Since 2002, Filippo Modulo assisted clients in more than 140 transactions for a value exceeding 280 billion Euro. Filippo advises Italian and international clients in complex extraordinary transactions with a focus on deals involving regulated entities and regulated sectors, as well as listed companies and private equity funds. Filippo has been a Partner since 2005 and Managing Partner since 2015.
Filippo has developed an unparalleled know-how in managing major cross-border M&A transactions both inbound and outbound the Italian market, assisting purchasers, sellers, majority and minority shareholders, financing banks, financial advisors, and liaising with competent Authorities, entrepreneurs, boards of directors and leadership teams of different institutions, listed companies and private equity funds.
Filippo ranked first in the "Top Private Equity Lawyers in EMEA" category, as well as in the "Top M&A Lawyers in Italy" category in MergerLinks’ League Tables, FY 2021 and FY 2022 with £29,185 million and £49,668 million transactions value, respectively.
Filippo has been ranked as a leading lawyer by prominent international legal guides such as Chambers, IFLR 1000 and Legal 500. In 2017 he was awarded both Managing Partner of The Year and Professional of the Year - M&A by Top Legal, in 2022 was awarded M&A Partner of the year by Legalcommunity and in 2024 was awarded Lawer of the Year at the Legalcommunity Corporate Awards.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Filippo Modulo joined the Firm in 1997 and became a Partner in 2005. Since 2015 Managing Partner of the Firm.QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
1997
Member of the Rome Bar (Italy)
2021
Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court, Italy
EDUCATION
Erasmus Programme
University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne,
1993
Graduated in Law, With Honours
Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna,
Italy,
1994
Executive Education, Leadership in Law Firms
Harvard University, Cambridge,
2015
LANGUAGES
Italian, English, French