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Roberta Crivellaro
Secretary Maria Grazia Sannicandro
Roberta is managing partner of Withers in Italy and head of the 'Italian desks' worldwide.
Roberta specializes in cross-border corporate, commercial and real estate transactions in many different business sectors, such as food and wine, luxury, fashion and furniture.She is a point of reference in the Italian market for transactions involving family offices or family businesses with a particular focus on corporate reorganization issues and generational business transitions.
She completed her legal training abroad, qualifying as a solicitor. She worked for many years in London and was the first Italian woman to become a partner in a City law firm.
Upon returning to Milan in the early 2000s, in 2010 she launched the Italian practice of Withers, immediately taking on the role of Managing Partner. For nine years, she also served as European Leader of Withers’ Business Division.
She remains today among the very few women managing partners of business law firms in Italy.
In 2025, she was listed by Citywealth among the Top 40 advisors for Non-Doms and UHNW individuals in Italy.
In the same year, Forbes Italy included her among the 100 most successful women in Italy, highlighting her role in driving economic and other forms of progress in the country. In 2024, Forbes Italy mentioned her among the top 100 consulting professionals in Italy.
Since 2019, she has been a regular presence among the Best 50 Italian lawyers, a directory promoted by the publication LegalCommunity. In 2020, the same publication listed her among the few women managing partners of a law firm in Italy, recognizing her contribution to a historic transformation within the Italian legal market, historically led by men.
In 2025 she led the Italian offices of Withers to obtain the UNI/PdR 125:2022 certification for gender equality.
Since 2014, the international directory Legal 500 EMEA Italy has consistently listed her as a recommended lawyer in the areas of corporate and commercial, real estate, food and beverage, and fashion and luxury.
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Me in a minute
I am an advocate of equal opportunities for women in the workplace
From the first day I started studying law at Padua University I knew I wanted to be an international lawyer dealing with corporate/real estate cross border issues. In particular, I enjoyed learning about different systems of law - civil and common law, which proved to be most appropriate as I now deal with these differences on a daily basis.
I also love to travel, both within Italy and to other countries, which my job entails.
To relax and wind down, during my free time I cook and am a big fan of the Mediterranean diet. Healthy food is a must at home. When my children were in primary school, I sent them off with packed lunches to be sure they were eating correctly.
I am an advocate of equal opportunities for women in the workplace and in particular in the legal profession. At Withers, there are many women in senior positions, which I find most inspiring.