Ropes & Gray has ramped up its European expansion with the launch of a new office in Milan, hiring a private equity team from Latham in a bid to capture a share of the increasing investment flowing into the country from buyout houses.
The trio of new partners will be split across Ropes’ London and Milan offices but all join from Latham & Watkins in Italy. Cataldo Piccarreta, who spent eight years’ in Latham’s Milan office will co-head Ropes’ European private equity practice and the Milan office from London. Meanwhile, partner Giorgia Lugli and associate Luca Maranetto are moving across to Ropes in Milan, with Maranetto making partner as part of the move.









