Mario Santa Maria, Esq.

Practice Details

• Languages
  Italian
  Native
  English
  Fluent
  French
  Conversational
• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Mergers
  Acquisitions: Assisted a leading Italian based pharmaceutical company in the signing of a purchase agreement for the acquisition of the entire share capital of a UK company operating in the diagnostic field.
  Assisted a London based investment firm in the acquisition from an Italian bank of the majority stake in an Italian financial intermediary operating in consumer finance.
  Represented a leading Italian pharmaceutical player in the sale of its pharma business to another Italian pharmaceutical company.
  Represented the majority shareholder of an Italian Bank in its initial public offering on the Italian Stock Exchange.
  Represented a U.S. based private equity fund in the acquisition of an Italian Bank.
  Represented a leading Italian player in fasteners industry in the acquisition of a U.S. based player from a US private equity fund.
  Represented the majority shareholders in the acquisition of the largest minority shareholder in the context of a leverage buy out of an Italian company owning one of the best luxury hotel in the world.
  Represented an Italian family in the acquisition of the majority shares of a company owning, among the others, one of the best luxury hotel in the world.
  Represented a leading pharmaceutical company in the acquisition of a German manufacturer of pharmaceutical finished products.
  Represented a leading pharmaceutical company in the entering into a joint venture for the building of a facility dedicated to the manufacture of soda chlorine to be used also in pharmaceutical industry.
  Represented a leading Italian player in fasteners industry in the acquisition of the majority shares of an Indian manufacturer from an Indian conglomerate.
  International Arbitration
  Litigation: Advised a leading player in the pharmaceutical industry in an international arbitration proceeding regulated by the International Chamber of Commerce related to a contractual dispute concerning a license
  supply agreement.
  Advised a major pharmaceutical company in an international arbitration proceeding regulated by the International Chamber of Commerce related to the invalidity of certain patents
  claw back of royalty payments.
  Advised a major player in the pharmaceutical industry in an international arbitration proceeding regulated by the International Chamber of Commerce related to certain contractual obligations on the smooth transfer from a licensee to a licensor at the time of expiration of the license agreement.
  Assistance in M&A transaction - related litigation, including interim proceedings
  arbitration.
  The above representations were h
  led by Mr. Santa Maria prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig.
  Government Experience: Staff Attorney, Government appointed Commissioner for the Participation of the Italian Republic to EXPO 2015, Milan
• Additional Links
  https://www.gtlaw.com/en/professionals/s/santa-maria-mario