Litigation, Arbitration, ADR

We have consolidated experience in the management of national and international disputes, thanks to the firm’s network of contacts, both in court and in arbitration in favour of clients, individuals, legal entities, foundations, banks and banking and financial intermediaries.

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Contrary to the traditional approach, our litigation, arbitration and ADR department carefully weighs the costs and benefits to the client in identifying defensive strategies, both offensive and defensive, as well as the best procedural solution, proposing the most functional and efficient one for managing the dispute.

Our litigation, arbitration, and ADR department works synergistically with all of the firm’s departments, advising clients at the pre-litigation stage of contractual relations or, more broadly, when a dispute needs to be resolved.

Areas of practice

ADR Alternative dispute resolution

As a result of the most recent legislative innovations and in response to the need to deflate litigation, a number of alternative ways of settling disputes are gaining ground in our legal system.

MEDIATION | Civil and commercial mediation consists of an out-of-court, informal conflict resolution procedure in which a neutral, impartial, independent and competent third party, the mediator, assists the parties by facilitating communication, identifying their interests and helping them reach a mutually satisfactory agreement.

Our Litigation, Arbitration and ADR department is very attentive to the management of this phase, which – in an increasing number of cases – constitutes a condition for the admissibility of a court application and, therefore, a prodromal phase in relation to it. The conclusion of an agreement in mediation that avoids the establishment of a judicial dispute can lead to a considerable advantage for the parties, both for the tax advantages associated with the institution and for the savings in costs and expenses necessary to manage the dispute in court and/or arbitration.

ASSISTED NEGOTIATION | The assisted negotiation procedure was introduced by Legislative Decree no. 132 of 12 September 2014 converted into Law no. 162 of 10 November 2014. It is an agreement by which the parties, assisted by one or more lawyers, agree to cooperate in good faith and with loyalty to resolve a dispute amicably.

The assisted negotiation procedure can be used, as an alternative to ordinary jurisdiction, for any type of dispute as long as it concerns the rights available.

The execution of the assisted negotiation is a condition for the admissibility of the claim for compensation for damage caused by the use of vehicles and boats and for the payment of sums not exceeding Euro 50,000.00 for any reason whatsoever, if it is not one of the cases referred to in Article 5 paragraph 1-bis of Legislative Decree 28/2010, with reference to which the mediation attempt is mandatory.

Judicial Litigation

After unsuccessful attempts at alternative dispute resolution, our litigation, arbitration and ADR department develops the best strategy for the attack or defence in order to help and accompany the client to obtain the appropriate protection of their aggrieved rights before a judge.

Our litigation, arbitration and ADR department specialises in legal assistance before any judicial body, whether of first or second instance, as well as legitimacy before the Supreme Court of Cassation.

Before commencing litigation, our team takes great care to provide the client with the clearest and most detailed information on the costs, risks and possible outcomes of litigation, and to share with the client the key strategic choices, including the procedural tool recommended at each stage.

Precautionary Litigation

In certain cases provided for by law and in the presence of specific prerequisites, our legal system provides for the possibility of “immediate” protection.

These are interlocutory proceedings, i.e., summary proceedings (i.e., proceedings that do not reach the level of depth of the ordinary court of cognisance), the function of which is to “freeze” a disputed legal situation pending a final decision (in proceedings that are already pending or have yet to be instituted) or to grant atypical and immediate protection.

These proceedings are particularly challenging for our lawyers, who have to prepare for the trial or the defence against it within a very tight timeframe, often in order to defend constitutionally guaranteed rights.

Arbitrations

Arbitration is a procedure through which the parties can obtain a resolution to their dispute through the pronouncement of an award (decision) by an arbitrator, a third party, who is identified by agreement between the parties themselves.

If the parties agree beforehand on the recourse to a third-party arbitrator, in the event of a disagreement arising, by means of an arbitration clause, the procedure is faster because the rules to be followed (method of appointing arbitrators, competent seat) will already have been established in advance, etc.)

