Introduction

Gianluca guides energy and infrastructure investors through Italy’s permitting, public procurement, and administrative law landscape.

Gianluca Di Stefano advises investors, developers, lenders, and public entities on Italian administrative and regulatory law across energy and infrastructure projects.

Gianluca supports clients on the permitting, regulatory, and public procurement aspects of M&A and project finance transactions. He works across renewable energy, including onshore and offshore wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomethane, and energy-from-waste, as well as conventional energy and infrastructure such as toll roads, ports, data centres, university campuses, and water utilities.

Gianluca also represents clients before the Italian administrative courts in disputes over authorization procedures for building and operating renewable energy plants, measures issued by the Italian Energy Services Operator (GSE), including the revocation of incentives, and public tender procedures.

Gianluca holds postgraduate master’s degrees in administrative law and environmental law, is admitted to practice in Italy, and works in Italian and English.

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