Vincenzo La Malfa

Partner | Finance | Co-Head of Energy Sector Italy | DLA Piper

Rome, Latium, Italy

About

Vincenzo La Malfa is engaged in energy and public finance matters, focusing on access to international capital markets, issuance of bonds and structured notes, negotiating and documenting derivative products and related financial collateral guarantees. He especially assists banks and financial intermediaries in the issuance and restructuring transactions of complex financial products (such as structured notes, interest rate swaps or credit derivative swaps) concluded with public entities, local authorities or corporate entities. He gained significant expertise on financing of energy efficiency projects in Italy. He has also participated (as member of the team) in several litigation procedures commenced in Italy that included assisting banks and financial intermediaries with respect to the entering into derivative transactions or the mis-selling of complex structured financial products.

Experience

  • Partner | Co-Head of Energy Sector Italy | Derivatives and Financial Regulation Lawyer at DLA Piper Italia STA Srl - Rome
    May 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 2 mos

  • DLA Piper (16 yrs 10 mos)
    • Partner
      Sep 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 10 mos

      DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world. DLA Piper achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help its clients succeed. The firm in Italy is made up of over 200 professionals based in Milan and Rome.

    • Partner | Finance&Project Department | DLA Piper Italy
      May 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 2 mos

      Partner, Public Finance Team | Finance&Project Department - Broad experience in derivatives, structured finance, securitisation and public finance.

    • Senior Associate - Finance & Project department
      Sep 2009 - May 2017 · 7 yrs 9 mos

      Banking&Finance, Capital Markets, Public Finance

  • Part Time Secondment @ Legal Department (Head of Legal Office) at RBS Markets & International Banking
    Sep 2009 - Feb 2010 · 6 mos

    Part Time secondment in the Legal Department of The Royal Bank of Scotland, Milan office, Head of Legal Office. Legal Assistance in all aspects of Italian law in banking and capital market sectors (GBM division - Global banking and markets).

  • Associate at Simmons & Simmons
    Jan 2008 - Aug 2009 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Financial Services

  • Secondment at Legal Department at Credit Suisse
    Mar 2008 - Dec 2008 · 10 mos

    Full time secondment at the London office of Credit Suisse, legal and compliance department, General Counsel division. Assistance to all the finance and capital markets deal involcing Italian legal aspects. Legal assistance to the Italian coverage team - Retail Structrued Products - Derivatives and complex products for institutionals - Issuance and Restructuiring of notes