Giuseppe Izzo

Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel

Greater Milan Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced Legal Counsel with a demonstrated history of working for multinational companies in the food/feed production and energy industry. Skilled in Antitrust Law, Joint Ventures, Compliance and in leading and developing international teams of lawyers across multiple geographies.

Experience

  • Cargill (19 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Director, Law - ANH Global Lead Counsel & Merger Control Practice Lead
      Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Cargill Animal Nutrition Lead Lawyer at Cargill
      Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

    • Merger Control Global Practice Leader
      2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

      Senior Lawyer, counseling on competition issues in M&A transactions, member of the M&A team and leader of a global team accountable for managing the global merger filing process

  • International Legal Affairs counsel at Indesit Company
    Sep 2004 - Nov 2006 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Legal counsel part of the Corporate Legal team managing Indesit Company S.p.A. legal affairs; primarily responsible for international and banking and finance transactions

  • Edison (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Legal Counsel
      Sep 2000 - Sep 2004 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      Legal Counsel, part of Edison Gas S.p.A. and Edison S.p.A. legal departments, managing gas and electricity projects, including project finance, M&A, construction contracts and trading activities (including ISDA, EFET, Power Purchase Agreements, Gas transportation contract, Tolling agreements and LNG sales agreements).

    • Legal Counsel for the LNG project
      2002 - 2003 · 1 yr

      Seconded to Edison branch in Egypt as part of the legal team in charge of structuring the export of natural gas from Egypt (on a project finance basis), a project involving the Egyptian Government, British Gas, Bechtel, Gas de France and a number of international banks.

  • Trainee at Studio Legale Associato
    Aug 1998 - Sep 2000 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Trainee practicing on a number of different matters (including civil, commercial, labour and criminal files).