Valentina is Co-Head of the Firm's labour and pension department. From 2021 she is member of the Steering Committee of the Firm. She has extensive experience in the labour/employment law and social security fields, representing Italian and international clients in both contentious and non-contentious matters.
Valentina is highly skilled in all labour/employment and personnel-related matters, with particular focus on the issues arising from mergers and acquisitions, as well as on other business restructurings and executive reward. Valentina also provides day-to-day advice to businesses on a wide range of employment-related issues, advising on the procedures for hiring staff, individual or collective dismissals, disciplinary procedures, transfer of business, and the transfer/secondment of employees.
Her expertise includes advice on and the drafting of individual employment contracts and settlement agreements, non-competition covenants, bonus schemes, other documents regulating employment relationships, and disciplinary procedural codes. Secondments, expatriate workers, agency agreements, consultancy and/or service agreements are further areas within her specialist practice.
She has published articles in top labour law journals dealing with labour/employment law issues as well as agency and distribution matters. Valentina is a regular presenter and contributor at seminars and workshops and she has been also a Lecturer in Civil Law at the Bocconi University in Milan. She is a member of the European Employment Law Association (EELA) and the Italian Employment Lawyers Association AGI. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in the employment and labour department of leading Italian and international law firms.
Valentina graduated “magna cum laude” from the University of Milan in 1993 and was admitted to the Italian Bar in 1996.
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Recent acknowledgments:
- Valentina won the 2019 Legalcommunity Labour Award for “Best Lawyer – Top Management”
- Valentina won at Milano Finanza Legal Award as “Top Woman in Legal 2021”. The jury's identified her as «the only female representative of a Steering Committee within an international law firm in Italy in 2021»
- In 2021 Valentina was also awarded “Lawyer of the year in Consultancy” at Legalcommunity Labour Awards
- Valentina and her team won the “Firm of the Year Consultancy” award at the Legalcommunity Labour Awards 2022
- Valentina was included in the Pink Power ItaliaOggi report as one of the most recognized professionals in the legal market in 2023
- Valentina won the “Best Practice Labour Private Equity” award at the Legalcommunity Labour Awards 2023Forbes Italy has announced its prestigious list of the top 100 most influential professionals of 2024, highlighting leading figures in law, accounting, and tax consultancy across the country. Valentina has been recognized as part of this distinguished group
- Valentina and her team won the “Law firm of the year Industrial & Trade Union Relations” award at the Legalcommunity Labour Awards 2024
- Valentina won the “Lawyer of the year Industrial & Trade Union Relations” award at the Legal Community Labour Awards 2025.
- Valentina has been ranked in Chambers & Partners for Employment Law practice since several years. Sources describe Valentina as «incredibly skilled and with a deep knowledge of employment law»
- Valentina and her team won the "Employment - Advisory Law Firm" award at the TopLegal Commercial Law Awards 2026.
- Valentina is ranked in Chambers & Partners Europe 2026 legal directory.
- Member of the European Employment Law Association (EELA)
- Member of the Italian Employment Lawyers Association AGI
- Admitted to the Italian Bar in 1996
- Graduated magna cum laude from the University of Milan in 1993
- Non-competition agreement: annual compensation permitted – May 11, 2026, Il Sole 24 Ore
- An employee who falls for an online scam may be subject to dismissal - March 23, 2026, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Shares as an Alternative to Bonuses: Tax Incentives Also in 2026 – January 26, 2026, Il Sole 24 Ore
- “Just cause” for dismissal must be assessed case-by-case, without automatism – February 24, 2025, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Social responsibility: reporting now involves unions and employees too – December 23, 2024, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Bonuses, shares, and retention agreements to keep skilled employees – July 22, 2024, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Health and safety: stress-related damage is also compensable – June 10, 2024, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Workplace discrimination: age was decisive in one-third of cases – August 28, 2023, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Disabled workers: benefits apply even in semi-subordinate work relationships – July 24, 2023, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Retaliatory dismissal: lawful to use audio recordings as evidence – December 19, 2022, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Employees can criticize their company within the bounds of truthfulness and fairness – August 29, 2022, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Collective dismissals in corporate groups: selection must extend to all companies – August 1, 2022, Il Sole 24 Ore
- One strongly worded email may cost an executive their job – February 28, 2022, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Law 104 leave requires a direct link between absence from work and family assistance – November 23, 2021, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Misuse of leave can lead to dismissal – November 22, 2021, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Lifestyle incompatible with sick leave may lead to dismissal – November 1, 2021, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Obligation of reassignment (repechage) applies even in case of contract termination – February 8, 2021, Il Sole 24 Ore
- More time for union agreement on transferred employees – July 27, 2021, Il Sole 24 Ore
- From business trips to pregnancy: how to protect workers’ health during the Coronavirus crisis – February 17, 2020, La Repubblica
- Coronavirus: how companies handle business trips, pregnancy, and illness – February 18, 2020, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Business unit transfer: long timeframes allowed to claim job continuity – December 9, 2019, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Supreme Court: vacation does not always interrupt the sick leave period limit – May 27, 2019, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Increasing protections: when reinstatement applies – October 9, 2017, Il Sole 24 Ore
- The risks of dismissing via email – February 25, 2018, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Staff leasing with permanent contract limited to 20% – May 7, 2018, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Theft of company data: judges tighten their stance – August 8, 2018, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Use of Law 104 leave outside the home allowed if related to caregiving" and "Abuse may constitute fraud against the State – July 2, 2018, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Supreme Court: vacation does not always interrupt the sick leave period limit" and "Reinstatement risk if dismissal occurs before the deadline – May 27, 2019, Il Sole 24 Ore
- New developments on the employment relationship of company directors: clarifications from INPS – October 30, 2019, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Selection criteria in collective dismissals – July 22, 2019, MAG