Eric L. Gilioli

egilioli@curtis.com
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New York Office & Milan Office

Practice
Mr. Gilioli is Co-Chair of the Firm’s European Practice Group and Chair of the Firm’s Italian Practice Group. A partner in the International Corporate Department, Mr. Gilioli concentrates in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and the establishment of new companies. He has broad experience in the negotiating and drafting of stock and asset purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements, strategic alliances, research and development collaborations, intellectual property licenses and employment agreements, as well as manufacturing, distribution, sales representative and commercial sales agreements.

Mr. Gilioli has been actively involved in major infrastructure projects in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Recently, he has represented the Republic of Kazakhstan in the renegotiation of a production sharing agreement relating to the giant Kashagan oil field under the Caspian Sea and has reorganized the Post & Telecommunications of Kosovo.

Mr. Gilioli has particular experience in the life sciences area. He represents world leaders in the supply of research and diagnostic equipment and consumables, as well as leading pharmaceutical manufacturers. He also represents a range of Italian businesses active in the industrial equipment, furniture, food and fashion sectors.

Mr. Gilioli has spoken at seminars on corporate governance and compliance matters in the United States, Italy and Eastern Europe.

Mr. Gilioli is a member of the Bars of New York State and Washington, D.C., as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Court of International Trade.

Education

• Dottore in Giurisprudenza, University of Milan, 1996
• J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1983
  - Editor-in-Chief, Fordham International Law Journal, 1982-1983
• A.B., magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1979

Associations

• Harvard Club of New York
• New York State Bar Association
• Italian Chamber of Commerce in the United States
• American Chamber of Commerce in Italy

Speaking Engagements

• “Enlisting Corporations in the Fight Against Corruption: The Emerging Role of Corporate Compliance Programs in Italy and the United States,” New York State Bar Association Fall Meeting, New York State Bar Association - International Law and Practice Section, Rome, Italy October 16-20, 2002.