Silvia Tozzoli

Title: Partner
Offices: Milan, Rome
Languages: English, French, Italian

Silvia Tozzoli regularly assists leading Italian and foreign clients in many aspects of employment law, including trade union law (also in consultations before the Ministry of Labour), litigation, labour-focused transactions, insolvency procedures and contracts to establish/regulate sales networks.

She is often sought after as a reference point for delicate matters such as confidential projects, workforce restructuring and dismissal or hiring of senior executives.

Thanks to a strong network of international contacts and her familiarity with foreign jurisdictions, Silvia also became a “go-to” lawyer for matters requiring multi-jurisdiction capability.

After a “summa cum laude” degree in law, she obtained a Ph.D. in Labour Law and Industrial Relations at the University of Pavia, and a LL.M. in Labour Law at the London School of Economics.

She frequently speaks at national and international conferences and postgraduate courses, deploying her academic and research experience.

Silvia Tozzoli is mentioned in Chambers and Partners as follows: “Silvia is an absolutely concrete and reliable legal partner who has helped us to successfully manage multiple projects” (2023), “she has strong knowledge of the Italian employment law” and “she can explain complex concepts in a clear way so that her clients can navigate through employment topics” (2021), “fast and able to provide responses in real time, with strong business know-how” (2019), “for her excellent knowledge of judicial institutions coupled with her in-depth analysis of every case” (2018), “she is very reliable and great ability to understand the overall situation, even the emotional aspects of a negotiation” (2017), “clients recommend her for her expertise in a variety of areas including collective dismissals, outsourcing and trade union matters” (2016), “praised for her academic approach” (2015), “noted for her capacity to handle complex cases, with sources commenting on her tenacious approach and successful track record in handling difficult cases” (2014).

Silvia Tozzoli is also mentioned in The Legal 500 as follows: “Silvia Tozzoli is really competent, oriented towards the client needs and she can also understand very quickly what the client needs in order to solve their issues. Strong capacity to manage negotiation with the employee’s lawyers in order to reach the best solution for the client” (2020).