Alberto Testi | Founding Partner | Zambelli & Partners

Alberto Testi

FOUNDING PARTNER

Activity Areas

Alberto Testi has amassed a significant experience in management of in court and out-of-court litigation with particular regard to Employment Law, procedures for transfer of business as well as the design and implementation of restructuring, reorganization and downsizing of companies belonging to national and international groups.

He often gives speeches at a number of conferences organized by CEGOS, an international consulting and training of human resources, by SYNERGIA, Paradigma and Il Sole 24 Ore.

He is a member of AGI (Italian Employment Lawyers Association), and AIDP (Italian Association for Personnel Management).

Graduated in Law at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan in 1997, Alberto Testi has been admitted to practice in Italy and to the Milan Bar since 2002. Since 2015, Alberto is qualified to plead before the higher courts as well as the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione).

Alberto is author of several publications on employment law and trade union issues.

In addition to his native Italian, he speaks English.

Awards

Who’s Who Legal
In WWL Alberto Testi is defined as: “«an excellent professional with vast experience» by market commentators. He is revered for his «deep knowledge of employment law» as well as «exemplary ethical standards and analytical thinking»”. Moreover, it is said of him that: “he is a key name in the Italian market and is lauded by clients for his expertise in labour force restructuring matters. Sources comment that he is «very level-headed with true market insights»”.

Best Lawyers
Alberto Testi has been recognised in the 2024 edition ‘Best Lawyers in Italy’ for the Labour and Employment practice.

Leaders League
Zambelli & Partners with its Founding Partner Alberto Testi has been ranked as Excellent Firm for the following categories Italy – Labor & Employment Advisory 2024 and Italy – Labor & Employment Litigation 2024

TopLegal
TopLegal named the Team among the leaders in Italy in the field of Employment Law. Alberto Testi is described as “reliable and precise”.

Training and Academic Activity

  • Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court, 2015
  • Admitted to practice law in Italy, 2002
  • Degree in Law, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan, 1997

Publications

  • Co-Author, “Employment 2024 Italy”, Chambers and Partners, Law and Practice, Global Practice Guide;
  • Co-Author, “Employment & Labour Law Q&A”, The Legal 500, Eigth Edition, 2024 
  • Co-Author, “Labour & Employment 2024” – Lexology Panoramic, 19th Edition, 2024;
  • Co-Author, “Employment Law 2024”, Lexology In-Depth, 15th Edition, 2024;
  • Co-Author, “Italy: Employment & Labour Law”, The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides, Seventh Edition, 2023;
  • Co-Author, “Employment & Labour Law”, International Comparative Legal Guides, Thirteenth Edition, 2023;
  • Co-Author, “Crisi Aziendale e Rapporto di Lavoro” (Company Crisis and the Employment Relationship) Collection of five books; Il Sole 24 Ore, 2018, which – on 21 June 2019 – has been awarded as the Best Book on Employment Law by the Labour Consultants Association of Milan;
  • Co-Author, “Diritto Sindacale – Le Relazioni Industriali dopo il Jobs Act” (Trade Union Law – Industrial Relations after the Jobs Act), Il Sole 24 Ore, 2015;
  • Co-Author, “Diritto Sindacale” (Trade Union Law), Il Sole 24 Ore, Fifth Edition, 2012.