DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has hired six lawyers 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. All six will be based in Milan, boosting the size of the public law group to 11.