Roberto Santoro
Lawyer

E-mail
roberto.santoro@portule.com
Certified e-mail (Pec)
roberto.santoro@ordineavvocativicenza.it
Telephone
+39 0444 541884

Areas of Expertise

Commercial and Corporate Law

Industrial Law

International Trade Law

Diritto civile d'impresa
Civil Law for Business
Diritto dell'Unione europea - Antitrust
European Union Law - Antitrust
Arbitrato e Mediazione
Arbitration and Mediation
Compliance Aziendale Privacy e modelli organizzativi
Privacy compliance and “231” organizational models
Contenzioso giudiziale nazionale e internazionale
National and International disputes
Contrattualistica Commerciale Internazionale e nazionale
International and national commercial contracts
Diritto Societario e Operazioni Straordinarie (M&A)
Corporate law and extraordinary transactions (M&A)
Procedure concorsuali e Ristrutturazione del debito
Insolvency proceedings and debt restructuring
Proprietà intellettuale e Nuove Tecnologie
Intellectual Property and ICTs

Professional Activity
I assist companies in their issues regarding commercial, civil and industrial law, with a special focus on both national and international contracts (M&A, supply, procurement, turnkey contracts, agency and distribution, general conditions of sale, patent licenses, etc). As well, I deal with several legal disputes (credit recovery, product liability claims, disputes with insurance companies and banks, procedures to protect trademarks and patents, company law, unfair competition, contestation of Italian jurisdiction, leasing.
I am a founding partner of DFA.

Languages
Italian, English, French

Education
University Padova
Law degree (1991)

Luiss University, Rome
Course for International Company Lawyer (1996)

Publications
Santoro R., L’abuso del potere della maggioranza nelle delibere societarie di adeguamento alla riforma, in Giurisprudenza Commerciale 2007
Santoro R., Vitale S., Garanzie bancarie a prima richiesta: “la prova liquida”, le incertezze della giurisprudenza, l’Autonomia a Rischio, in Foro Padano, 1996