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Studio Misuraca & Associates Law Firm - SMAF

Via Savoia, 78 Rome 00198 Italy

 +39 06 92938008
 +39 06 89281051

www.smaf-legal.com
 Contact Francesco Misuraca, Attorney

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Studio Misuraca, Attorneys Firm is dedicated to serving the legal needs of our clients in an ethical and professional manner, and promptly responding to our clients' inquiries and requests for assistance. We are committed to legal excellence and client satisfaction.

The people composing SMAF believe that its continued professional growth is the result of its faithful commitment to meet the diversity and challenges of practicing law in the present times, by providing clients with a wide range of professional services and increased specialization. The strong bond and the team spirit among the members of SMAF and associates law firm is the most profound asset.

SMAF has developed and constantly is developing into a very pre-eminent firm in Italy, because its attorneys are top courtroom advocates, respected legal scholars, skilled managers of complex litigation, and are active leaders of many bar associations. The firm is pleased to offer its clients the very best legal counsel available, which means hiring the most qualified attorneys and support staff. Attorneys are organized by practice area to take the best advantage of their particular legal expertise.

The firm’s law and motions/appellate department works with all practice areas. Thus, SMAF unflagging dedication to legal excellence, the perseverance of its attorneys and support staff, and its attention to each client’s individual needs all contribute to the firm’s reputation.

Year this Office was Established: 2008

Languages: English, French, Italian

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Public Procurement, Commercial Property

Practice Areas Description

Our law services in the different practice areas include:

*Taxation
Studio Legale Misuraca Franceschin & Ass. is law Firm in Italy composed by lawyers and accountants offering the following services to Italian companies exporting or investing abroad and to foreign companies exporting or investing in Italy.

-Balances:
The law firm gives support in drawing up the balance sheet, support in drawing up consolidate balance and extraordinary financial statements, customer accounting and managerial assistance as concerns start up, budget planning and period report, control on the managerial and account procedures, help with budget asset, adoption of a bilingual accounting program, and financial planning and support with the financial statement.

-Drafting of business plan and feasibility studies:
Drafting of business plan and feasibility studies for the submission of projects for programs in favour of companies financed by national, international banks, public and private entities, European Union.

-Consultancy and assistance on commercial and company law:
The law firm operates in the field of Company setting up in Italy and in other countries, evaluating the best company asset, company and partners tax analysis and documents fulfillment, of organization of both ordinary and extraordinary assemblies, of organization of board of directors - support for fiscal planning in case of share's transfer, of support in preparing contract able to optimize both the economic and fiscal results, of advisory and support as concerns the authorized capital (capital rises, reductions, losses, partners‚ contributions), of contract drawing up and support during negotiations, and of legal assistance.

-Consultancy and assistance for extraordinary procedures:
The law firm performs legal services relating to merger (national and international), to acquisition, splitting up, conferring of corporate branches, transformation and liquidation of company, corporate branches or contributions estimate, support to manage with generational problems or company expansion, corporate and fiscal support as it concerns the development of Italian companies abroad and foreign companies in Italy (start-up, joint-ventures, commercial agreements, company associations).

-Consultancy and assistance for fiscal law:
The law firm gives legal assistance as it concerns fiscal problems related to the corporate ordinary activity as well as extraordinary activities both national and international, gives support with managerial decisions in order to optimize the fiscal impact, does the drawing up of fiscal statements or assistance for the customer that use to do it on their own, and operates in the field of fiscal planning both national and international - tax audit.

*EU Regulations
-Antitrust and commercial advising
-Assistance before EU courts
-Extra judicial assistance
-EU financing assistance
-Notifications to the EU Commission
-Notifications for certificates and licenses to the Italian Competition Authority
-Advising on abuse of dominant position
-Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements from an Italian and EU Competition law perspective
-Assisting clients with complaints of anti-competitive behavior
-Advising clients on freedom to establish and provide services in EU member states
-Representing clients before the EU Commission and the Italian Competition Authority

*Real Estate
-Counseling on real estate transactions
-Drafting of lease contracts, sale, building and relating assistance
Legal Advisor role of our law firm in Italy (Milan, Bologna, Padova) in the typical transaction is as follows. A client advised by a lawyer shall never forget the significant role played by property matters, which can interfere with a dispute managed by his attorney. Namely, enforcement of judgment suggests the extreme importance of a legal advice on property rights. Property signifies dominion or right of use, control, and disposition, which one may lawfully exercise over things, objects, or land.

