Dewey Ballantine has continued to expand its fast-growing Italian practice with the hire of name partner Luca Minoli from local corporate boutique Casella Minoli & Associati.

Minoli started at the firm’s Milan arm on 1 October to work on general M&A, and joins Dewey’s 25-lawyer Italian practice, which was launched last year by a team headed up by former Simmons & Simmons corporate head Bruno Gattai