Federica Silva focuses on civil, personal and contract law.

She assists individuals and companies both in the consulting phase and in litigation, out-of-court and in court.

With a solid experience in top Milanese law firms, she combines her skills as a litigator with an academic profile, having obtained a doctorate in Comparative Private Law and worked as a Cultrice della Materia and Research Fellow at the State University of Milan and the University of Milan Bicocca.

Year 2019 ─ Equity Partner Accolla and Associates

Year 2011 ─ Partner Law Firm Accolla-Agrati

Year 2008–2010 LIUC University, Castellanza (VA) ─ Adjunct lecturer of the English language course Introduction to Italian Law ─ Tort Law for Erasmus students

Year 2009 ─ Tutor of students of the Faculty of Law during the Summer School India, University of Milan Bicocca

Year 2009 ─ Collaboration with the Migliorisi De Benedetti Associati law firm ─ Milan

Year 2005 ─ Collaboration with the NCTM Associati law firm ─ Milan

Since 2022, Federica has been President of the ANITA ─ Italian National Association of Tutors and Administrators and Head of the Milan office of ANITA.

In February 2013, she joined the Scientific Committee of the project CONFINAD, sponsored by the European Commission and aimed at organising training courses for consumer association managers on consumer financial advice.

In 2011 and 2012, she was a member of the Scientific Committee of the Summer School ─ University of Milan Bicocca and speaker of the seminar Introduction to Italian Law, within the Winter School China, organised by the University of Milan Bicocca.

Since 2010, she has been a speaker at the seminar Introduction to Indian Law, as part of the preparation for the Indian Summer School.

Year 2011 ─ University of Milano-Bicocca ─ Research contract, chair of Comparative Law

Year 2010 ─ University of Milano-Bicocca ─ Lecturer in Comparative Private Law

Year 2006 ─ State University of Milan ─ PhD in Comparative Law, with a project on Real Estate Funds under American Law

Year 2005 ─ State University of Milan ─ Degree in Law with grade 110/110 cum laude

Year 2003 ─ University of California Berkeley ─ School of Law, scholarship for one semester

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Professionally active since 2009, he has always directed his own professional structure.
A criminal lawyer, in his fifteen years of professional experience, he has acquired solid expertise in the field of asset management on behalf of individuals or on judicial assignment, he is also an expert in negotiations and negotiations.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of People Family Office, he is also Managing Partner of Accolla Law Firm. Counsellor of the Milan Bar Association since 2020, he has held the position of Secretary of the Board since 2023.

From 2013 to 2023, President of the National Association of Tutors and Administrators.

Since 2021, member of the Executive Committee of ASLA ─ Associazione Studi Legali Associati.

Since 2024, Coordinator of the Private Wealth Management working group of ASLA ─ Associazione Studi Legali Associati.

 

Work experience

Year 2024 ─ Founder and Managing Partner of Accolla Law Firm S.t.a.r.l.

Year 2017 ─ Founder and Managing Partner of Accolla and Associates

Year 2015 ─ Owner of the Accolla Law Firm

Year 2012 ─ Partner Law Firm ASALEX

Year 2009 ─ Partner Law Firm Accolla-Agrati

 

Membership

President of the Consensual Justice and Arbitration Commission of the Milan Bar Association.

President of the Commission of Secretary Councillors at Unione Lombarda Ordini Forensi.

Coordinator of the Private Wealth Management working group of ASLA ─ Associazione Studi Legali Associati.

Member of the People, Family and Minors Commission of the Milan Bar Association.

Member of the Code Red Commission of the Milan Bar Association.

Member of the Young Lawyers Commission of the Milan Bar Association.

Member of the Executive Committee of ASLA – Associazione Studi Legali Associati.

President of the National Association of Tutors and Administrators.

 

Lectures

For the State University of Milan, lecturer at the postgraduate course “Rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in a multidisciplinary perspective”.

For the Milan Bar Association, ─ organisation and teaching in the “Training course for administrators basic course” in Milan.

For the University of Milan, ─ Lecturer at the postgraduate course in “Administration, person, assets, company”.

 

Publications

In the We Wealth Guides ─ The opportunities of the Trust, from wealth management to generational handover, drafting contributions “The Trust: main features of the institution” and “Tax monitoring: the declaration obligations for the Trust”.

