T H E O F F I C E
The origins of Grande Stevens Law Firm can be traced back to that of Manlio Brosio, who gave up law after Liberation in 1945 and embarked on a political and diplomatic career (Deputy Prime Minister, Ambassador in Moscow, Paris, London and Washington, then Secretary-General of Nato and Senator of the Republic of Italy).
The Firm passed into the hands of his greatest pupil, Dante Livio Bianco, a pre-eminent scholar in civil procedure. It was then temporarily directed by Prof. Paolo Greco, a leading scholar in commercial law, and Carlo Galante Garrone (who gave up his career as a magistrate to this purpose and then embarked on a political career by being elected to the Senate of the Republic of Italy in several terms of office), and regularly cooperated with Piero Calamandrei.
Franzo Grande Stevens was a young pupil when he entered the Studio in 1953. He has since enriched it with colleagues and collaborators, organized it and devoted himself to the practice of commercial law, both in litigation and out-of-court work. He has published many articles on this subject and lectured on "Corporate Accounting" at the University of Turin. Avvocato Grande Stevens has also devoted his work to the legal profession (the "Avvocatura"), having been a member of the Turin Bar Council, President of the Attorneys' Pension Fund Board and President of the National Bar Council. He can be held as the founder of the Studio.
Following the tradition begun by its founder, the Firm has evolved by gathering professionals with diverse experiences, including international experience. The organization of the Firm, in the continuing effort to provide its clients with the highest quality of professional service, has established prestigious offices in Milan and Rome, equipped with the most modern computer technology, where professionals are able to meet the demands of domestic and international clients. All the partners and associates share the philosophy that has made "Grande Stevens" a renowned guarantee of professional quality in Italy and abroad.
It is the Firm's goal and the objective of its attorneys to offer highly specialized and technical assistance and individualized answers and solutions to clients' needs in accordance with the principles set out in the Firm's Policy, which is to furnish high quality services.
Upon the instruction of the Firm on new matters, it is common practice to build concentrated teams of selected lawyers, taking into account the specific necessary competences, so as to provide the required legal assistance with promptness and effectiveness.
The partners nurture the matters undertaken directly and personally with the support of the other lawyers and collaborators of the Firm, who are in number typically proportional to the partners.
The attorneys may count on a broad library which is continuously enriched with the most recent publications both Italian and international and whose collection is composed of over 12,000 books, over 100 periodicals, Italian and international (some of which have been collected since 1903) and over 1,300 treatises and loose-leafs.
- the greatest availability of all components of the Firm (partners, associates and staff) who are reachable every day of the year, with the constant support of the appropriate structure to respond to the clients' needs;
- the use of modern technologies;
- the maximum confidentiality of the matters being undertaken and of the information received during the course of the attorney-client relationship (confidentiality being protected also through the implementation of strict rules governing the access to the files, both electronic and paper-based);
- the assistance also beyond Italy by cooperating with firms and individuals in various regions of the world selected on a issue-by-issue basis among those considered to be the appropriate to the matters being undertaken;
- the promptness in solving problems and quickness in scheduling meetings with clients.
- the arrangement of adequate resources and work procedures to support the client through all the stages of the services being rendered;
- the maximum care in recruiting the associates, clerks and staff of the Firm;
- the continuous and constant dedication of the lawyers of the Firm in serving the clients in full obedience to the professional responsibility and legal ethics rules.
- the lawyers of the Firm take part in conferences, write books, treatises and articles for law reviews and that they serve on various institutional boards;
- the office personnel and staff work in a serene, pleasant and friendly environment and have relationships with the partners and the associates characterized by seriousness, cooperativeness and mutual respect.
