The Team

Our team is our huge strength. We believe in teamwork, we invest in communication, we continuously stimulate discussion and we attentively and scrupulously mentor our junior staff. Weekly firm meetingsprovide a real opportunity to exchange ideas and opinions, each participant contributing according to their expertise with value to the various projects of the firm.

Massimo Peluso

Avv. Massimo Peluso

Founder and Managing Partner

“A healthy mind in a healthy body.” (Juvenal)

Massimo Peluso: founding partner of Studio Peluso Avvocati: graduate in law, practicing lawyer since 1989, lecturer in Commercial and Civil law and expert in “Principles of Private Law and Civil Law” at Federico II University of Naples. In 1992 he founded Studio Peluso Avvocati and since 1997 he has been a court-appointed administrator for companies confiscated during anti-Mafia proceedings. Moreover, he has been enrolled as a litigator in the Supreme Court since 2015. He speaks Italian and Spanish.
He works in our Naples, Milan and Rome offices.

  • Litigation and ADR

Avv. Marco Peluso

Senior Partner

“All are equal before the law.”

Marco was the firm’s first partner, a collaboration that began more than 20 years ago.
After his law degree in 1997, he passed the bar exam and became a practising lawyer in 2001. Marco is an expert in private law and has written various publications in the area of civil law. He works in our Naples, Milan and Rome offices.

Areas of expertise
  • Tort ability for damages
  • Litigation and ADR
Marco Peluso bianco e nero
Paola Esposito bianco e nero

Avv. Paola Esposito

Partner

“Never surrender!”

Paola was one of our first partners and has been with the firm for more than 20 years. She received her law degree in 2001. She started working the same year, beginning her long career within the Studio Peluso Avvocati.
She passed the bar exam and became a practising lawyer in 2005.

  • Tort ability for damages

Avv. Valerio Piscini

Partner

“There are two rules in life: 1. Never quit; 2. Never forget rule number 1.” (Duke Ellington)

A collaboration that has lasted for more than 20 years makes Valerio one of the longest working partners of the firm. He has a degree in law and became a practising lawyer in 2009. In 1992 he became legal representative of a joint-stock company, gaining extensive expertise in his fields of specialization.
He speaks Italian and Spanish. He works in our Naples, Milan and Rome offices.

Areas of expertise
Valerio Piscini bianco e nero
Michele di Gregorio

Avv. Michele Di Gregorio

Partner

“What’s past is past.”
Michele graduated in law in 1999, and after having passed the bar exam and becoming a practising lawyer in 2003 he joined Studio Peluso Avvocati in 2011 and has been a partner for more than ten years.
He speaks Italian and English. He works in our Naples office.

Areas of expertise
  • Tort ability for damages

Avv. Amedeo Di Virgilio

Partner

“Fortune favours the brave” (Terence)

Amedeo has been a partner in the firm for more than ten years. After graduating in law in 2004, he became a practising lawyer in 2009 and joined the firm in 2012.
He speaks Italian, French and English. He works in our Naples, Rome and Milan offices.

  • Litigation and ADR
Amedeo Di Virgilio
Gennaro Casoria bianco e nero

Avv. Gennaro Casoria

Partner

“You are a leader of men, do not forget that you are that because you doubted other leaders. So allow them their right to doubt the leader.” (Bertolt Brecht)

Gennaro graduated in law cum laude in 2014. In the same year he started his collaboration with Studio Peluso Avvocati, and later passed the bar exam and became a practising lawyer in 2018. His main areas of work include corporate and bankruptcy law, which he practises also as a bankruptcy receiver. He speaks Italian, English and German. He works in our Naples, Rome and Milan offices.

  • administrative law
  • Litigation and ADR

Avv. Rosa Sarno

Partner

“Only those who dare may fly.” (Luis Sepùlveda)

Rosa has been a partner of the Firm since 2011. A graduate in law, she became a practising lawyer in 2004, earned a second-level master in Legal Professions and and is specialised in ADR procedures. She has been registered in the roll of the Naples Chamber of Arbitration and of the Naples Chamber of Commerce since 2015, and in the roll of the Naples Bar Council of public defenders – in civil proceedings – before the juvenile court since 2018. A lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, she has always been passionate and engaged in her profession. In 2021 she earned a new specialization in “Management of over-indebtedness” and was appointed conciliator in CARECOM CAMPANIA conciliation and settlement proceedings, and in 2022 she became an “Expert negotiator in corporate crises”.
She speaks Italian and English. She works in the “Family” department of our Naples office.

Areas of expertise
Rosa Sarno bianco e nero
Luca Peluso bianco e nero

Avv. Luca Peluso

Associate

“Talent is not enough.”

