ADVANT Nctm

What ADVANT Nctm does

ADVANT Nctm is a privately held Italian law firm (legal name: Nctm Studio Legale), founded in 2000 and headquartered in Milan at Via Agnello 12. The firm was rebranded to ADVANT Nctm in 2022 to reflect its position as the Italian member of the ADVANT international legal network, which also comprises ADVANT Altana in France and ADVANT Beiten in Germany. With approximately 360 professionals including 87 equity partners and 5 offices (Milan, Rome, Genoa, London, and Shanghai), it is one of the largest independent full-service law firms in Italy, operating across 19 practice areas and 13 industry sectors.

The firm provides comprehensive legal and tax advisory services to four primary client segments: companies and corporations, banks and financial institutions, multinationals, and public entities. Its practice areas span Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Energy and Infrastructures, Public Law and Procurement, Restructuring and Insolvency, and Tax. ADVANT Nctm ranked 1st in Italy for M&A transaction volume by Mergermarket in 2024 and maintains top-tier rankings across Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal 500, and IFLR 1000.

Revenue is generated through professional services engagements billed on a quote-based or hourly basis, with no public pricing disclosure. Beyond core advisory work, the firm has built a legaltech and innovation ecosystem through several subsidiaries and joint ventures: NextLegal S.r.l. (NPE and serial litigation with CRIF/CRIBIS Credit Management), LegalSoftech (IT and cybersecurity JV with La Scala), Legal Mind (banking and financial sector legaltech, established 2025), and UniQLegal (dispute management JV with UniCredit). The firm relies primarily on professional reputation, industry rankings, thought-leadership publications, events, and direct partner-led relationships for client acquisition, with no public funding or institutional investor ownership.

Name

ADVANT Nctm

Legal name

Nctm Studio Legale

Website

https://advant-nctm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ADVANT Nctm is an independent Italian full-service law firm with approximately 360 professionals across 5 offices (Milan, Rome, Genoa, London, Shanghai), serving corporations, financial institutions, multinationals and public entities across 19 practice areas as the Italian member of the ADVANT European network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Capital Markets Advisory (IPO Readiness, SPAC, ECM/DCM Advisory) (BPAHAOAL)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Corporate law
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Tax advisory
• Dispute resolution

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal and Tax Advisory Services: ADVANT Nctm generates revenue through providing comprehensive legal and tax advisory services to companies, banks, financial institutions, multinationals, and public entities across all areas of commercial law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ADVANT Nctm is an independent Italian law firm providing full-service legal and tax advisory to companies, banks, financial institutions, multinationals, and public entities. The firm operates across 19 practice areas (including Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Energy and Infrastructures, Public Law and Procurement, Restructuring and Insolvency, and Tax) and 13 industry sectors, delivering multidisciplinary legal counsel through approximately 360 professionals, of which 87 are partners.

Product overview

ADVANT Nctm is a full-service Italian law firm and the Italian member of the ADVANT network, providing comprehensive legal and tax advisory services through approximately 360 professionals across 5 offices (Milan, Rome, Genoa, London, Shanghai). The firm operates a multi-product model combining core legal services (19 practice areas) with technology-focused subsidiaries and joint ventures: NextLegal S.r.l. for NPE credit recovery and mass litigation, LegalSoftech for IT/automation/cybersecurity, Legal Mind for banking/financial legal tech solutions, and UniQLegal for UniCredit dispute management. The portfolio spans from traditional legal advisory to specialized legaltech subsidiaries addressing specific market segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Services - General Practice Full-service legal and tax advisory covering 19 practice areas including Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Energy and Infrastructures, Public Law and Procurement, Restructuring and Insolvency, and Tax. Delivered to corporate clients, banks, financial institutions, multinationals, and public entities.
• NextLegal S.r.l.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked 1st in Italy in Mergermarket M&A Ranking 2024 for number of M&A transactions

