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Francesco G. Sanna

Francesco Sanna is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate practice. He focuses his practice in real estate investment and development as well as in engineering and construction matters, including the structuring and negotiation of PFI and PPP project contracts with particular focus in the energy and health care sectors.

Prior to joining K&L Gates, Francisco was a partner at another international law firm in Milan.

  • Recognized by Chambers Europe for Real Estate in Italy (2019-2024)
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA for Real Estate (2019-2023)
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers® in the list of top lawyers in Italy for Real Estate (2021)
  • Ranked by MilanoFinanza in the "Best Lawyers and Best Corporate Firms 2021" as a "Best Lawyer" for Real Estate and "Selected Lawyer" for Investment Funds and Real Estate
  • 29 January 2024, during a K&L Gates webinar, Francesco Sanna participated in “Current Trends in U.S. Real Estate Transactions.”
  • 25 January 2024, during the RE ITALY Meeting organised by Monitorimmobiliare, Francesco Sanna participated as moderator of the panel “Hospitality: from social infrastructure to luxury.” Click here for the video recording of the event.
  • 21 June 2023, during the RE ITALY Meeting organised by Monitorimmobiliare, Francesco Sanna participated as moderator of the panel “Real estate against inflation.” Click here for the video recording of the event.
  • 22 June 2022, during the RE ITALY Meeting organised by Monitorimmobiliare, Francesco Sanna participated as moderator of the panel “Urban regeneration: the future of real estate.” Click here for the video recording of the event.
  • 9 June 2021, during the RE ITALY Meeting organised by Monitorimmobiliare, Francesco Sanna participated as moderator of the panel “New areas for real estate investment.” Click here for the video recording of the event.
  • 29 October 2020, during the RE ITALY Meeting organised by Monitorimmobiliare, Francesco Sanna participated as moderator of the panel "The numbers of the market" and discussed the trends of the real estate market in 2020. Click here for the video recording of the event.
Additional Thought Leadership Pages
  • Co-author of the article "Project Finance in Italy after art.37 bis of Merloni ter law – first application appraisal" published in the review "Impiantistica Italiana" - October 2000.
  • “Energy efficiency certificates in recent Authority legislation” Ambiente & Sicurezza review (Sole 24 Ore), 2003
  • “The start-up of energy green certificate market”, Ambiente & Sicurezza Review (Sole 24 Ore), 2003
  • Author of the Italian chapter on PPP and PFI of the The Projects & Construction Review.
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