# Strategic Empathy, Cross-Border M&A, and the Venice Startup Scene with Daniele Bartoli
Episode of Studying Law Around the World, hosted by Claudio Klaus.
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:18:00 GMT
Duration: 00:29:17
## Summary
This week on Studying Law Around the World, I had the pleasure of hosting Daniele Bartoli, Managing Associate at Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, one of Italy's premier law and tax firms.Daniele’s career is a brilliant case study in building international commercial awareness. He joined his firm just ten days after graduating from the University of Bologna and has since built a formidable practice advising private equity players and industrial groups on complex M&A transactions. Beyond his corporate practice, he is a leading voice in legal innovation, advising startups in his hometown of Venice, and representing Italy as a National Representative for the International Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Committee.In this episode, we explore the distinct differences between advising private equity versus industrial clients, the critical lesson he learned during a secondment in Kazakhstan, and why the best legal advice is often the simplest.
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- Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/studyinglawaroundtheworld/episodes/Strategic-Empathy--Cross-Border-MA--and-the-Venice-Startup-Scene-with-Daniele-Bartoli-e3h8qfn
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