Francesco Stocco
Partner
Francesco is Partner for the Finance practice at Alma LED and is based in Milan.
Francesco’s practice focuses mainly on structured finance (issuance of listed debt securities, securitizations and establishment of investment funds) and restructuring, with a particular focus on corporate sustainability from the perspective of achieving the SDG Agenda 2030 goals.
Francesco has been involved in early covered bond issuances and public offerings of banks in recent years, as well as in multiple financing transactions (acquisition finance, object finance and project finance) and securitizations.
Francesco has a Ph.D. from U. Natoli and graduated at the Catholic University of Milan for which he was a lecturer in the chairs of private law, banking law and bankruptcy law (Prof. Dolmetta).
| 2025-today | Alma LED – Partner |
| 2023-2024 | Alma LED – Of Counsel |
| 2022-2023 | Alma Società tra Avvocati – Of Counsel |
| 2010-2022 | Lambertini e Associati – Associate |
| 2009-2010 | Dewey & LeBeouf – Associate |
| 2004-2009 | Lovells Studio Legale – Trainee / Associate |
| 2002-2012 | Lecturer at Catholic University of Sacred Hearts, Milan (Prof. Dolmetta) |
| 2009 | Ph.D. U. Natoli |
| 2002 | Degree in Law cum laude, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milano |
| 2006 | Admitted to Italian Bar |
| 2022 | Qualified for assisted crisis negotiation |
| “Greenwashing e false comunicazioni sociali”, in dirittobcanrio.it, 2023 |
| “Rischi ESG: l’integrazione nel sistema delle banche” in dirittobancario.it, 2022. |
| “SFRD: compliance per operatori”, in Dirittobancario.it 2019, 2021 |
| “Is Ryanair an impact corporation?”, ISBN 978-88-909832-7-6, 2020 |
| “Impact Investing to the Test of Pigou and Coase: for a Legal Approach to the Market”, Paper at the Second International Conference on Impact Investing, Roma, 13 Dicembre 2018, 2019 |
| “Lining-up demand and offer in the no profit market”, ISBN 978-88-909832-7-6, 2018 “Una proposta dedicate al Social Housing”, in Dirigenza Bancaria, 2017, 183, 2017 |
| “I controlli interni delle banche”, in Dirigenza Bancaria, 2016, 176, 2016 |
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