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Latham & Watkins Adds to Italian Staff

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Riccardo Agostinelli joined Latham & Watkins as a partner in the finance department at the firm’s office in Milan.

Agostinelli has extensive expertise in leveraged finance, banking and restructuring transactions. His clients include Italian and international banks, private equity firms, asset managers and other financial institutions. 

Counsel Lorenzo Vernetti also joins Latham & Watkins with Agostinelli. His practice focuses on acquisition finance, leveraged finance, debt restructurings, real estate finance and corporate banking matters. 

The attorneys join Latham & Watkins from Ashurst. Agostinelli previously served as managing partner of Ashurst’s Milan office.


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