Ernesto Pucci

Training

Admitted to practice law in 1997. Member of the Rome Bar Association. Qualified to practice before the Court of Cassation.

Graduated in Law from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1993.

Professional experience

Assistance and consultancy in civil and commercial law matters in general to Italian and foreign companies operating in the financial, insurance, energy, health care sectors and in general in industry and commerce.

In particular and among others:
– advice and consultancy in civil, commercial and bankruptcy law in general; drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts in general;
– assistance in corporate reorganization operations, mergers and acquisitions, drafting and negotiation of acquisition contracts, shareholders’ agreements; real estate transactions;
– consultancy in the implementation of legislative and regulatory provisions, including models 231/2001 and company procedures and policies;
– assistance in the internationalization process of companies;
– advice and consultancy in financial law, consultancy in the implementation of legislative and regulatory provisions, in relations with the competent authorities and Italian and foreign financial intermediaries; securitization operations pursuant to Law 130/99 and subsequent amendments;
– advice and consultancy to insurance companies and intermediaries operating in Italy (EU and non-EU), in the reorganization of international groups active in Italy in insurance and reinsurance, to Italian and foreign intermediaries operating in Italy, with reference to bank-insurance relationships before and after the Private Insurance Code, in matters of access under the regime of establishment and freedom to provide services, registration with the RUI, in the negotiation of bancassurance contracts, in matters of claims, transfer of insurance portfolios, in the day-to-day activities of Italian and foreign insurance companies and intermediaries.

Associations

Member of AIDA – International Association of Insurance Law; IBA – International Bar Association – where he currently holds the position of Vice Chair of the Insurance Committee. Assistant Professor of Insurance Law at the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, University of Rome “La Sapienza” (2007/2008 – 2017/2018). He was an assistant professor of Private Law at the Faculty of Economics and Commerce (2008/2009-2011/2012), and History of Roman Law, at the Faculty of Law (1993-1994), always at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”.

Publications

• “The Insurance Contract in International Trade” – International Commercial Law Series, directed by Prof. A. Nigro, Giuffré – co-author with Prof. Marco Prosperetti (forthcoming);
  Legislative Decree 3-2015, “Investment Compact” and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises;
• “Insurance Intermediaries and Insurance intermediation activities”, coordinator and editor of the volume and author of the Italian chapter in the context, IBA Insurance Committee Substantive Project 2015;
  “Corporate Governance – Jurisdictional Comparison” (Italy), in The European Lawyer reference, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, 2013; 2nd edition 2015, International Series, Sweet & Maxwell – Thomson Reuter) – co-author with lawyer Claudio Visco;
• “Duty of Utmost Good Faith”, within the IBA Insurance Committee Substantive Project 2014 (author of the Italian chapter);
• “The Legal Nature of Insurance Contracts (Italy)”, within the IBA Insurance Committee Substantive Project 2013 (author of the Italian chapter);
• “Prohibition of carrying out operations outside the corporate purpose”, note to ruling no. 30174 of 30 December 2011 – Court of Cassation, United Section, in Insurance Law and Taxation, Giuffré, 4/2012;
• “On compensation for damages from road accidents suffered by foreigners”, note to the ruling of 11 January 2011, no. 450, C. Cass. sez. III, in Insurance Law and Taxation, Giuffré, 3/2012;
• “The insurance and reinsurance intermediation activity and intermediaries” in Banks, Insurance Companies and Savings Managers edited by M. Prosperetti and A. Colavolpe ((1 edition 2009; 2 edition 2012 – Vol. 4: Non-bank savings managers and distribution channels);
• “Access to insurance and reinsurance activities” in Banks, Insurance Companies and Savings Managers edited by M. Prosperetti and A. Colavolpe, (1st edition 2009; 2nd edition 2012 – Vol. 3: Insurance);