Avv. Prof. Francesco del Bene
A Visionary in Restructuring, Corporate Finance, and Legal Excellence
Significant contributions to the legal field through his extensive work on case notes in civil, bankruptcy, and banking law. His expertise has led him to speak at numerous national and international congresses, workshops, symposia, conferences, and seminars on corporate law, finance, and banking law issues. Their leadership is characterized by a commitment to ethical practices, client-centric strategies, and a relentless pursuit of justice. They are making the legal profession more inclusive and efficient by exploiting technology and diversity. These leaders are doing more than affecting their firms: they are playing an active role in policymaking and legal education. Through dedication and foresight, they will ensure that the legal profession stays relevant and responsive to societal needs. Their legacy will be one of integrity, innovation, and unflinching commitment to the rule of law. As they continue breaking new ground, their impact will be felt for generations to come, solidifying their place as true trailblazers in the legal world.
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A Visionary in Restructuring, Corporate Finance, and Legal Excellence
Avv. Prof.
Francesco del Bene CEO | Avocom Law Firm
For years,
adedicatedprofessionalhas balancedanimpressivelegalcareer withaprofoundcommitmentto academia,philanthropy,and communityservice.Thisindividual, FrancescodelBene,hasbuilta distinguishedlegacy,offeringhis expertiseacrossseveralfieldswhile simultaneouslycontributingtothe greatergood.
DelBene'sjourneybeganinthe hallsoftheUniversityofRome"La Sapienza,"whereheearnedhis Lawdegree,followedbyaMaster's inBankingandFinancialLaw.His legalcareertookflightafterbeing admittedtotheRegisterofItalian Lawyersin1993.Overtheyears,he becameakeyplayerinsomeof Italy'smostprestigiouslawfirms, beforefoundingAvocomLawFirm LLPin2019.Buthispathwasnot confinedtothelegalworldalone.
Beyondthecourtroom,DelBene foundpurposeineducation, becomingaprofessoratleading Italianandinternational universities,impartingknowledge tothenextgeneration.Yet,his academicworkwasalways intertwinedwithhisphilanthropic activities.DelBenehasactively supportedinitiativesofgreat
religioussignificance,suchasthe canonicalrecognitionoftheRelics ofSt.CharlesBorromeo,housedat theZaccariaDeiPadriBarnabiti InstituteinMilan.
Healsousedhisprofessional expertisetoadvocateforthe continuousimprovementof services,emphasizingefficiency andqualitythroughISO certificationinhisfirm.Asan influentialvoiceincorporate, banking,andfinanciallaw,hehas sharedhisinsightsatglobal congresses,symposia,and workshops.SinceSeptember2022, hehasfurtherexpandedhis academiccontributionsasthe ScientificDirectorofthe"Collana diStudiGiuridici"publishedby KeyEditoreinItaly.
Throughouthiscareer,DelBene's blendoflegalprowess,teaching, andphilanthropyhasshapedhis reputation,markinghimasafigure ofinspirationandaleaderinhis field.
ADistinguishedCareerinLaw, Academia,andGlobalLeadership
DelBene'scareer,assaid,began withatraineeshipattheLawFirm
ofAvv AntoniodelBeneinLecce, andhelaterprogressedto collaborateasanAssociateatthe LawFirmoftheGrandOfficerAvv. FrancoMusco,HonoraryConsulof Malawiandsonoftheformer QuaestorofRome.From1994to 1998,heworkedatthelawfirmof ProfessorAvv.GiulioProsperetti& AssociatiinRome,ultimately becomingaPartner
In2005,DelBenejoinedPirola PennutoZei&AssociatiinMilan andwentontoholdcounselrolesat renownedlawfirmssuchasBBLP Pavia,Ansaldo,andEvershedsPB. In2019,hefoundedAvocomLaw FirmLLP,aninternationally recognizedlawfirmwithoffices acrossfourcontinents.Thefirmis particularlyrenownedinthesectors ofEnergy,RealEstate,M&A,and Projectdeals,usingcutting-edge communicationandinteraction technologies,digitization,andthe developmentoftheMetaverse.
