The Studio is in a position to provide to its clients specialized services in the following areas.

a. Employment relations

The Studio has acquired considerable experience in the labour-law area and, in particular, in the solution of the problems arising out of "subordinated" employment relations, quasi-subordinate employment relations and self-employment relations.

More particularly, the Studio is in a position to provide advisory service, opinions, as well as litigation assistance related to the termination of employment, the defence or the opposition to disciplinary actions, the problems arising out of the down-grading of personnel, the transfer of employees and the temporary assignment of employees to other locations, the contract drafting necessary for the hiring of executive and non-executive personnel or for the amicable or unamicable termination of employment relationships, the drafting of warnings to employees or of letters of termination of employment relationships, or of settlement agreements. The Studio also assists in connection with negotiations with unions.

b. Software Protection and Internet

The Studio has acquired "in depth" knowledge of the problems related to the protection of computer programs and internet. In particular, it has engaged in litigation involving the improper use and/or the copying of software programs, the breaches of software license agreements, the violation of copyright laws and the seeking of "urgent" measures such as restraining orders, injunctions and seizure orders.

In the non-litigation area, the Studio has acquired considerable experience in drafting computer contracts, such as software licenses, software maintenance contracts, distribution agreements, outsourcing agreements. The Studio also provides to clients advisory services in the vast area of software protection and in connection with the complex legal issues related to Internet.

c. Industrial Property Law

The Studio is particularly active in the area related to the protection of trademarks and to the infringement of trademarks and the nullity of trademarks, as well as in the area of litigation available under the Trademark Laws, including "urgent" measures, such as restraining orders, injunctions and seizures). In such connection the Studio offers advisory and contract drafting assistance also taking into account anti-trust and EU legal requirements.

d. Competition Law

The Studio has also acquired considerable experience in the competition law area, it having been involved with both the "urgent" measure aspects as well as the "merit" aspects of unfair competition litigation and, in particular, with legal actions regarding the confusing use of names or of distinctive devices, product denigration, confusion with the business of competitors, defamation of competing products or of the business of competitors, misappropriation of the "praising" claims of competitors, copying of products, the stealing of employees, "on line" unfair competition and deceiving advertising.

In the above connections the Studio also renders advisory, litigation and contract drafting services, taking into due consideration the basic principles of antitrust and EU laws related to competition which come into play.

e. Commercial Law

The Studio is further concerned with the problem areas generally related to trade and business, including those which require litigation to collect accounts receivables, insolvency and bankruptcy, contract drafting and specifically general conditions of sale, the issue of guarantees, distribution, joint venture and other commercial relationships.