If it is decided to resort to arbitration after the dispute has already arisen, the parties sign a written agreement called a compromise by which they delegate the decision to a third person, who is extraneous to the facts.

Not all disputes can be subject to an arbitration agreement, but it would be advisable for those involving more than one jurisdiction (international commercial arbitration), i.e., where the commercial parties have different nationalities.

Our Litigation, Arbitration and ADR department has considerable experience in both formal and informal arbitrations, not only defending one of the parties but also acting as arbitrator and/or member of the arbitration panel.

Our Team

Founder

Lawyer Federica Silva

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

Italian, English and French

Counsel

Lawyer Marco Ammendola

Marco Ammendola mainly deals with judicial, arbitration and ADR litigation in civil, corporate and commercial matters.
Marco has decades of experience in assisting national and international clients in ordinary cognition, enforcement and precautionary proceedings.
Marco also assisted banks, banking intermediaries and financial intermediaries in litigation concerning alleged violations of the TUB and TUF.
Thanks also to an in-house experience in the European coordination of a major extraordinary transaction, Marco was able to delve into civil, corporate and regulatory issues in the biomedical and life science sector.
Year 2013 ─ Catholic University of the Sacred Heart ─ Laurea Magistrale in Law with full marks with a thesis in Private Law Institutions, supervisor Ch.mo Prof. Giulio Ponzanelli, entitled: “The jurisprudential evolution of the strict liability of owners pursuant to Article 2049 of the Italian Civil Code”.
Year 2013 ─ Trainee at MA Department, Legalitax ─ Law and Tax Firm
Year 2014 ─ Junior Associate at Gianni, Origoni, Grippo Cappelli Partners ─ Litigation Arbitration Department
Year 2016 ─ Passed the qualification exam
Year 2017 ─ Enrolment in the Ordinary Register of Lawyers of the Court of Milan
Year 2017 ─ Associate Gianni, Origoni, Grippo Cappelli Partners ─ Litigation Arbitration Department
Year 2019 ─ Associate Gianni, Origoni, Grippo Cappelli Partners ─ Secondment in Livanova PLc ─ Sorin Group Italy, coordinator of EU countries business transfer transaction
Year 2020 ─ Counsel, civil litigation department Radice Gagliardi and DDC Studio Legale e Tributario
Year 2024 ─ Counsel civil litigation department Accolla Law Firm

Partner

Lawyer Valentina Beccaria

Valentina Beccaria mainly deals with personal and property protection on behalf of private individuals or by court order.
She assists individuals in family dispute resolution, asset protection and planning, estate planning and generational handover.
The specialisation in trust and estate planning, together with Amnesty International’s previous experience in human rights issues, extends the area of intervention to cross-border or international family situations.
Work experience
Year 2021 ─ Salary Partner of Accolla and Associates
Year 2019 ─ Associate Lawyer at Accolla and Associates
Year 2017 ─ Lawyer at the Accolla Law Firm
Year 2016 ─ Associate Lawyer at Studio Legale S.V.N.A.
Year 2012 ─ Publicist at Amnesty International in the field of human rights with a focus on international adoptions.
Year 2010 ─ Internship at the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan, anti-mafia district directorate as a student of the Pavia-Bocconi Specialisation School for Legal Professions.
Year 2009 ─ trainee lawyer at Studio Legale Vaccaro ─ Estrangeros.
Membership
Head of the Special Interest Group “Mental Capacity” of the Italian branch of STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).
Full Membership, TEP (trust and estate practitioner) of the Italian branch of STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).
Active member of the Trust Association in Italy.
Associate of ANCP ─ National Association of Asset Consultants
Lions Officer for the district of Milan Ib4 on the subject of disability, Alzheimer’s and administration.
Lectures and publications
Year 2022 ─ ongoing ─ contributor for the “We Wealth” magazine.
From the year 2017 to the year 2020 ─ Italian National Association of Guardians and Administrators ─ lecturer for the “Theoretical and practical course for Administrators” in Milan, Pavia, Monza and Busto Arsizio. Course accredited by the Board of the Milan Bar Association.
Year 2016 ─ Lecturer in Constitutional Law for the Res Publica 33 project, Leonardo Educazione formazione lavoro s.r.l.
Year 2010 ─ Tutor of Criminal Procedure at the Department of Criminal Procedure Cesare Beccaria, University of Pavia.
Education
Year 2021 ─ Master “The law of Trusts in countries of origin and in Italy” XXI edition organised by the Uniforma Consortium.
Year 2019 ─ Master in “Protection, transmission and management of family assets” at Sole 24 ore Business School, Milan.
Year 2018 ─ Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan ─ “Payroll specialist” basic course on payroll and contributions.
Year 2016 ─ ANITA theoretical and practical course, aimed at training administrators.
Year 2015 ─ Two-year Master’s Degree in Family Mediation at CENAF Milan.
Year 2009 ─ Pavia Bocconi Specialisation School for Legal Professions.
Year 2009 ─ University of Pavia ─ Degree in Law.

