Slaughter and May’s Italian ally, Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, has hired Riccardo Sallustio, the head of Allen & Overy’s (A&O’s) Italian desk in London. The partner will leave A&O on 30 June after a year heading up the UK-based giant’s Italian desk and is expected to start at Bonelli Erede in August. Sallustio becomes the second London-based partner for Bonelli Erede, alongside current UK head Alberto del Din.

First reported on www.legalweek.net (6 May).