AkeymilestoneinDelBene's careerishisstrategicalliancewith theprestigiousEstudioFlint Abogados,agloballawfirm headquarteredinPeru,which operatesthroughmultiplelegal entities,includingFlintConsulting Group-FCG.
DelBenehasreceivednumerous accoladesforhisresearchand contributionstobankingand financiallaw.Heservedasresearch andstudycoordinatorforthe ScientificCommitteeoftheInstitute ofParliamentaryStudiesinRome andasamemberoftheCommittee ofExpertsonbankingandfinancial contractsattheLiberaInternational
UniversityofSocialStudiesGuido CarliinRome.
Throughouthiscareer,DelBenehas publishedextensively,participated inglobalconferences,andbeen honoredwithmultipleawardsand recognitions.HewasnamedKnight oftheOrderoftheHolySepulchre ofJerusalemin1999,amongother accoladesforhisprofessional excellence.
AcademicLeadership,Corporate Expertise,andLegalInnovation
Inadditiontohislegalpractice,Del Benehasmadesignificant contributionstoacademiaandhas heldprominentacademicand managerialrolesthroughouthis career.HeservedasaProfessorof
BankingLawandFundamentalsof PrivateLawaswellasBanking LawattheUniversityofCassino from1996to2000andthe UniversityofInsubriainVarese (2003-2005).Hehassincebeen invitedasVisitingProfessorat severalrenownedinstitutions, includingtheHelsinkiSchoolof EconomicsandBusinessLaw (2000),ScuolaSuperioreSant'Anna inPisa(2007-2008),untilhewas appointed,asof2024,LeadFaculty FullProfessoratBlackwellGlobal UniversityinOrlando,Florida (USA).
Avocomhasearnednumerous accolades,includingbeingnamed LawFirmoftheYearin2024bythe ScientificCommitteeofRanking ProfessionsandCorrieredellaSera
foritsexceptionalresponseto innovationandmarketneeds.The firmalsoearnedISO9001:2015 certificationin2021forits IntegratedQualityManagement Systemandreceivedan"A" corporateratingfromICRARating in2023.
DelBene'sleadershipextends beyondthelegalrealm,having forgedaCorporatePartnershipwith theprestigiousFondazionedel TeatroallaScaladiMilanoin2021, supportingbothitsartisticand charitableinitiatives.His philanthropiceffortsalsoinclude supportingsignificantreligiousand culturalprojects,suchasthe canonicalrecognitionoftheRelics ofSt.CharlesBorromeoinMilan andtheestablishmentoftheN.H.
PrizeProf.Renzod'Andrea.In 2024,DelBeneinitiatedtheAvv. AntoniodelBenePrizein collaborationwiththeMinistryof JusticeandtheOrderofLawyersof Lecce,aimedatrecognizing distinguishedyounglawyersinthe fieldofForensicEthics.
ScholarlyContributionsin BankingandFinancialLaw
DelBenespecializesinawide rangeofareas,includingfinancial intermediation,banking,structured finance(suchasDeteriorated Credits,CLOs,CDOs,CMBS,and CLNs),corporatefinancing, workingcapitaloperations, medium-andlong-termdebt restructuring,securitization,M&A, andrealestatefinance.His extensiveexpertisecoverscomplex financialinstrumentsandstrategies thatarevitalintoday'sfinancialand corporatelandscapes.
Inadditiontohispracticallegal work,DelBenehasmade significantcontributionstolegal scholarship,authoringnumerous essays,articles,treatisesections, collectiveworks,andmonographs. Theseworksshowcasehisexpertise andthoughtleadershipinthe evolvingareasoffinanceand corporatelaw
Contributions,andLeadershipin CorporateLaw
DelBenehasmadesignificant contributionstothelegalfield throughhisextensiveworkoncase notesincivil,bankruptcy,and bankinglaw.Hisexpertisehasled himtospeakatnumerousnational
andinternationalcongresses, workshops,symposia,conferences, andseminarsoncorporatelaw, finance,andbankinglawissues.
