
Michele Crisostomo
PRACTICE AREAS
LANGUAGES
Italian / English
An expert in banking, insurance and financial regulation, he deals with transactions in the capital market, derivatives and financing, as well as corporate and financial advisory.
He is also involved with corporate governance and M&A operations and has a deep understanding of energy market dynamics, with a specific focus on energy transition and sustainable finance. From May 2020 to May 2023, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Enel.
Chambers Europe & Global 2023: Debt Capital Markets: Band 2
IFLR1000 2022, DCM: “Highly Regarded”
Legal500 2023, DCM: “Hall of Fame”
- Law Degree (Magna cum Laude) – Università degli Studi di Bari, 1994
Avvocato - Admitted to the Milan Bar Association, 1997
2020-2023Enel S.p.A. – Chairman of the Board of Directors
2009Studio Legale Cappelli RCCD, Milan
2003 - 2009Clifford Chance, Milan
2000 - 2001Clifford Chance, London
1998 - 2000Clifford Chance, Milan
1997Consob, Divisione Intermediari, Milan
1995 - 1996Studio Legale Grimaldi e Associati, Rome
1994 - 1999Università degli Studi di Bari e di Rome – Research assistant in private law.
2020-2023 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ENEL
- ”Le banche e le imprese di investimento” in Manuale di diritto privato comunitario, edito da Nicolò Lipari, Padova, 2003.
- “Separazione e individuazione del patrimonio dei fiducianti nelle azioni reipersecutorie contro la società fiduciaria”, in Foro Italiano, 1998, I, 855.
- “Crediti del comune da concessione edilizia e surrogazione del garante” in Foro Italiano, 1997, I, 2658.
- “Sull’interpretazione del contratto: la Cassazione al di là della Manica” in Foro Italiano, 1996, I, 2853.
- “La migrazione dei Cigni di Balaka” in Giurisprudenza Italiana, 1995, I, 2, 647