Associate

Lawyer Miriam Pastoressa

Miriam Pastoressa has acquired specific expertise in matters related to criminal, juvenile and family law.

Year 2022 ─ Junior Associate at Accolla Law Firm and Associates

Year 2021─2022 ─ Legal consultant at Avvocato di Strada ODV, Foggia

Year 2019─2020 ─ Associate at the Filippi-Milan Law Firm, Trieste

Year 2018─2020 ─ Legal consultant at GOAP anti-violence centre, Trieste

Year 2017─2018 ─ Internship pursuant to art. 73 of Legislative Decree 69/2013 at the Criminal Court of Trieste

Year 2015 ─ Curricular internship in the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Foggia

Year 2022 ─ Theoretical and practical course for the training of ADS, ANITA Association, Milan

Year 2022 ─ Enrolment in the Milan Register of Lawyers

Year 2022 ─ Postgraduate course in “Expert in investigation techniques and intervention procedures in the case of gender violence” offered by Associazione Forum Lex, Foggia

Year 2021 ─ Qualification to practise the legal profession at the Trieste Bar Association

Year 2021 ─ Postgraduate course in criminal law offered by the “Domos” school, Rome

Year 2020–2022 ─ Academy of Law ─ Marco Fratini, Consultant, and Lucrezia Fiandaca, State Lawyer, Bari

Year 2018─2019 ─ “Carnelutti” Law School, COA, Trieste

Year 2017 ─ Degree in Law from the University of Foggia

Year 2014─2015 ─ Erasmus Programme at “Cuza” University of Iasi (Romania)

Anno 2014 ─ Institutional study project at the European Parliament, Brussels

Italian, English, French

Associate

Lawyer Shuruq El Bayoumi

Shuruq El Bayoumi deals with personal law with a focus on legal protection for vulnerable persons and contract law.

Year 2022 ─ Junior Associate at Accolla and Associates

Year 2022 ─ Enrolment in the Register of Lawyers at the Milan Bar Association

Year 2018 ─ Legal trainee at Accolla and Associates

Year 2018 ─ Enrolment in the Register of Trainee Lawyers at the Milan Bar Association

Year 2018 ─ Teacher of Arabic at CE.SVI.P.

Year 2015 ─ Responsible for relations with the countries that are part of the European project promoted by the Sicilian coastal action group “Towers and tuna nets of the Trapani coastline”, involving eight other GACs on the island, Albania, Serbia, the island of Malta, Lebanon and Egypt.

Year 2018 ─ University of Milan ─ Degree in Law with a thesis on “Filiation between Italian Law, Shari’a and Egyptian Law”, supervisor Prof.

Year 2017 Erasmus Programme in Innsbruck, Austria, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Innsbruck.