In1993-1994,hecoordinated researchandstudyfortheScientific CommitteeoftheInstituteof ParliamentaryStudiesinRome, focusingonlegalandsocioeconomicmatters.Healso collaboratedwiththeInstituteof Monetary,BankingandFinancial Studies"LuigiEinaudi,"whichwas foundedbytheBankofItalyand theABI(ItalianBanking Association)in1965.From1997to 1999,hewasafullmemberofthe editorialcommitteeof Giurisprudenza di Merito, publishedbyGiuffrè.DelBene remainsanactivecollaboratorwith numerousnationalandinternational legaljournals.
InMarch2001,hewassuggested bytheGeneralDirectorateofthe ItalianCommercialBankS.p.A.as amemberoftheTechnical CommitteeattheLUISS-Guido CarliUniversityforathree-year projectonresearchrelatedto bankingandfinancialcontracts.He alsoservedasalegaladvisorforthe VIPermanentFinanceandTreasury CommitteeoftheItalianSenate, focusingoncorporategovernance andsavingsprotectionunderthe leadershipofSen.Giorgio Benvenuto.
DelBeneplayedakeyrolein draftingthebillon"FamilyActs"in collaborationwithSen.Giorgio Benvenutoandprominentacademic andnotarialfigures,includingthe
NationalCouncilofNotariesand theItalianNotaryFoundation.
In2010,hewasappointedby UnipolBancaSpAasamemberof theBoardofDirectorsofNuova PansacS.p.A.,acompanyadmitted toExtraordinaryAdministration underItalianlaw(D.lgs.270/1999). Hiscareercontinuedwithrapid success,andhewasappointedto numerousboardsofdirectors includingthoseoflistedcompanies. Mostrecently,in2016,heassumed thepositionofGeneralCounselat CiticHoldingIFGroupLLC,a leadinginvestmentandprivate equitycompanywithoverUSD200 billionofassetsundermanagement. SinceSeptember2022,DelBene hasservedastheScientificDirector ofthe "Collana di Studi Giuridici" publishedbyKeyEditore,Italy, furthersolidifyinghisroleasa thoughtleaderinthelegaland academiccommunities.
AYearofStrategicGrowth, Innovation,andExcellence
Avv.Prof.FrancescodelBeneand histeamatAvocomLawFirm experiencedayearofremarkable growthandstrategicachievements in2021,solidifyingtheirpositionas oneoftheleadinglawfirmsonboth nationalandinternationallevels. Thissuccesswasbolsteredby strategicallianceswithentitiessuch asCoralInternationalCommercial Agency(CICA)andEstudioPinkas Abogados,enablingtheFirmto expanditsteamto65members, includingpartners,associates,and trainees,whileachievinga significant34%increaseinturnover comparedtothepreviousyear
EVERY CLIENT MATTERS
Notablemilestonesincludedthe additionofGiorgioBenvenutoas SeniorofCounsel,contributing expertiseininstitutionalrelations atdomesticandinternational levels,andFedericoMichele Sorrentino,whojoinedasan equitypartnerandheadofthe CorporateM&Adepartmentatthe Firm'sLondonoffice.TheFirm alsoachievedrecognitionasa partnerofAIFIandTheAdam SmithSociety,underliningits commitmenttofosteringmarket economyprinciples.
