Bergamo Legal
Italian Law, Handled in English
We are an Italian law firm based in Bergamo. We work in English with clients living abroad who have a matter to resolve in Italy — an inheritance, a property, a contract, a debt, a dispute already before an Italian court.
At a glance
- An Italian law firm, registered with the Bergamo Bar Association (no. 14), working in English with clients abroad.
- Meetings by video, documents through our portal: we tell you at the outset what has to be done in person and what a power of attorney can cover.
- Consultation: one hour, €250, online or at our office, with documents reviewed in advance and an opinion on the merits.
- Ongoing tax and corporate advice on a fixed monthly fee has its own service: avvocato.expert.
The firm
Bergamo Legal is an Italian law firm — a società tra avvocati, the Italian form of a professional law company — based in Bergamo, in the north of Italy, an hour from Milan.
Instructions are given to the firm rather than to an individual lawyer. The firm’s civil, tax and corporate work is led by Matteo Bertocchi, admitted before the Italian Supreme Court. Our Italian website is bergamo.legal.
What we handle
Matters that have to be resolved in Italy, for clients who are not here.
Inheritance and estates in Italy
Property, bank accounts or shares left in Italy: establishing who inherits, dealing with Italian banks and land registries, coordinating with the notary, and resolving disputes between heirs.
Buying and selling property
Preliminary agreements and deeds, checks before you commit, defects and non-compliance after the purchase, and disputes with builders or sellers.
Contracts with Italian counterparties
Supply, distribution and service agreements: drafting, reviewing, and acting when the other side stops performing.
Debt recovery in Italy
Recovering sums owed by Italian debtors, from the first demand to enforcement, including injunctions and attachment.
Civil litigation
Representation before Italian courts in civil and commercial disputes, at first instance and on appeal.
Tax matters
Assessments, collection notices and tax litigation in Italy. Ongoing tax and corporate advice on a fixed monthly fee is a separate service: avvocato.expert.
How we start
We begin with a one-hour consultation, online or at our office in Bergamo, for €250 including VAT and statutory contributions, paid when you book.
We review your documents beforehand and give you our opinion on the merits. If you are not sure the matter falls within our practice areas, you can first book a short introductory call: fifteen minutes by phone to check whether and how we can help. It is not a consultation.
- Please send your documents at least forty-eight hours before the meeting: they are reviewed in advance.
- Before confirming, we run the conflict checks our professional rules require. If they are not clear, we cannot act and the amount is refunded in full.
- If you are facing a deadline under an Italian document you have received, tell us straight away and give the date you received it.
- If further work is needed after the consultation, we send you a written quote.