Marcello is Executive partner and Co-Head of the firm's Employment and pensions department of Eversheds Sutherland Italy since 2011.
He is member of the Steering Committee of ES Italy since March 2022 and since 2023 is a member of the European Executive Committee of ES International.
With more than 34 years of seniority as a lawyer, Marcello has acquired specific and extensive experience both in the handling of litigation in employment law cases and in advising on non-contentious matters. This includes inter alia rendering legal opinions, dealing with collective dismissal procedures with negotiations with trade unions, negotiations aimed at mutual termination of employment contracts, drafting of subordinate employment contracts as well as agency agreements. Marcello regularly represent clients in employment law proceedings before district courts, courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court and, when necessary, in urgent relief procedures practically before every Italian court.
He also has a thorough understanding of how companies work, having worked for some years as corporate counsel for prominent Italian and multi-national companies.
Marcello drafted in 2012 the Italian section of Employment Law in Italy, Bloomsbury Professional. He regularly publishes articles concerning employment law developments and case law interpretation in national newspapers such and web magazines such as HR online and International Employment Lawyer and Legalfivehundred. He also contributes to Direzione del Personale and Forbes.
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- podcasts and webcastsAvoiding chaos for global employers podcast – Italy
- legal updatesCoronavirus - Employment law update - Italy
Recent acknowledgments
- In September 2021 Marcello was awarded “Lawyer of the year: Litigation” by AIDP(Associazione Italiana Direzione Personale - Italian association of HR directors). The motivation of the jury was the following: “Over 30 years of experience in the field of Labour Law”
- He was awarded “Lawyer of the year social security” al the Legal Community Labour Awards 2023 with the following motivation of the jury “Marcello Floris handled important cases on behalf of groups of workers on long-standing social security issues. Thanks to his advice, clients were able to benefit from a positive outcome.”
- With his team he was awarded: “Law Firm of the Year Industrial & Trade Union Relations” award at the 2024 Legalcommunity Labour Awards
- "Firm of the Year Consultancy" award at the 2022 Legalcommunity Labour Awards. The jury’s motivation is that the firm is among the most active on the market in day-by-day consultancy to companies of various sizes and active in many industries
- “Best practice - Relazioni Industriali” award (Best practice for industrial relations) at the Legalcommunity Labour Awards 2020
- “Best practice – labour Consultancy” award (Best practice for industrial relations) at the Legalcommunity Labour Awards 2018
- Forbes Itay nominated Marcello among the top and influential 100 professionals of 2024, among lawyers, accountants, legal and tax consultants in Italy
- With his team he has won "Employment - Advisory Law Firm" award at the TopLegal Commercial Law Award 2026
- Since 2024 Marcello is ranked in Chambers
He regularly delivers courses and seminars in English for non-Italian clients on Italian Employment Law and cross border employment law issues.
Lecturer in Human Resources Master’s course organized by Il Sole 24 Ore and Convenia and in Master courses organised by Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi and in 2025 also by Università degli Studi di Milano
He also delivers seminars for AIDP (the Italian association of HR executives): in 2020 on Dispute resolution; in 2021 on Dismissals and furlough procedures during health emergency; in 2022 on EU Directive 2019/1152, in 2023 and 2024 on dismissals.
He is a member of AGI (Associazione Giuslavoristi Italiani – Italian association of labour lawyers the Italian Employment Lawyers Association).
Recently he published on Il Sole 24 Ore (with which he collaborates since 2018) and on Italia Oggi:
- Collective dismissals: scope and selection criteria must always be justified – February 19, 2024, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Breach of contract: the worker’s good faith must be assessed – March 1, 2024, Il Sole 24 Ore
- For employees hired under the “increasing protections” regime, reinstatement gains more ground – March 11, 2024, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Innovation: AI makes its way into multidisciplinary law firms – September 16, 2024, Italia Oggi
- Toll payment data can justify dismissal – September 23, 2024, Il Sole 24 Ore
- The ongoing issue of employee monitoring: the Telepass case – October 22, 2024, AIDP (Italian Association for Human Resources Management)
- Engaging in other activities while on sick leave can lead to dismissal – October 28, 2024, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Dismissals: reinstatement possible in case of repêchage violation – December 9, 2024, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Different court rulings on work activities carried out during sick leave – December 16, 2024, AIDP (Italian Association for Human Resources Management)
- Law firms riding the wave: 2024 results show double-digit growth – December 30, 2024, Italia Oggi
- Criminal convictions for private acts can trigger dismissal – January 20, 2025, Il Sole 24 Ore
- Remote monitoring requires transparency: spyware software on company computers ruled unlawful – March 17, 2025, Il Sole 24 Ore
- The damage resulting from demotion must be proven with concrete facts - June 9, 2025, Il Sole 24 Ore
- “Illegal Access to Corporate Systems: When a Breach of Trust Warrants Dismissal” - December 2025, Il Sole 24 Ore
- “Abuse of the corporate information system”- March 16, 2026, AIDP (Italian Association for Human Resources Management)