Marco
Durante

Partner – Head of Agency, Distribution & Franchising 

Marco is a civil lawyer and he has been building up his capabilities in consultancy and litigation in distribution law matters, focusing specifically on agency and distribution contracts, since the early ‘90s. In this field, he provides professional support to national and multinational, medium to large enterprises, operating in the publishing, mechanical, automotive and food sectors. He also has an extensive experience in unfair competition issues and protection of intellectual property rights.

In the insurance sector, in addition to litigation between companies and agents, Marco also has experience in litigation arising from various insurance policy contracts.

Marco has been a member of the Bar since 1990 and has been a Supreme Court lawyer since January 2003.

He has acted on national and international arbitration panels, both in Italian and in English.

Having been a professional sportsman, over time Marco redirected his passion for competition towards sports law, being appointed as a member of the boards of a number of national and international bodies and providing advice on institutional issues such as drafting and revising federal statutes and regulations, and in-house sports trials. He is an arbitrator on the Italian Football Pro League panel.

In his professional activity, he analyses the specific issues raised by his clients as well as the company’s overall needs, prioritising good client relationships and quick responses to their requests.

Marco started his career at his family’s law firm, established before the unification of Italy; he then became a partner at a law firm in Turin renowned for its intellectual property practice, where he worked for sixteen years; for the next seven years he was a partner at another leading law firm in Turin, with extensive experience in all fields of civil law, before finally joining WST (formerly Fieldfisher Italy).

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