in Italy, which included translation of all corporate documents in Chinese and guidance between the Italian and Chinese legal systems.
• Assistance on all the legal aspects of the setup procedure for a new Italian subsidiary to be part of a major Chinese airline group.
• Assistance on the sale of a leading international trailer services group to a major Chinese business group.
• Continuous assistance to a major Chinese bank on all legal matters in the Italian law for their Italian branch.
• Assistance to a world leading TMT company on the sale of their PRC manufacturing assets.
• Assistance on IP profiles in China of a major Italian automotive brake systems manufacturer.