A founding partner of LEXIA, Francesco Dagnino is an expert in corporate law and financial markets, with a particular focus on the regulation of listed issuers and regulated intermediaries.
In 2019, he was awarded the title of best lawyer of the year in Italy for the Fintech sector at the Italian Top Legal Industry Awards held at the Italian Stock Exchange. He is also a founding member and vice president of AIEDA (Italian Association for the Exercise of Shareholders\' Rights) and founder of the Fintech Legal Network , the first international network of leading law firms specializing in Fintech, Blockchain, and Crypto-Assets.
Francesco is recognized as a leader in the Italian legal services market in the Tech, FinTech, Crypto-Business, and Blockchain sectors, having developed creative and innovative solutions that have made a mark in their respective sectors.
Francesco regularly attends:
- issuers listed in Italy and their bodies (boards of directors, internal committees, boards of statutory auditors) on issues of corporate governance, market abuse and internal dealing, as well as in relation to extraordinary transactions on the capital market (IPOs, capital increases, share buybacks, public tender offers, etc.);
- funds and other activist investors in connection with the acquisition of stakes in listed issuers, solicitations of voting proxies, public purchase offers, participation in shareholders\' meetings, etc.;
- operators in the FinTech and crypto-asset sectors, on issues related to banking, financial, investment services, and payment regulation;
- Italian and international clients, private equity funds , and individuals in relation to M&A, private equity, and venture capital transactions.
He is the author of numerous scientific publications in the fields of corporate law and financial markets. He regularly speaks at specialized conferences. Before founding LEXIA, he worked for leading Italian and international law firms.
LAW
- Corporate & Commercial
- Dispute Resolution
English & Italian
