Stefano Sutti is a distinguished Italian lawyer and managing partner of Studio Legale Sutti, specializing in international disputes and complex corporate cases, particularly M&A-related matters. A graduate of the Catholic University of Milan (JD, 1983, cum laude; LLM, 1985), he is admitted to the Bar of Milan and the Italian Supreme Court Bar. Stefano is widely recognized among Italy’s leading counsel and regularly appears in publications such as Legal 500, IFLR1000, and the European Legal Experts. He also serves as a professor of international litigation at the University of Padua.
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Stefano Sutti, born in Milan in 1960, is a prominent lawyer and managing partner at Studio Legale Sutti, one of Italy’s leading independent law firms. He earned his JD (cum laude, 1983) and LLM (1985) in law, and studied business administration at the Catholic University of Milan. He is admitted to the Bar of Milan and the Italian Supreme Court Bar.
Stefano began his career in 1980 as a paralegal at Studio Legale Sutti, founded by Angelo Sutti in 1953. He became an associate in 1984, partner in 1989, and managing partner in 1992, overseeing the firm’s expansion into London, Tokyo, and Sofia. His practice focuses on international disputes and complex corporate cases, particularly M&A-related litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Fluent in Italian, English, and French, Stefano frequently assists clients in civil, commercial, and criminal proceedings, as well as before tax, antitrust, trade, and administrative authorities.
He has handled numerous high-profile cases, including matters in the hi-tech sector, and represented Italy at the EU Commission’s European Information Technology Conference 1996 in Brussels. Stefano and his team are consistently recommended in leading directories, including Dispute Resolution Contacts Handbook, Legal 500 Europe, IFLR1000, and the International Law Office Arbitration Newsletter.
In addition to his practice, Stefano is active in academia and professional education. He is a professor of international litigation at the University of Padua, a member of the editorial board of The European Lawyer, and the author of numerous articles on civil litigation, trial strategy, comparative procedural law, and cybercrime. He also leads the firm’s continuing education programs for its lawyers, covering topics from Harvard risk tree analysis to rhetoric, neuro-linguistic programming, strategy, and game theory.
Stefano serves clients across multiple sectors, including private companies, founders, charities, families, family businesses, high-net-worth individuals, fashion, luxury brands, and professional services, and specializes in areas such as M&A, dispute resolution, corporate governance, compliance, arbitration, mediation, and tax advisory.
