TThe Firm assists Italian leasing company in connection with contractual and litigation issues. BLR&M advises clients in all type of civil cases before the Italian Courts, including the Supreme Court and Tax Courts. BLR&M represented clients involved in major international litigations and have successfully litigated in cases involving patent and trademark infringement, unfair competition, bankruptcy matters, inheritance, corporate issues, directors' liability, agency agreement and several labour matters. The litigation practice of the Firm includes also assistance of clients on administrative law matters before the relevant Administrative Court . Mario G. Ridola has been inserted in the publication: “LEGAL EXPERTS, Europe Middle East & Africa 2012: Dispute Resolution”.

The Firm has specific experience in assisting foreign clients in negotiation, drafting and stipulation of any type of contracts such as, sales, distribution, guarantees, insurance, settlements, "sale and lease back", assignment of rights for sport services (soccer players), agreements for the exploitation of image, sponsorship agreements, service and maintenance agreements in the computer area. etc.

BLR&M has been assisting major shipping companies in connection with construction and transformation contracts of cruise ships, container ships, roll on roll off passenger ferry and deals with all contractual and financing aspects of these transactions having a remarkable experience in all problems connected therewith. BLR&M advises foreign and domestic clients on the legal aspects of commercial issues relating to shipping including: shipowners' subsidies, registration of mortgages, sale and purchase agreements, bareboat charterparties, flagging issues, operating lease, maritime labour and crewing issues. The Firm also acts for shipping agents, for clients in the containers transport industry and in the port management business.

BLR&M advises its clients on all aspects relating to the employer-employees relations including hiring, termination, settlements, litigation in labour matters (employees, executives and agents) including “Job Acts” reform, social security, safety at work and tax issues relating to the employment relationship. The Firm developed a special expertise in temporary work and outsourcing procedures assisting clients in the establishment of companies providing temporary work services to pharmaceutical, hotel and commercial companies. BLR&M assists and represents the clients in the relationship with the labour unions in respect to collective dismissal situation and other complex corporate transactions such as restructuring, reorganization, transfer of undertaking, mergers and acquisitions involving labour law issues. The Firm advises multinational clients in connection with secondment of managers and other keys employees to Italian subsidiaries and vice versa.

BLR&M advises pharmaceutical companies in connection with health care and pharmaceutical laws and regulations and has developed a significant expertise in the regulatory matters concerning marketing authorization, pricing and advertising of medicinal products, as well as clinical trials and compliance issues. The firm also advises clients in the industry in respect to issues relating to sales representatives, co-marketing and co-promotion, compliance and corporate liability pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001 of pharmaceutical companies. Linda Longo contributed to write the Chapter dedicated to the Italy of the book “ International food Law” edited in 2000 by Jocelyn Kellam and Elisabeth T.Guarino, published by Prospect Media Pty Ltd. The Firms has been dealing also in respect to legal issues relating to medical devices, food staff and dietetic products. The firm has been rated “leading firm” or “recommended firm” in life science by the Global Counsel 3000 edited in conjunction with PriceWaterhouseCooper in several edition. In 2012 for the Acquisition International’s Legal Awards for 2012 Biolato Longo Ridola & Mori has won as Italian Pharmaceutical Law Firm of the Year. Linda Longo contributed to write the chapter “Italy” of the book “Pharmaceutical Advertising” 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

BLR&M assists on tax matters involving: capital contributions, royalties, capital gain, mergers, transfer pricing, withholding on dividends, property tax, lease of business, spin off and de-merger of companies. The tax experts of the firm have a depth knowledge and consolidated practice in the “tax litigation area” and they are in a position to assist i) in the pre-litigation phase assisting the professionals (accountants, auditors, tax consultants) before the tax agency and, if necessary, ii) in the following litigation phase before the provincial, regional tax court and before the Supreme Court (“Corte di Cassazione”). Gian Enrico Barone and Rita Melis, furthermore, advise clients on tax planning, divestment of foreign financial investments, tax ruling, tax shield, voluntary disclosure and long term tax return revision.

BLR&M advises and assists its national and foreign clients in connection with intellectual property matters and developed a notable experience in the field of judiciary protection of industrial trademarks, patents as well as any other matter connected with IP rights. The Firm has also a specific experience in the Information Technology field and advises its Client on legal issues connected with Internet such as disputes on domain names.

The Firm has a solid experience in corporate law and has assisted and is assisting several clients among which, in particular, Italian branches and subsidiaries of multinational groups including major pharmaceutical groups, Hotel groups, industrial companies, for the establishment and incorporation of Italian companies or corporate entities and all corporate activity and legal assistance throughout the life of the entities. The Firm has also provided assistance in the set up in Italy of foreign companies and Italian subsidiaries or branches of foreign companies. Within this kind of assistance some of the partners and associates are members of the Board of Directors or of the Board of Statutory Auditors of several client companies. Giuseppe V. Biolato has been inserted in the publication: “LEGAL EXPERTS, Europe Middle East & Africa 2012: Corporate and M&A”.

BLR&M is a recognised expert in the hotel industry advising mayor hotel groups on every aspect of the industry, including management agreements and leases, acquisitions and disposals, construction, development agreements, financing issues, often with a cross-border element. The Firm regularly advises its hotel industry clients also in respect to operational issues, including data protection, compliance, conference and events contracts.

The Firm deals with a relevant number of M&A transactions and has a solid experience in all various aspects of this type of transaction starting from legal audit and due diligence exercises in connection with acquisitions. The Firm has been and is assisting various foreign clients in this area BLR&M has participated in the negotiation and drafting of Joint Venture agreements, statutes, agreements for the management of the joint ventures, voting agreements in various joint venture transactions, both between private industrial groups (Italian and foreign) and between foreign groups and Italian companies owned by the Government in various business areas.