Cova, Bruno

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP – Partner

brunocova@paulhastings.com | www.paulhastings.com

Winner – Insolvency & Restructuring, Italy

Bruno Cova is co-chair of the Milan office of Paul Hastings. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, white-collar crime and complex cross-border litigation. Mr Cova started his career as a private practitioner with

international law firms in Milan and London, and then served as general counsel of the exploration and production division of Eni SpA, chief compliance officer at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and group general counsel of Fiat SpA. Immediately prior to joining Paul Hastings, he was the chief legal adviser to the commissioner appointed by the Italian government to investigate Europe’s largest financial fraud at Parmalat and dealt with the restructuring of the company. With international experience leading the legal functions of major global companies and advising top executives on global expansion and corporate crisis, Mr Cova focuses on complex transactions such as acquisitions of distressed companies and companies affected by wrongdoing, internal investigations and corporate governance, cross-border disputes and litigation. He regularly acts for international corporations and financial institutions in complex restructuring situations, such as representing debtors, lenders, bondholders and buyers and sellers of distressed companies and assets. He has been involved in almost every significant Italian

restructuring of the last several years, including Parmalat, Alitalia, Arena Roncadin, Safilo, Ferretti, Saeco, Fantuzzi, Risanamento, Teksid Aluminum, Nylstar and IT Holdings. Mr Cova attended Università Statale, Milan and King’s College, London.

He is a member of the council of the International Bar Association (IBA) Legal Practice Division, the sub-committee on corruption and bribery of the IBA Taskforce on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and the Turin Bar Association.

What clients said

“The most competent practitioner in the area of restructuring in Italy.”

“Bruno displays particularly strong commercial awareness and happily takes exposure in complicated situations where other lawyers prefer to remain in the shadows.”

“Bruno manages a very effective and competent team at Paul Hastings, and supports his juniors to complete much of the groundwork, which helps keep the cost of legal services low.”

“Feared by counterparties (which helps when negotiating).”

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP

Via Rovello 1 Milan 20121 Italy

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