The opening ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics are five years away, but the host city of Milan is already deep into planning for facilities, logistics and permitting.

Guido Alberto Inzaghi, co-founding partner of the Milan-based real estate boutique Belvedere Inzaghi & Partners – BIP, which is advising on several Olympics-related projects, speaks with Law.com International about the challenges of organizing the global event, how priorities for host cities have changed, and why a background in public law is indispensable to practicing real estate law in Italy.