In We Wealth Magazine ─ 20 June 2023, article “The administrator and the trustee of assets”.

In We Wealth Magazine ─ 1 March 2022, article “Wealth planning: development of the Trust Company”.

 

Conferences

11 July 2024 ─ Associazione Studi Legali Associati ─ speaker at the conference “The exercise of the profession and legal ethics”;

18 April 2024 ─ University of Milan ─ speaker at the conference “Disability and inclusion”;

10 April 2024 ─ La Scala law firm ─ speaker at the conference “Access to the profession, from Internship to Solemn Commitment”;

9 April 2024 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “20 years of AdS in Milan”;

5 April 2024 ─ Istanbul Bar Association ─ key speaker at the 146th Bar Association anniversary Symposium;

7 February, 2024 ─ FORENSIC SCHOOL ─ speaker at the conference “Lawyer Ethics and Professional Law”;

January 17, 2024 – ASSORUP – Speaker at the conference “Entrustments on the test of fair compensation.”

26 October 2023 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “European Criminal Law”;

10 October 2023 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “Consensual justice and arbitration after the Cartabia reform”;

2 October 2023 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “Startup of the Law Firm”;

27 September 2023 ─ CREDIT VILLAGE ─ speaker at the conference “Secured Credits between Market Price and Judicial Price”;

26 September 2023 ─ STEP ─ speaker at the conference “From the trust ‘after us’ to the trust ‘during us'”;

5 July 2023 ─ Associazione Studi Legali Associati ─ speaker at the conference “The exercise of the profession and legal ethics”;

7 June 2023 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “The operational management of the law firm”;

31 January 2023 ─ AIAF ─ speaker at the conference “The Deontology of the Ads Lawyer”;

20 January 2023 ─ Intesa San Paolo Private Bank ─ speaker at the conference “Administration: activities and relevant issues in the relationship between banks”,

19 December 2022 ─ Studio Legale Tonucci ─ speaker at the conference “Legal specialisations”;

17 October 2022 ─ Association of Law Professionals ─ speaker at the conference “Banks and customers: the new frontiers of jurisprudence and ethical limits”;

5 July 2022 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “The role of the lawyer in the light of professional ethics”;

14 December 2021 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “Meetings on forensic law and ethics”;

26 November 2021 ─ Allen Overy Law Firm ─ speaker at the conference “Social Media and Ethics”;

9 November 2021 ─ Beker McKenzie Law Firm ─ speaker at the conference “Duty of competence and specialisations”;

3 November 2021 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “Administration and judicial control”;

23 September 2021 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “Nature, quantification and taxation of fair compensation;

21 September 2021 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “Forensic specialisations and new skills”;

23 February 2021 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “The new specialisations of lawyers: state of the art and perspectives”;

16 September 2020 ─ Italian National Association of Tutors and Administrators ─ speaker at the conference “Covid and post-covid administrations”;

9 June 2020 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “The role of AdS in the COVID-19 emergency”;

8 March 2020 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “Tax regime for the fair compensation of the administrator in light of the recent judgement of the Court of Cassation”;

25 March 2019 ─ Futuro Forense association ─ speaker at the conference “Vulnerable subjects and civil protection systems”;

14 March 2019 ─ Pavia Civil Chamber ─ speaker at the conference “TSO, ASO and administration, the protection of the person in distress”;

4 December 2018 ─ Milan Bar Association ─ speaker at the conference “More than the trial, information seminar on non-contentious legal activities in support of the judicial authority”.

 

Training

Year 2019 ─ State University of Milan ─ Postgraduate course “Rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in a multidisciplinary perspective”.

Year 2017 ─ Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Milan ─
Postgraduate School Business Society ─ Master’s Degree “Small and Medium Enterprise Management and Competitiveness”.

Year 2014 ─ State University of Milan ─ Postgraduate course “Law, Tax and Civil Society in the Third Sector”.

Year 2013 ─ Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan ─ Postgraduate course “The Third Sector, between legislation and practice: civil, tax and accounting aspects”.

Year 2013 ─ State University of Milan ─
Postgraduate course “Litigation before European Courts: the European Court of Human Rights”.

Year 2009 ─ Court of Appeal of Milan ─ Qualification to practise the legal profession

Year 2006 ─ Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan ─ Degree in Law with grade 110/110.

 

Italian, English and French