Cleary Gottlieb Lawyers Recognized in LegalCommunity’s Corporate M&A Report 2025

February 2, 2026

This publication from Southern Europe’s leading legal guide celebrates the Corporate M&A lawyers making the greatest impact in Italy. 

This recognition showcases the remarkable strength of our next generation of lawyers and reinforces our commitment to nurturing outstanding legal talent. 

Cleary lawyers received distinguished rankings across multiple practice and expertise areas: 

Corporate M&A 

  • Roberto Bonsignore – Market Leader 

Private Equity 

  • Roberto Bonsignore – Excellent  

Equity Capital Markets  

  • Nicole Puppieni – Recommended

Competition Antitrust

  • Matteo Beretta – Elite

Corporate Compliance

  • Bernardo Massella Ducci Teri – Excellent

Venture Capital

  • David Singer – Elite

Corporate Investigations

  • Bernardo Massella Ducci Teri – Elite

Read more about this year’s report.