In 2004, after founding one of Italy’s first multidisciplinary and international law firms at the end of the 1980’s - whose global recognition led to the incorporation of the Italian office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, one of the five UK magic circle law firms - the founders established a new and independent business project, involving other partners with long-standing professional experience.
Today, LCA employs more than 280 professionals and we’re widely recognised for our unique flexibility, know-how and innovations, while maintaining quintessentially Italian standards and the expert levels of organisation and experience required by any important international law firm. This is why, at LCA, we can tailor our services to meet the individual needs of a diverse range of clients, from start-ups to small and medium enterprises, and multinational companies listed in regulated markets.
We strictly comply with ASLA (Associazione degli Studi Legali Associati) code of best practice, to which more than one hundred of the most prestigious Italian and international law firms also adhere.
The Managing Partner (currently in office: Giovanni Lega) coordinates and directs the Firm's activities and represents it externally. He is an ex officio member of the Strategic Committee and the Wise Persons’ Committee. The Chairperson (currently in office: Salvatore Sanzo) chairs and coordinates the Partners’ Meeting and is an ex officio member of the Wise Persons’ Committee. He is always a focal point for gathering initiatives, advice, and suggestions from partners, with the authority to direct them to the appropriate bodies (ombudsman function). The Strategic Committee is the management body for the Firm's vision and strategy, elected every three years by its 42 equity partners. In addition to the Managing Partner, it consists of 5 equity partners who have reached a quorum of 2/3 of the voters, with at least one member belonging to the less represented gender. It is responsible for the Firm's strategic direction – business plan, investments, budget definition, lateral hiring, promotion of partners, bonuses and compensation, business development, creation of new departments, strategy in the choice of locations and offices – and is currently composed of the Managing Partner Giovanni Lega, along with Luciano Castelli, Gianluca De Cristofaro, Giangiacomo Rocco di Torrepadula, Benedetto Lonato, and Angela Petrosillo. The General Manager (currently in office: Eng. Alessandro Di Fusco) acts as a coordinator between the Strategic Committee and the individual functions, which he supervises in agreement with a partner or professional representative for each. The Wise Persons’ Committee decides on the distribution of profits to the equity partners, consisting of five equity partners elected annually.
LCA has decided to adopt an Organizational, Management, and Control Model (pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001). The 231 Model, as well as the firm’s procedures, is a document that sets principles and rules of conduct aimed at granting the firm's integrity and transparency in its activities, in order to prevent the commission of the offenses indicated in the 231 Decree. With the adoption of the Model, a monocratic Supervisory Body, in the person of Professor and Lawyer David Terracina, has been appointed for a three-year term. A whistleblowing procedure has also been adopted, in accordance with Legislative Decree no. 24 of March 10, 2023, implementing EU Directive 2019/1937. LCA staff, professionals and external parties will be able to submit a report according to the terms outlined in the whistleblowing procedure. Consult the whistleblowing procedure (in Italian). Furthermore, LCA has developed a new code of ethics to ensure that the values and principles to which all members of the Firm must adhere are clearly defined and serve as foundation for the promoted activities as well as a behavioral reference model. Refer to our code of ethics (in Italian).
We strongly believe that in a world that’s always changing and becoming increasingly complex, quick and qualified solutions are crucial for success. For this reason, we feel it is crucial to offer vocational training in various areas and ways. We offer dedicated courses to trainee lawyers to prepare them for their Bar exams. These can be undertaken in the form of lectures in specialised schools and courses at large law firms or bodies upon request. In addition to these initiatives, LCA boasts an impressive range of specialist legal areas: corporate, commercial and tax, extraordinary transactions, business crises, intellectual property, art, transport and insurance, individual and family. In these cases, our trainees undergo appropriate training in the form of dedicated Masters, seminars and lessons organised by renowned universities, publishing houses, public and professional bodies, both by creating updating courses aimed at a wider public, and organising ad-hoc training sessions with our clients on their specific areas of interest and with a specialised focus on their business targets.