Italian, Arabic, English, French, German

Founder And Managing Partner

Avv. Marco Accolla

Attivo professionalmente dal 2009, ha sempre diretto la propria Struttura professionale. Avvocato penalista, nella sua quindicennale esperienza professionale, ha acquisito una solida competenza nel settore della gestione patrimoniale per conto di privati o su incarico giudiziale, è altresì esperto in trattative e negoziazioni.

Presidente del Consiglio di Amministrazione di People Family Office è anche Managing Partner di Accolla Law Firm.

Nella sua quindicennale esperienza professionale, ha acquisito una solida competenza nel settore della gestione patrimoniale per conto di privati o su incarico giudiziale, è altresì esperto in trattative e negoziazioni. Consigliere dell’Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano dal 2020, ricopre dal 2023 l’incarico di Segretario del Consiglio. Dal 2013 al 2022 Presidente dell’Associazione Nazionale Tutori e Amministratori di sostegno. Dal 2021 Componente del Comitato Esecutivo di ASLA – Associazione Studi Legali Associati.

Dal 2024 Coordinatore del gruppo di lavoro Private Wealth Management di ASLA – Associazione Studi Legali Associati.

Esperienza professionale Anno 2024 – Founder e Managing partner di Accolla Law Firm S.t.a.r.l. Anno 2017 – Founder e Managing partner di Accolla e Associati Anno 2015 – Socio titolare Studio Legale Accolla Anno 2012 – Socio Studio Legale ASALEX Anno 2009 – Socio Studio Legale Accolla – Agrati

Membership Presidente della Commissione Giustizia Consensuale e Arbitrato dell’Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano. Presidente della Commissione Consiglieri Segretari presso Unione Lombarda Ordini Forensi.

Coordinatore del gruppo di lavoro Private Wealth Management di ASLA – Associazione Studi Legali Associati.

Componente della Commissione Persone, Famiglia e Minori dell’Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano. Componente della Commissione Codice Rosso dell’Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano. Componente della Commissione Giovani Avvocati dell’Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano. Componente del Comitato Esecutivo di ASLA – Associazione Studi Legali Associati. Già Presidente dell’Associazione Nazionale Tutori e Amministratori di sostegno. Docenze Per Università Statale di Milano, docente al corso di perfezionamento “Diritti e inclusione delle persone con disabilità in una prospettiva multidisciplinare”. Per Ordine Avvocati di Milano – organizzazione e docenza nel “Corso di formazione per amministratore di sostegno corso base” in Milano; Per Università degli Studi di Milano – docente al corso di perfezionamento in “Amministrazione di sostegno, persona patrimonio, impresa”

Pubblicazioni

In Le Guide di We Wealth – Le opportunità del Trust, dalla gestione del patrimonio al passaggio generazionale, redazione contributi “Il Trust: Caratteristiche principali dell’Istituto” e “Monitoraggio fiscale: gli obblighi dichiarativi per il Trust”;

In We Wealth Magazine – 20 giugno 2023 articolo “L’Amministrazione di sostegno e l’intestazione fiduciaria di beni”;

In We Wealth Magazine – 1 marzo 2022 articolo “La Pianificazione patrimoniale: sviluppo della Trust Company”.

Convegni

11 luglio 2024 – Associazione Studi Legali Associati – relatore al convegno “L’esercizio della professione e la deontologia forense”;

18 aprile 2024 – Università di Milano – relatore al convegno “Disabilità ed inclusione”;

