Willkie Farr & Gallagher has strengthened its transactional capability in Italy with the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Cesare Vecchio.

Vecchio, who helped launch Freshfields’ Milan office, will join Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Milan on 1 May. He focuses on corporate and M&A, securities offerings, structured financial products and tax issues.