Bio

Giorgio Bovenzi leads our Global Credit Risk Management practice and advises clients on commercial, banking, and insolvency law in the context of financial market transactions, providing analysis and implementation of arrangements designed to mitigate credit risk and adverse regulatory capital implications across multiple jurisdictions. He recently expanded the scope of his practice to include digital assets and their credit and regulatory implications. The value of Giorgio’s counsel derives from 25 years of experience in credit, banking, regulatory, derivatives, and insolvency law in multiple jurisdictions around the world. Prior to joining the firm in 2019, he practiced at Skadden, Davis Polk, and Dentons. Chambers notes that Giorgio “is particularly recommended for his extensive knowledge of global banking laws” and cites a client who describes him as “a very focused lawyer who's very highly regarded by financial institutions.” Other clients state that Giorgio "is very good to work with and excellent at finding solutions” and offers a “good depth of knowledge across a number of jurisdictions” (Chambers USA, Nationwide, 2020-2022 (Chambers and Partners)). Global bank and fintech clients seek Giorgio’s advice in the cross-border structuring of their financial products for the global markets (e.g., prime brokerage, margin lending, derivatives, securities lending, repos, asset custody) and in the evaluation of the credit risk represented by the specific product and/or the bank's counterparty. Giorgio is well known for his familiarity with credit risk mitigation techniques (e.g., collateralization and setoff/netting) and the insolvency laws of a large number of foreign jurisdictions. Clients also benefit from his longstanding work relationships with country counsel from more than 90 jurisdictions worldwide, which enable him to deliver coordinated results and seamless, uniform counsel across multiple jurisdictions. Giorgio has also represented global financial institutions and multi-national debtors in complex U.S. and non-U.S. plenary and ancillary insolvency matters, and in multi-jurisdictional out-of-court restructurings where his hands-on understanding of the enforceability of foreign collateral and key aspects of local insolvency proceedings played a critical role. In the Legal 500 directory, clients describe Giorgio as “knowledgeable, professional and responsive,” praising his “comprehensive understanding of both the industry and the related legal issues” and his ability to “reconcile common law legal concepts and continental law legal concepts in a practical manner.” One client enthused that "his understanding of legal systems around the world enables him to distill immense amounts of information into a pragmatic solution." Other clients describe him as a “top-notch” and “thoughtful and solutions-oriented” team leader who provides a “very impressive service,” adding that Giorgio is "unique in his 'understanding of the regulatory and risk management concerns of banks and ability to produce multi-jurisdictional solutions’” (The Legal 500 USA, Nationwide, 2017-2022 (Legalese)).