Slaughter and May ally Bonelli Erede Pappalardo has appointed a new management team as part of a wider governance overhaul which has seen the top Italian law firm split its managing partner role into two.

Head of international tax Stefano Simontacchi (pictured) and employment partner Marcello Giustiniani were voted as the firm’s new managing partners at a partnership meeting last weekend, succeeding outgoing firm president Alberto Saravalle with immediate effect.