10 aprile 2024 – Studio Legale La Scala – relatore al convegno “L’accesso alla professione, dal Tirocinio all’Impegno solenne” 9 aprile 2024 – Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “20 anni di AdS a Milano” 5 aprile 2024 – Istanbul Bar Association – key speaker at the 146^th Bar Association anniversary Symposium 7 febbraio 2024 – SCUOLA FORENSE – relatore al convegno “Deontologia dell’Avvocato e Legge professionale”; 17 gennaio 2024 – ASSORUP – Relatore al convegno “Gli affidamenti alla prova dell’equo compenso”; 26 ottobre 2023 – Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Diritto Penale Europeo” 10 ottobre 2023 – Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Giustizia consensuale e arbitrato dopo la riforma Cartabia”; 2 ottobre 2023 – Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Startup dello Studio Legale” 27 settembre 2023 – CREDIT VILLAGE – relatore al convegno “I Crediti Secured fra Market Price e Judicial Price”; 26 settembre 2023 – STEP – relatore al convegno “Dal trust «dopo di noi» al trust «durante noi»”; 5 luglio 2023 – Associazione Studi Legali Associati – relatore al convegno “L’esercizio della professione e la deontologia forense”; 7 giugno 2023 – Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “La gestione operativa dello Studio Legale”; 31 gennaio 2023 – AIAF – relatore al convegno “La deontologia dell’Ads Avvocato”; 20 gennaio 2023 – Intesa San Paolo Private Bank – relatore al convegno “L’amministrazione di sostegno: attività e questioni rilevanti nel rapporto con le banche”; 19 dicembre 2022 – Studio Legale Tonucci – relatore al convegno “Le specializzazioni forensi”; 17 ottobre 2022 – Associazione Professionisti del diritto – relatore al convegno “Banche e clienti: le nuove frontiere della giurisprudenza e limiti deontologici”; 5 luglio 2022 – Ordine Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Il ruolo dell’Avvocato alla luce della deontologia professionale”; 14 dicembre 2021 – Ordine Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Incontri di ordinamento forense e deontologia”; 26 novembre 2021 – Studio Legale Allen Overy – relatore al convegno “Social Media e Deontologia” 9 novembre 2021 – Studio Legale Beker McKenzie – relatore al convegno “Dovere di competenza e specializzazioni”; 3 novembre 2021 – Ordine Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Amministrazione e controllo giudiziario”; 23 settembre 2021 – Ordine Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Natura, quantificazione e tassazione dell’equa indennità”; 21 settembre 2021 – Ordine Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Le specializzazioni forensi e le nuove competenze”; 23 febbraio 2021 – Ordine Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Le nuove specializzazioni degli avvocati: stato dell’arte e prospettive”; 16 settembre 2020 – Associazione Nazionale Italiana Tutori ed Amministratori di sostegno – relatore al convegno “Amministrazioni di sostegno covid e post covid”; 9 giugno 2020 – Ordine Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Il ruolo dell’AdS nell’emergenza Covid 19”; 8 marzo 2020 – Ordine Avvocati di Milano – relatore al convegno “Regime fiscale dell’equa indennità dell’amministratore di sostegno alla luce della recente sentenza della Corte di Cassazione”; 25 marzo 2019 – Associazione Futuro Forense – relatore al convegno “Soggetti fragili e sistemi civili di protezione”; 14 marzo 2019 – Camera Civile Pavia – relatore al convegno “TSO, ASO e Amministrazione di sostegno, la protezione della persona nel disagio”; 4 dicembre 2018 – Ordine Avvocati Milano – relatore al convegno “Non solo processo, seminario di informazione sulle attività legali non contenziose di supporto all’autorità giudiziaria”

Formazione Anno 2019 – Università Statale di Milano – Corso di perfezionamento “Diritti e inclusione delle persone con disabilità in una prospettiva multidisciplinare”. Anno 2017 – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano – Alta Scuola Impresa e Società – Master Universitario “Gestione Piccole e Medie Imprese e competitività”. Anno 2014 – Università Statale di Milano – Corso di perfezionamento “Diritto, Fisco e società civile nel Terzo Settore”. Anno 2013 – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano – Corso di perfezionamento “Il Terzo Settore tra normativa e prassi: aspetti civilistici, fiscali e contabili” Anno 2013 – Università Statale di Milano – Corso di perfezionamento “Il Contenzioso dinanzi alle Corti Europee: La Corte Europea dei Diritti dell’Uomo”. Anno 2009 – Corte d’Appello di Milano – Abilitazione all’esercizio della professione legale. Anno 2006 – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano – Laurea in Giurisprudenza con voto 110/110. Italiano, Inglese, Francese