An Equity Partner at FIVERS, Antonio Papi Rossi has advised private clients and public institutions on administrative law matters for more than thirty years, in both advisory work and litigation before the Regional Administrative Courts, the Council of State and the Constitutional Court.
His experience covers public procurement, planning and zoning, real estate, environmental law and project finance, as well as regulated sectors, including insurance and banking. In these areas, he works closely with the firm’s corporate, regulatory, finance and insurance practices.
He combines in-depth knowledge of administrative legislation and practice with extensive experience of Regional Administrative Court case law, developed also through his involvement in leading legal associations active in public law.
Career
He began his legal career in 1994, working with Italian and international law firms, including Pavia Ansaldo, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria and AMMLEX – Amministrativisti Associati.
In 2023, he established FIVERS’ administrative law practice in the Milan office and subsequently contributed to its expansion into the Rome office.
Practice areas
Administrative law: advisory and litigation
He advises private-sector operators and public entities across the principal areas of administrative law:
Public procurement: assistance with tender procedures for supplies, services and works, as well as related litigation before the Regional Administrative Courts and the Council of State;
Planning, construction and real estate: planning, land subdivisions and development projects; public concessions and project finance;
Public services and environmental law: water, energy, gas, transport and environmental matters, including advice to municipalities, publicly owned companies and institutions;
Regulated sectors: assistance to banks and insurance companies in proceedings before the supervisory authorities – IVASS, the Bank of Italy and the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) – and in any ensuing litigation, in cooperation with the corporate and regulatory teams;
Renewable energy: advisory and litigation support in relation to authorisations and the development of plants, working alongside the Energy team.
His practice also covers public accounting liability proceedings before the Italian Court of Auditors and disputes concerning water concessions before the Public Waters Court. He has also handled matters before the Court of Justice of the European Union following references for a preliminary ruling by the Council of State.
Appointments and institutional roles
Throughout his career, he has held numerous positions in professional associations and sector committees:
- member of the Council of the Milan Bar Association from 2019 to 2023 and coordinator of its Administrative Justice Committee;
- member of the Italian Bar Congress Body (Organismo Congressuale Forense);
- elected member of the Equal Opportunities Committee for the 2023–2027 term;
- included in the Register of Arbitrators for Public Works, pursuant to an ANAC resolution, for the 2026–2029 term;
- one of the eight national members of the ministerial committee responsible for assessing applications for recognition of the specialist lawyer qualification in administrative law;
- independent member of the Diocesan Commission for Economic Affairs (CAED) since 2022, appointed by the Archbishop;
- member of the governing board of the Association of Italian, German and French Administrative Judges (AGATIF);
- member of the Italian Energy Law Association (AIDEN), the National Centre for Prevention and Social Defence (CNPDS) and the Lombardy Society of Administrative Lawyers (SOLOM).
He is also an accredited lecturer at the Italian School for the Judiciary in administrative law and has spoken at conferences on the subject for more than twenty years.
Recognitions
For several years, he has been recognised by The Legal 500 as a practice head in Administrative and Public Law and by Leaders League as a recommended lawyer in Public Law.
