DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has hired a six-lawyer team, including two partners, from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe’s Milan office, creating one of the largest public law teams in Italy.

Town planning partner Guido Bardelli joins to head the firm’s public law group in Italy, with public law and regulatory lawyer Alessandra Bazzani also joining as a partner. Paolo Bertacco, Jacopo Recla, Gabriella Rondoni and Chiara Brunelli all join as associates.