Dr. Massimo Fontana Ros

MFR Fontana Ros is a medium-sized law firm (boutique) based in North Italy with focus on International Business Law. Our attorneys and legal consultant are committed to resolving our clients’ legal issues in a timely and cost-effective manner. You can count on us to give your case the attention it deserves and to tailor our approach to your needs. At MFR Fontana Ros we know how much is riding on the outcome of your case and we will strive to help you move forward from these problems on favorable terms.

Drawing on the diverse backgrounds of our passionate attorneys, MFR Fontana Ros, provides comprehensive legal services to every client it represents. Our knowledge and flexibility to address a broad range of legal issues for our clients is the hallmark of our firm.

MFR Fontana Ros is an international law firm concentrating our services in the areas of complex litigation, business, customs and real estate, including cases involving: business contracts, commercial disputes, construction contracts and liens, employment and labor issues, partner and shareholder disputes, real estate title and sale issues, and business formation and governance and international commercial arbitration.

MFR Fontana Ros is able to provide tax advice and accounting thanks to the narrow and good cooperation with some tax consultancy firms on a best friend basis.

For matters falling into an international context MFR Fontana Ros can use its access and connections to experts (he personally knows and met before) in various jurisdiction to implement its integrated, comprehensive consulting approach also in this regard.

Massimo is founder and Managing Partner of MFR Fontana Ros, with offices in Milan and Bolzano and correspondence offices in London, Dubai, New York. The law firm provides high legal advice and assistance and support in international business law on a taylor-made basis.

Massimo is an Italian citizen but his mother tongue is German and he gives efficiently legal advice and support to his clients in 4 languages (German, Italia, English and French). Massimo obtained also a Master’s Degree in Business Law from the L.U.I.S.S. University of Rome. He trained with law firms in Munich, Vienna, Milan, London, Dubai and Rome.

Massimo specialises in international commercial (agency, distribution, licence, international sales agreements) and business law and corporate law. Massimo also undertakes a significant amount of work in M&A, Real Estate, Labour Law, international commercial litigation and arbitration. His clients range from multi-national corporations to family-run businesses. Massimo has been also appointed as an arbitrator by the ICC of Paris and is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce in Rome and Italian Representative of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Dubai and consultant and lawyer of the Chamber of Commerce of Bolzano.

Massimo is a member of international organizations such as AIJA, UIA, IFM and “Deutsch-Italienische Juristenvereinigung” and is an extraordinary member of DAV (“Deutscher Anwaltverein”). He also works with the commercial office of the Austrian and German Consulate in Milan and the Arbitration Chamber of Bolzano.

Massimo has addressed several conferences in Italy (i.e. Chambers of Commerce in Bolzano, Milan, Trento, Frankfurt) on business, international commercial and corporate law. He is also the author of several papers published in a local Bolzano business magazine.

Practice Areas

1. International commercial and business law;
2. M&A
3. Corporate law
4. Real estate
5. Labour Law
6. International Arbitration