Paolo Bernasconi is a partner in the Milan office and a member of the Capital Markets Practice.

Paolo represents corporate clients, investment banks, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in cross-border corporate finance transactions involving complex structuring issues, with an emphasis on acquisition financings and issuances of high yield debt securities. He has represented issuers and underwriters in several industries, including:

  • Telecommunications
  • Aerospace
  • Luxury design
  • Energy
  • Software and IT services
  • Circular economy / waste management
  • Nutraceutical
  • Packaging
  • Gaming
  • Hospitality
  • Metals
  • Construction
  • Railway and light mobility

Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Paolo worked at leading US and Italian law firms, where his work focused primarily on capital markets transactions and financial regulatory matters.

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer)
  • Italy (Avvocato)

Education

  • Law Degree, Bocconi University, Milan, 2008

Practices

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August 25, 2025 Recognition

Latham Leads H1 2025 Capital Markets League Tables

Firm’s Capital Markets Practice once again earns top legal advisor league table rankings across debt and equity products and industries globally in Bloomberg, Dealogic, Deal Point Data, and LSEG.