New paths. A changing of the guard after 50 years. Mergers and openings for “external” partners.

Different paths

There isn’t just one way to plan change. This can be done by looking beyond the family circle.  De Luca & Partners recently opened up to those outside the De Luca family and appointed lawyer Stefania Raviele as a salaried partner. Managing partner Vittorio De Luca said: “We started as a family firm, and appointing Raviele is unprecedented, but is the logical consequence of our long-planned approach. The firm’s future is inseparably linked to our associates’ professional growth.”

Continue reading the full version in Italian on Il Sole 24 Ore.

Digitalisation and sustainability are two issues at the heart of the debate about the challenges companies will face soon. To date, the term “digitalisation” (or “digital transformation”) still commonly refers introducing digital technologies into the workplace and applying them to the tools available to personnel to perform work. The evolution of technologies and processes increasingly identifies the concept of digitalisation with a fundamental cultural, methodological and managerial transformation of the way work is carried out. Technology and digital transformation are the primary tools for improving the efficiency of companies to optimise, simplify and accelerate processes and relations with stakeholders. Alongside these challenges, a second objective that companies must pursue, and which will influence business strategies and governance choices, is related to the concepts of “sustainability” and “sustainable development.” Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), refers to environmental, social and corporate governance issues on which businesses must focus. In addition to environmental sustainability (“E-factor”), ESG comprises the inclusion and integration of human resources, including human rights (“S-factor”) protection, such as employee relations, remuneration systems and how the company’s organisational structure is conducted (“G-factor”). Alongside the environment, having fair and sustainability-oriented management of resources is vital.

Continue reading the full version published in Norme & Tributi Plus Diritto of Il Sole 24 Ore.

Our Managing Partner Vittorio De Luca will take part in the second “Welfare & HR Summit” organised by Il Sole 24 Ore on 22 February.

This digital event explores new labour market developments and their impact on corporate governance and personnel management. It is a place for dialogue between Experts and Institutions under the new regulatory scenarios and allow Italian companies to organise themselves to beat the pandemic challenge.

LOCATION AND TIMETABLE

22 February 2021

3 pm – 6 pm

A live event from a dedicated location and streamed live using a platform that allows speakers to connect and interact remotely.

Click here for further details and register for the event.