Member Profile
Marta Cenini
of counsel | Maisto e Associati
Office Location: Italy
Jurisdiction
Italy
Top Specialisms
Art and Cultural Property
Estates: Planning
Trusts: Planning
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Professional Biography
Marta Cenini is of counsel at Maisto and Associati and professor of law at the University of Insubria. She is an expert in the field of succession and estate planning, having advised several families and HNWI regarding their domestic and cross-border planning. Her expertise includes trust and fiduciary law, succession law, family law, international private law, charity law. She is also an expert in art law, with reference to national and international circulation of cultural goods, importation and exportation, vehicles for preserving art collections, succession planning of art and cultural goods. She is TEP and member of the advisory board of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP), full member of the main academic associations of civil law professors and of the Academia Internacional Derecho de Sucesiones.
Question : What drew you to specialise in private client law/ wealth advisory?
Answer: Since my graduation and during my PhD, I was very much interested in trust law; indeed, I've studied with the Italian delegate at the Hague Convention on trust, who is one of the major expert in trust law. Later, I started advising clients and I felt in l
Question : For lawyers entering private client law, what are key skills you think are essential?
Answer: I think that two are the main skills that a lawyer in the private client practice must have: attention to details (both legal and personal ones) and deside to create tailor-made solutions; patience and aptitude to listening
Question : With the evolving landscape of the private client world, what are recent trends or shifts you are excited to explore?
Answer: I love exploring the evolution of families and of the principles behind it. I see a lot of debate about maternity (surrogacy but not only), new families (civil union etc), forced heirship rules (are they still consistent with our society?), migration and
Question : Where is your favourite place to take a peer for a cocktail or coffee?
Answer: Cafè Marchesi in Montenapoleone street