*Computer Law:
-Clarification of contractual rights and obligations
-Development and Licensing Agreements
-Licensing of technology owned by third parties
-Protection of ownership rights in high technology
-Purchasing, Leasing and Service Agreements
-Statement of Work(s)
-Domain name and cyber-squatting issues


*Copyright:
-Copyright registration
-Copyright clearance
-Copyright sales and transfers
-Licensing of copyrighted works
-Obtaining permission for use of third party works
-Proof of creation and ownership
-Protection from infringement by third parties


*Corporate Law
-Corporate entity formations and dissolutions
-Corporate financing and leasing agreements
-Entrepreneur advice and counsel
-Partnership and joint venture agreements
-Shareholder agreements
-Start-up and venture capital agreements


*Intellectual Property:
-Copyright and trademark searches and registration
-Creation and development agreements
-Infringement protection
-Intellectual property licensing
-Non-disclosure agreements
-Trade secret protection
-Service marks


*Trademark
-Internet domain name trademark registration
-Trademark co-branding agreements
-Trademark licensing
-Trademark registration
-Trademark searches

*International Transactions
-Distribution agreements
-Leasing agreements
-Outsourcing agreements
-Purchasing and sales agreements
-Resale agreements
-Requests for proposals and quotations

*Debt Recovery
-Debt recovery external authorized agencies
-Collection via external authorized agencies
-Debt collection in Italy via lawyers’ activity
-Court order of payments requested by our lawyers

*Securities and Insider Trading
Securities and Insider Trading involves stock swindles, insider trading and false reporting by corporations and auditors. Our Lawyers in Italy (Milan, Bologna, Padova) usually have a long history of working to compensate victims of the illegal actions of corporations and their agents.

*Maritime Law
Maritime law is the distinct body of law (both substantive and procedural) governing navigation and shipping. Topics associated with this field in legal reference works may include: shipping; navigation; waters; commerce; seamen; towage; wharves, piers, and docks; insurance; maritime liens; canals; and recreation. Piracy (ship hijacking) is also an aspect of Maritime law. The state laws worldwide seek to create a uniform body of Maritime law both nationally and internationally in order to facilitate commerce. Legal Advisor role of our law firm in Italy (Milan, Bologna, Padova) regards how, under different State laws, the ship's flag determines the source of law. For example, a ship flying the Italian flag in the Persian Gulf would be subject to Italian Maritime law; and a ship flying a Norwegian flag in American waters will be subject to Norwegian admiralty law.

*Antitrust Law
-Merger control
-Regulatory investigations and appeals including cartels
-Antitrust and competition litigation
-Criminal anti trust
-General advisory work, and compliance planning and training

*Criminal Law
Criminal law involves prosecution by the government of a person for an act that has been classified as a crime. Civil cases, on the other hand, involve individuals and organizations seeking to resolve legal disputes. In a criminal case the state, through a prosecutor, initiates the suit, while in a civil case the victim brings the suit. Persons convicted of a crime may be incarcerated, fined, or both. However, persons found liable in a civil case may only have to give up property or pay money, but are not incarcerated. A "crime" is any act or omission (of an act) in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it. Though there are some common law crimes, most crimes in the worldwide different laws are established by local, state, and federal governments.

*Commercial Law and Property:
-Purchase, sale and financing of commercial property
-Development schemes and project finance
-Property joint ventures
-Vat and other property tax issues
-Drafting and negotiation of commercial leases, business lettings and rent reviews
-Planning and environmental issues relating to property

*Employment
-Drafting terms and conditions of employment, Drafting employee handbooks, Drafting codes of practice, including email and Internet use, Drafting disciplinary codes and employment procedures
-Termination of employment and related disciplinary procedures, All aspects of the relevant employment and equality legislation
-Health and safety legislation and regulations, Representation before the employment tribunals and the courts
-Termination and severance agreements, The transfer of undertakings regulations
-Rationalization of employment, Implementation of new management structures
-Contractual interpretation and revision of employee benefits

*Immigration
Submission of official VISA application, Check of VISA requirements of alien businessmen, Soliciting cards and permits, VISA litigation.

Associates

Dr. Antonio Faraudo Chartered Accountant Banking and Finance, Banking Law, Business and Industry, Corporate Taxation, Customs Law

Representative Clients

Fomas Group (Verona, Italy) ASFO Acciai SRL (Vicenza, Italy) Quattroitalia SRL (Padova, Italy)

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