Name: Thomas Paoletti

Nationality: Italian

Designation: Avvocato

Line of Expertise: International commercial law, Company law, Reale Estate (acquisition & construction), Public Affairs

Years of Experience: 15

Background Description:
Graduated in law from the University of Rome (La Sapienza) in 1994 after having prepared his final dissertation in comparative law at Yale Law School (Connecticut, USA) as a visiting scholar. He began his practice at Studio Legale Paoletti as a trainee lawyer for two years prior to taking the bar exam.
He become a partner of Studio Legale Paoletti in 1997 and is registered with the Bar Council of Rome. In his fifteen years of legal practice he has assisted clients in both domestic litigation cases and international cases including the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Oman. For the last four years he has acquired specific expertise in the Gulf States, assisting Italian companies in terms of overseas investment and internationalization in the Middle East, offering legal support throughout the planning stage and specialist assistance in the establishment and running of the overseas business. In 2008 he has been admitted to practice in United Arab Emirates with the qualification of "legal counsel".
In 2005 he expanded a new practice area (Public Affairs) in order to represent clients’ interests before the Italian Parliament and Government Ministries. In 2006 he obtained a Masters Degree in Public Affairs, Lobbying, and Institutional Relations, from the University of Rome (LUMSA). He is a Member of the Supervisory Committee of Commercial and Company Law of the Bar Association of Rome.