Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Italian finance head, Stefano Sennhauser, as the UK giant looks to rebuild its local practice.

Sennhauser has been a partner at Freshfields since 2000 and has led its finance practice in Italy since 2004. He focuses on real estate finance, securitisation and restructuring, as well as leveraged finance. He will work in A&O’s Milan arm.