20 leading employment lawyers in Italy in 2026
Impact Lawyers' editorial selection brings together twenty professionals with particularly significant experience in employment law in Italy. The table is presented alphabetically and does not establish internal positions or identify one professional as superior to another.
| Lawyer | Firm | Main profile |
|---|---|---|
| Annarita Ammirati | Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo | Employment litigation and collective labour relations |
| Raffaella Betti Berutto | Gianni & Origoni | Employment litigation and collective labour relations |
| Andrea Bortoluzzi | Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo | Restructuring and employment litigation |
| Serena Botta | Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo | Labour relations and reorganisations |
| Aldo Bottini | Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo | Restructuring and labour relations |
| Cristina Capitanio | Gianni & Origoni | Labour relations and reorganisations |
| Elio Cherubini | Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo | Business employment law |
| Donatella Cungi | Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo | Corporate employment and senior executives |
| Luca Failla | Failla & Partners | Business employment law and reorganisations |
| Gabriele Fava | Fava & Associati | Employment, industrial relations and litigation |
| Alessandra Ferroni | Gianni & Origoni | Corporate employment, M&A and restructuring |
| Arturo Maresca | Professional and academic practice | Employment law and collective labour relations |
| Emanuele Panattoni | Gianni & Origoni | Corporate employment and senior executives |
| Angelo Quarto | LabLaw | Collective relations and business employment law |
| Francesco Rotondi | LabLaw | Labour relations, reorganisations and management |
| Saverio Schiavone | Gianni & Origoni | Business employment law and litigation |
| Pietro Speziale | LabLaw | Employment law and litigation |
| Raffaele De Luca Tamajo | Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo | Labour relations and employment law |
| Franco Toffoletto | Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo | Employment strategy, restructuring and senior executives |
| Angelo Zambelli | Zambelli & Partners | Restructuring and industrial relations |
How the ranking was prepared
This selection was built from scratch through an editorial review of professional and public information available through 2026. It does not reproduce or adapt the order of third-party directories, awards or rankings. To identify and cross-check profiles, the review considered current professional track records, official biographies, publicly verifiable matters and transactions, institutional and academic activity, publications and international experience.
For this practice area, particular attention was paid to restructuring, collective labour relations, employment litigation, executives, international mobility, M&A and social security.
The editorial assessment combines five dimensions:
- Depth, continuity and genuine specialisation in the practice: 30%.
- Complexity and relevance of publicly verifiable matters, transactions or responsibilities: 25%.
- Technical command and ability to handle complex matters within the specialty: 20%.
- Professional leadership, independent judgement and ability to lead significant mandates: 15%.
- International profile and doctrinal, academic or institutional contribution: 10%.
Impact Lawyers' own editorial approach
Inclusion does not depend on firm size, media visibility or presence in other rankings. The selection is designed to combine major firms, specialist boutiques and professionals with a particularly distinctive individual practice. Nor is the apparent number of wins or completed transactions used as an automatic measure, because public information is uneven and many matters remain confidential.
Selected professionals
Annarita Ammirati, Raffaella Betti Berutto and Andrea Bortoluzzi illustrate different profiles represented in the selection, but their appearance in this section does not imply a superior position. The aim is to reflect different forms of experience within the same specialty and provide a broad view of the Italian market.
How to interpret the selection
The ranking is an editorial snapshot of the Italian market based on public information available in 2026. It does not measure fees, guarantee outcomes or claim that any included professional is the right choice for every matter. The choice of counsel should take into account the precise specialty, possible conflicts of interest, jurisdiction, availability, language, budget and relationship of trust.
Professional careers and firm structures can change. Future editions should therefore verify partner moves, new firms, changes of role and potential incompatibilities before publication.