Atestamenttoitsdedicationto quality,AvocomLawFirm obtainedtheISO9001:2015 certificationforitsIntegrated ManagementSystem,
demonstratingadherencetothe higheststandardsofquality management.These accomplishmentsreflectthe Firm'sfocusoninnovativegrowth areassuchasWeb3andthe metaverse,aswellasitsongoing projectsacrosskeysectors, includinginfrastructure, digitalization,healthcare,the circulareconomy,andrenewable energy
PositioningforGrowth
WiththearrivalofRecoveryPlan funds,Avv.Prof.Francescodel BeneandhisteamatAvocom LawFirmhaveproactively focusedonpreparingforthe opportunitiesandchallenges
presentedbythe200billioneuros allocatedtoItalyundertheNext GenerationEUinitiative.TheFirm hasbeenstrategicallyenhancingits teams,fosteringinterdisciplinary collaboration,andengagingwith Europeanprojectstoalignwiththe transformativeimpactofthese funds.
Keysectorssettobenefitfromthese investmentsincludeinfrastructure, digitalization,healthcare,andthe circulareconomy.Thesubstantial fundingdirectedtoward infrastructure—encompassing roads,highways,andrailways—is expectedtoattractsignificant privatecapital.Thiswilllikelydrive anincreaseinprojectfinancingand projectbondoperations,alongside mergersandacquisitions(M&A) relatedtoinfrastructureprojects.
Intherealmofrenewableenergy, anotherhigh-priorityareaunderthe
EuropeanGreenNewDeal,Avocom LawFirmispreparingtosupport clientsnavigatinginvestment opportunitiesinthegreeneconomy andenergytransition.Renewable energy,particularlygreenhydrogen, isanticipatedtodrawover10 billioneurosininvestmentsby 2050,thankstothefinancial backingprovidedbytheItalian RecoveryPlan.Thesedevelopments presentcompellingopportunitiesfor bothEuropeanandoverseascapital, reinforcingtheFirm'scommitment tobeingattheforefrontof innovationandgrowthinthese transformativesectors.
PioneeringLegalConsultancyin theMetaverseandWeb3
Avv.Prof.FrancescodelBeneand histeamatAvocomLawFirmare strongproponentsofthemetaverse andWeb3,havinginvested significanttimeandresourcesto
positionthemselvesaspioneersin theseinnovativefields.Drawing inspirationfromgroundbreaking pilotprojectslikethe One Upland initiativebytheCanadianlawfirm Renno&Co.,whichenablesclients tointeractwithavirtualforeign office,Avocomisattheforefrontof exploringanddevelopingthese transformativetechnologies.
TheFirmiswitnessingagrowing influxofdomesticandinternational clientsfromsectorssuchas emergingtechnology,blockchain, cryptocurrencies,artificial intelligence,andcleantech.Witha steadfastcommitmenttobuilding deepexpertiseintheserapidly evolvingyetlargelyuncharted areas,Avocomishelpingclients navigateopportunitieswithinthe metaverse.Byencouraging businessestorethinktheir strategies,propertyconcepts,and resourceutilizationinvirtual
EXPERT IN GLOBAL BANKING AND FINANCE.
spaces,theFirmfosterssynergies thatenablecostoptimization,value creation,andinnovativeusesof resourcespreviouslyconsidered unimaginable.
Inafurthersteptowardembracing thefuture,Avocomoffersits lawyersandstafftheoptionto receivepartoralloftheir income—salariesandfees—in bitcoin.Thisprogressiveinitiative underscorestheFirm'scommitment toinstillingconfidenceinclients exploringtheseemergingmarkets andtechnologieswhilereinforcing itsreputationasatrailblazerinlegal consultancyfortheWeb3era.
AFutureDefinedbyInnovation andLeadership
ThestoryofFrancescodelBeneis oneofvision,strategicgrowth,and leadership.Hisabilitytobridgelaw, finance,technology,andculturehas cementedhisreputationasoneof themostinfluentialfiguresin internationallegalandfinancial circles.
Withanunwaveringcommitmentto excellenceandinnovation,Del Benecontinuestoshapethefuture oflaw,academia,andcorporate strategy,ensuringthatAvocomLaw Firmremainsattheforefrontofthe legalandtechnologicalrevolution.
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