Baker McKenzie Announces New Promotions for 2026

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie today announces the appointment of two new Partners in Italy, Chiara Marinozzi, a lawyer, and Pamela Floriani, a chartered accountant, as well as four new Counsels, Cristina Brevi, a lawyer, Matteo Maria Morelli, a lawyer, Fernanda Trujillo-Garcia, an economist and Giulia Trabattoni, lawyer.

At a global level, the Firm has also announced the promotion of 47 lawyers to partner, effective July 1, 2026 (except for certain offices in the Americas, including North America, where promotions took effect earlier this year).

Chiara Marinozzi, part of the Corporate M&A practice, has extensive experience in corporate acquisitions, mergers, demergers, joint ventures, and commercial agreements, in both domestic and international contexts. She specializes in private equity transactions, advising both entrepreneurs in capital openings to financial investors - including recently the sellers in Ambienta SGR's investment in The Bridge and Massimo Zanetti in QuattroR SGR S.p.A.'s investment in Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group - and private equity funds in their investment activities. Over the past year, she has assisted Taste of Italy 2, a fund managed by DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR, in the acquisition of Fine Food Group.

Pamela Floriani, a member of the Tax practice, has over twenty years' experience in indirect taxation, focusing on VAT and Customs. Throughout her career, she has developed recognized expertise in managing complex cross-border projects, assisting leading multinational groups. She has also represented clients, particularly major players in the digital industry, in advisory work, tax audits, and litigation. Since joining Baker McKenzie, she has contributed to the development of the VAT and Customs practice in Italy, which is now fully integrated at EMEA level.

Cristina Brevi, a member of the Employment & Compensation practice, has solid experience in employment law. She advises clients, particularly those in the retail, fashion and luxury sectors, on complex matters, including the recruitment, remuneration and termination of senior executives, and the management of workplace investigations. She supports clients through initial assessment, interviews, and potential disciplinary outcomes in cases involving harassment, mobbing, and HR compliance breaches (including pay transparency).

Matteo Maria Morelli, a member of the Dispute Resolution practice, has extensive experience in compliance, corporate criminal liability and internal investigations. He assists Italian and multinational clients in designing and implementing compliance programmes and in managing criminal proceedings and high-risk situations, including those in a cross-border context.

Giulia Trabattoni, a member of the Tax practice, has significant experience in international taxation, particularly in the digital and platform economy. She assists multinational groups with complex and innovative tax audits and litigation management and provides advisory services on extraordinary corporate transactions.

Fernanda Trujillo-Garcia, also in the Tax practice, specializes in transfer pricing and international taxation, with twenty years of experience, part of which gained in Latin and North America. She advises multinational clients on economic analyses for designing and implementing transfer pricing policies, reorganising supply chains, advance pricing agreements (APAs, MAP/ACs) and defensive strategies for managing tax disputes.

Paola Colarossi, managing partner of Baker McKenzie Italy, commented:
"These appointments reflect our commitment to recognising and promoting talent developed within the firm who actively contribute to the growth and evolution of our offering. Their individual career paths, combined with a strong focus on client needs, further strengthen the quality of our teams. We extend our congratulations and best wishes to all of them."

Today, Baker McKenzie, across its Milan and Rome offices, includes more than 110 lawyers and chartered accountants, of whom 22 are partners.

This year's global partner promotions reflect Baker McKenzie's continued investment in talent and its strategic focus on building the capabilities needed to advise multinational clients on their most complex, cross-border matters.

Alongside 44 lateral partner hires during financial year 2026, Baker McKenzie has welcomed a total of 91 new partners globally, further strengthening its ability to deliver a seamless client experience across markets.

The Firm's Transactional practice saw the largest number of promotions this year, with Dispute Resolution, Commercial and Tax welcoming the second and joint third largest number of promoted partners. Women represent 43% of this year's partner promotions.