Luca graduated in law cum laude in 2019, after participating in the Erasmus programme at the University of Seville in 2018. The desire to engage in the profession and to expand his knowledge prompted him to do an early internship at Studio Peluso Avvocati while still attending university.
In 2020-2023 he received a PhD scholarship – the highest level of university education worldwide – in Commercial Law at Federico II University of Naples, and in the meantime he passed the bar exam and became a practising lawyer in 2022. He is also a certified FIFA agent since 2023. In addition to serving as the main point of contact for the Milan office, he coordinates all activities relating to sports law.
He speaks Italian, Spanish and English and works in our Milan and Naples offices.

Areas of expertise

Solicitor
Giulia Peluso

Associate
AEA Contact and Head of International Relations
Diversity is a driving force that generates perspective and enhances capability.
Giulia specialises in intellectual and industrial property law, with a particular focus on emerging technologies.
She graduated in 2021 in English and European Law from Queen Mary University of London and began her professional career as a paralegal at American Express, working between London and Rome. She continued her development with a Master’s in Business Law sponsored by magic circle firm Clifford Chance LLP, passed the professional qualification exam, and completed a two‑year training contract in the firm’s London and Singapore offices. She rotated every six months across banking law, intellectual property law, energy and environmental law, litigation, investigations, and alternative dispute resolution.
In February 2025 she qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales, and in July 2025 as a solicitor in Ireland. Giulia also brings one year of experience in Clifford Chance’s Milan office as an Associate in the Corporate team, where—while maintaining her specialisation in intellectual property law—she developed significant expertise in M&A transactions, advising companies and investors on complex and cross‑border deals.
She speaks English and Spanish and works between Naples and Milan.
Areas of expertise
  • Intellectual and Industrial Property
  • Litigation and ADR

Dott. Antonio Di Meglio

Trainee Lawyer

“Limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”
-Michael Jordan.

Graduated in Law in 2024, in the same year, Antonio began his collaboration with the Peluso firm.
Among the main subjects of interest there are Commercial and Civil law.
One of the main goals is to specialize with a II level Master’s degree in Corporate and Business Law.
He’s speek Italian and English and works in Naples’s firm.

Areas of expertise
  • Litigation and ADR

Dott. Andrea Peluso

Paralegal

“The only limit to how high we can go is how high we believe we can go.”

Having graduated in Law in 2025, Andrea is the youngest member of our firm. Very passionate about sports, travelling and music, Andrea joined our firm even before finishing his university studies, driven by a strong desire to get into the game, entering the working world and expanding his knowledge.
Even though he is particularly curious about Commercial, Private, International and Sports Law, his objective is to work in all the areas of the law in order to identify the area to specialize in after earning his master’s degree in law.
He speaks Italian and English and works in our Naples office.

Aree di formazione
  • Litigation and ADR
Andrea Peluso bianco e nero
Ciro Acampora bianco e nero

Financial advisor
Ciro Acampora

Head of Tax

“Patience and study”

Ciro is a reliable partner of the Firm: he supports us in offering consulting services and assistance in fiscal and financial matters.
An Economics and Business graduate and member of the professional association of chartered certified accountants and auditors, he has been a self-employed professional since 1996.
He is specialized in national taxation, legal auditing and boards of statutory auditors, company valuation, extraordinary operations and subsidized financing, besides being a member of governing bodies of renewable energy companies and collaborating with the e-news site ilsussidiario.net

Areas of expertise

Dott. Alessandro Notarantonio

Employment Consultant

“Remember to always dare.” (Gabriele D’Annunzio)
Alessandro has been collaborating with the Firm since 2006, supporting us in all issues related to Emploment Law and Human Resources Administration.
He has a degree in Legal Studies with a specialization in International Law, and became Employment consultant in 1994 and expert witness for legal proceedings.
He speaks Italian and English. He works in our Naples and Milan offices.

Areas of expertise
Danila Feola

Danila Feola

Head of administration, accounting and secretarial activities
Head of Electronic Processing and Invoicing

“I feel like a bright spot in the universe.”

Danila was the very first employee of the Peluso Firm: she joined in 1995, only three years after it was founded. Since then, during her almost 30 years of experience, she has witnessed every stage of this journey, contributing from the very beginning to the growth and development of our organization. After completing a university degree in psychopedagogy in 1990, she specialized by attending the training course on the Electronic Processing (Teamsystem s.p.a.) in 2014 and on Legalinvoice Electronic Invoicing (Teamsystem s.p.a) in 2019, and is presently the head of our administration, accounts and electronic processing and invoicing.
She speaks Italian, English and Spanish and works in our Naples and Milan offices.