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Paolo Bonolis

Partner
Head of the Banking and Finance Law Department

CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni
Via A. Depretis 86
00184 Rome
Italy
Languages French, English, Italian

Paolo Bonolis has been the head of the Banking and Financial Law Department since 2005.

His professional activities and experience includes advising some of the top Italian and foreign banks and financial institutions on complex financing transactions and regulatory matters. He also assists globally-active clients in the investment services, insolvency, shipping and private equity sectors.
Paolo also advise the leasing and financing divisions of some of the major automobile brands.

Paolo is a member of the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors of various corporations.

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Memberships & Roles

  • Rome Bar Association
  • IBA (International Bar Association)
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Education

  • 2000 – Admitted to the Bar Association
  • 1995 – LUISS Guido Carli University of Rome, Degree in Law
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07/02/2024
CMS Expert Guide to Crypto Regulation in Italy
Disclaimer: This chapter was last updated on 5 September 2023 and does not reflect any subsequent developments. The information provided is intended for general informational purposes and should not be...
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29/11/2023
Boarding the DORA Express: Directors' Duties, Risk Resilience and beyond
Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights into DORA, including how Directors' Duties intertwine with the Digital Transformation Maturity Model, Risk Management, and Liability within this context. Understand how these factors impact your institution's compliance.
22/11/2023
Beneficial ownership - Clarifications from MEF, Bank of Italy and FIU
  Given the complexity and relevance of the subject matter, CMS provides clients with a beneficial owner verification (and reporting) service through its dedicated helpdesk, composed of professionals...
09/11/2023
Identification of the beneficial owner of Italian companies | What you...
As it is known, by 11 December 2023, all “enterprises having legal personality that must be registered in the Companies Register” (companies, legal persons, funds, trusts, trust companies, etc.) shall...
09/11/2023
Identification of the beneficial owner of Italian companies
As it is known, by 11 December 2023, all “enterprises having legal personality that must be registered in the Companies Register” (companies, legal persons, funds, trusts, trust companies, etc.) shall...
14/07/2023
Pre-pack procedure in Italy: legislation gaps and possible applications
The European Commission proposal for the directive published on 7 December 2022 (the “Proposed Directive”) seeks to increase harmonisation of insolvency legislation of EU member states, providing...
07/04/2023
Digital Finance Strategy: implementation continues
On 16 March, in Italy was approved the law-decree (“Law-De­cree”) that introduces specific provisions for the issuance and circulation of financial instruments in digital form and simplifies ex­per­i­ment­a­tion...
21/12/2022
May Crypto-cur­ren­cies be qualified as investment product?
The Italian Supreme Court has recently (decision no. 44378 of 22 November 2022) stated that, under certain circumstances, cryptocurrencies must be considered “investment instruments”, and as such...
30/10/2022
CMS - Meet our experts at The International Bar Association (IBA) Annual...
More than 70 percent of the world’s purchasing power is located outside of the United States. So for US companies, establishing or growing their business and investments with their main trade partners – whether in the UK, the European Union, China, Africa or the Middle East – is essential for their success. However, doing business in diverse markets, each with its unique legal environment and ways of practicing law, requires specialist knowledge. Our more than 5,000 lawyers worldwide provide business-focused advice, whether in a single market or across multiple jurisdictions. Our focus is on building long-term partnerships to keep our clients ahead in their chosen markets. CMS lawyers are pleased to be attending the International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference from 30th October to 04th November 2022. Below you can find an overview of our partners attending the IBA Annual Conference, representing a range of jurisdictions, practice areas and sector specialisms. To arrange a meeting, please contact melania. kozyra@cmslegal. com. CMS lawyers will be participating in the following panel dis­cus­sions:France based Partner Annabelle Bail­leul-Mira­baud will be chairing Roundtables discussions of global tax trends, Wednesday 2 November (1430 - 1730)France based Partner Frédéric Roux and Michel Collet will participate in Roundtables discussions of global tax trends, Wednesday 2 November (1430 - 1730)Italy based Partner Paolo Bonolis will participate in the panel on Contracting of IT assets (digitalisation 2.0) in an increasingly complex regulatory environment, Monday 31 October (1430 - 1545)Italy based Partner Laura Opilio will take part in 3 panels:chairing Addressing dis­tri­bu­tion-re­lated shortages of medicines and medical devices from a multi-jur­is­dic­tion­al perspective meeting, Tuesday 1 November (1615 - 1730);Hot topics in international commerce, trade, franchising and product law, Monday 31 October (0930 - 1230);and Best practices in supply chain in the post (or continuing) Covid environment, the war in Ukraine and the impact of digitization, Wednesday 2 November (1615 - 1730)Germany based Partner Bjoern Gaul and Orly Gerbi of Herzog Fox Neeman, Israel will moderate a panel on New developments on Al in the workplace on 02.11.2022 (Wednesday) 9.30 h – 10.45 a. mEmployment and Industrial Relations Law Committee (Lead for moderators and speak­ers)Tech­no­logy Law Committee (one speaker) with the attending experts below:Patricia Barboza, CGM Advogados, BrazilSteven T. Hunt, Technology & Work, SAP Innovation Office, USACliff Jurkiewicz, Vice President, Strategy at Phenom, USAInge de Laat, Rutgers & Posch, Neth­er­landsAnthony J. Oncidi, Proskauer, USAVikram Shroff, Nishith Desai, IndiaYardenne Assa, Co-Founder and CEO, Unboxable, IsraelTo find out more about CMS, visit the About CMS section. For further information, please see our partners attending the conference in the gallery below and an overview of all our expertise areas.
30/03/2022
CMS with the companies of the VGP group in the financing of new logistic...
DLA Piper and CMS Italia advised, respectively, Aareal Bank and European Logistics 2 S.a r.l. in the financing transaction, for euro 42 million, of three logistics properties located in the Mu­ni­cip­al­it­ies...
24/02/2022
Cryptocurrencies service providers: new regulatory requirements to operate...
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has issued a new Decree whereby Italian and foreign cryptocurrency service providers must enroll in a special section of the register held by a supervisory body...
08/10/2021
Regulatory sandbox: the first timeslot for the experimentation of FinTech...
Decree No. 100 of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of 30 April 2021 has approved the Regulation governing the procedures for carrying out the experimentation in Italy of FinTech activities, defined...