UK firm Fieldfisher has merged with Italy's Studio Associato Servizi Professionali Integrati (SASPI).

The merger will take effect 1 July. It will be structured as a Swiss verein, with SASPI adopting the Fieldfisher brand name and the two firms maintaining separate profit pools.

SASPI, which has 170 staff in total including 21 partners, has offices in Milan, Rome, Venice and Turin.