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NextLegal S.r.l.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNextLegal S.r.l. is a joint-stock company among lawyers established in June 2020 from the experience of Solve, promoted by ADVANT Nctm and CRIBIS Credit Management (CRIF Group). It represents an innovative experience in the recovery of mass credit and serial litigation arising from NPE portfolio management.
• LegalSoftechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegalSoftech is the first joint venture between two Italian law firms - La Scala Società tra Avvocati and ADVANT Nctm - for the common management of strategic IT assets. The company focuses on automation and technological innovation of processes and cybersecurity.
• Legal MindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal Mind was established in 2025 as an evolution of the joint-stock company created in 2020 by ADVANT Nctm in collaboration with Studio La Scala. The company integrates recognized legal expertise and technological innovation to offer qualified legal services and innovative personalized solutions for the banking and financial sector.
• UniQLegalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniQLegal is a joint-stock company among lawyers created by Nctm and La Scala with UniCredit to meet specific UniCredit Group needs for legal services, particularly regarding the management of disputes against banks.
• ADVANT AltanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADVANT Altana is the French member of the ADVANT network, which unites first-rate professionals allowing clients to navigate the complex and changing European legal and commercial landscape. Together with ADVANT Nctm (Italy) and ADVANT Beiten (Germany), the network offers deep local roots combined with international vision.
• ADVANT BeitencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADVANT Beiten is the German member of the ADVANT network, which unites first-rate professionals allowing clients to navigate the complex and changing European legal and commercial landscape. Together with ADVANT Altana (France) and ADVANT Nctm (Italy), the network provides comprehensive cross-border advisory services.
• International Bar Association (IBA)minorOthersADVANT Nctm is a member of the International Bar Association, one of the most prestigious international associations in the legal sector.
• International Trademark Association (INTA)minorOthersADVANT Nctm is a member of the International Trademark Association, a prestigious international association for trademark professionals.
• Employment Law Alliance (ELA)minorOthersADVANT Nctm is a member of the Employment Law Alliance, a network providing employment law expertise across multiple jurisdictions.
• CRIBIS Credit ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRIBIS Credit Management, part of the CRIF Group specializing in end-to-end management of problematic and non-performing credit, co-promoted NextLegal S.r.l. with ADVANT Nctm for mass credit recovery and serial litigation services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Chiomenti: One of Italy's largest independent law firms, historically founded in the same era as ADVANT Nctm and competing head-to-head on Italian M&A, Banking & Finance and Capital Markets mandates with a similar partner-led, full-service model.
• BonelliErede: Major Italian independent full-service law firm competing on Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance and Dispute Resolution work, and one of the benchmark independents against which ADVANT Nctm's rankings and headcount are measured.
• Gianni & Origoni: Top-tier Italian independent firm with a comparable full-service, transaction-heavy practice and direct overlap on M&A, Capital Markets and Banking & Finance for Italian corporates and financial institutions.
• Pedersoli Gattai: Italian independent full-service law firm competing on M&A, private equity, capital markets and banking matters with a similar premium positioning in the Italian league tables.
• ADVANT Altana: French member of the ADVANT network alongside ADVANT Nctm (Italy) and ADVANT Beiten (Germany); partners on cross-border European mandates and shares clients, governance and brand identity.
• ADVANT Beiten: German member of the ADVANT network, joined with ADVANT Nctm in offering coordinated European legal advisory and contributing to the same cross-border referral pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton: Global elite law firm with a long-standing, top-ranked Italian practice that competes with ADVANT Nctm for the largest Italian M&A and capital markets mandates, especially those with US or cross-Atlantic angles.
• Allen & Overy (A&O Shearman): Magic Circle/global law firm with strong Italian offices; competes for premium banking & finance, DCM and cross-border M&A mandates that ADVANT Nctm also targets, particularly on the lender side.
• Clifford Chance: Magic Circle firm with a significant Milan presence, competing for the highest-end Italian M&A, Banking & Finance and Capital Markets engagements where ADVANT Nctm also appears in league tables.
• Latham & Watkins: Global elite firm with an active Italian corporate practice; competes on cross-border and US-linked M&A and capital markets matters that intersect with ADVANT Nctm's transactions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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