Wilma VISCARDINIFoto Avvocato Viscardini

Founder & Senior Partner (dal 1974)

Senior lawyer who has appeared before Italian, Belgian, French and Luxembourg national courts; the Supreme Court of Cassation and other higher Italian courts; the Tribunal and the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg; the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg; in administrative proceedings with the EU institutions; in domestic and international arbitration. Previously ...

• EEC official in Luxembourg and later in Brussels - Belgium (from 1959 to 1973). In particular, member of the Legal Service of the European Commission, responsible for giving opinions on draft legislation drawn up by the Commission DGs ; supporting, for the legal aspects, the representatives of the Commission in discussing the proposals of the same, both before the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers; represented and defended the Commission before the Court of Justice of the European Communities

Professor of European Law and International Trade - Faculty of Science Policies and Faculty of Agriculture - University of Padova (1974-1999)

• Author of numerous publications, including the following:

• Author for the Group "Il Sole-24 Ore" of   articles   in Community law, in particular commenting on judgments of the Court of First Instance and the Court of Justice European (1999) 

Gabriele DONÀFoto Avvocato Gabriele Donà

Managing Partner

Lawyer. Specializes in EU and international commerce Law. Has pled before:
  • the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg [to April 2016] in nearly 30 cases in the following areas: agricultural law, fisheries, environment, imports from third countries, cartels (antitrust), State aid, taxation, customs, European parliamentary law, administrative transparency of the EU institutions, European civil service;
  • the Court of Cassation and other Italian higher Courts;
  • the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg;
  • Belgian and German jurisdictions
  • national and international arbitration. 

Simonetta DONÀFoto Avvocato Simonetta Donà

Senior Partner - Berlin

  • Partner at the Firm Berlin offices (since 1999)and in Padova (since 1996)
  • Co-counsel at the Court of First Instance and the Court of Justice European Luxembourg
  • Defence counsel before Italian and German Courts
  • Elected President of COMITES - BERLIN

University Teaching Assignments

Professor of Italian commercial, corporate and contractual Law- Department of Law - Humboldt University in Berlin - Germany (since 2001) 

Barbara COMPARINIFoto Avvocato Comparini

Senior Associate - Padova

  • Lawyer. Member of the Bar of Padova, Italy (since 2002)
  • Admitted to plead in Italian Courts, including the "Corte di cassazione" e other high courts
  • Collaborator of the Firm at the headquarters in Padova - Italy (2013)
  • Previously, attorney at a leading firm active in the areas of civil and trade and the protection of consumers and investors, gaining significant experience in litigation - Padova - Italy (2002-2012) 

Specific areas of activity

  • private, commercial, corporate Law
  • arrangements with creditors and bankruptcy procedures
  • debt collection
  • commercial contracts
  • agriculture, fisheries, food, environment
  • competition Law

Lawyer Comparini is also involved in litigation before the Courts and Courts of Appeal and in national mediation and arbitration procedures.

Working language

Italian, French

Katja TOMANNFoto Avvocato Tomann

Senior Associate - Berlin

  • Lawyer. Member of the Bar of Berlin (since 2003)
  • Representation before German Courts and Jurisdictions. 

Specific areas of activity

  • Civil Law
  • Corporate and commercial law
  • Labor law
  • Real Estate Law

Working languages

German, English, Italian

Luca DONÀFoto Luca Donà

USA Senior Partner

  • Business and Investment Banking Consultant
  • MBA Corporate & Securities Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Ph.D Mathematics, Rice University, Houston, TX
  • GMAT 800 

Specific areas of activity

  • development of business opportunities and partnerships in the US
  • negotiation strategy and conflict resolution
  • economic and financial analyses
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Working languages:

Italian, English, French, Spanish.

Other websites of Prof. Luca Donà: elle-investments.com ; lucadona.com ; rendertech.com.

Maria Luisa CANNASFoto Maria Luisa CANNAS

Junior Associate - Padova

Lawyer with the Bar of Padova - Italy (since 2021)
Associate with the Firm at Padova's office (since 2018)

Working languages

Italian, English, French