Commercial and Company Law

BLF has excellent and extensive knowledge in the field of commercial and company  law – also with reference to the cooperative sector.

In order to be able to operate in the market, the companies have to comply with complex regulations of their sector. BLF has gained wide experience in providing continuous assistance to both listed and unlisted companies and entrepreneurs for all-encompassing support in the management of all profiles related to the ordinary and extraordinary company management.

Our corporate team provides continuous advice in all phases of the company’s activities: from its foundation to the definition of the governance structure and shareholder agreements, with BLF’s assistance including, amongst other things:

– definition of corporate forms based on the clients’ needs

– establishment of limited liability companies, partnerships, and cooperative companies

– drafting of the relevant articles of association and by-laws

– definition and management of all aspects of corporate governance

– drafting of shareholders’ agreements

– preparation of incentive plans and agreements with managers

– participation in shareholders’ meetings and boards of directors meetings.

BLF routinely provides assistance and advice in the field of corporate and commercial law also to foreign companies already operating in the Italian market or intending to do so, either by setting up their own structures or by acquiring shares or taking over existing companies.

BLF supports Italian and foreign investors and entrepreneurs, advising them on structuring, drafting and negotiating joint venture agreements.

BLF has already worked on a large number of joint ventures for entrepreneurs on both national and international levels as well as in emerging countries, and is in a position to advise its clients on all the commercial and strategic issues involved.

BLF provides a team dedicated to start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises with particular reference to legal assistance in raising capital also through fintech instruments such as equity crowdfunding.

BLF is able to structure operations of issuing mini bonds, debentures or debt instruments to allow companies to raise resources in order to finance their projects.

The cooperative law shows some peculiarities distinguishing it from the law of profit-making companies.

BLF constantly assists some of the main cooperatives in their local area and have gained extensive experience in the field of cooperative law and in the regulation of relations between the company and its shareholders.