Cristiano Pettinelli
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Managing Director
Cristiano is the founding partner of Unico.
He is an experienced legal recruiter and a dual-qualified lawyer, recruiting partners, teams and associates on behalf of a broad range of leading international and domestic law firms and businesses within all industries and across all practice areas. Over the course of his career, he has been responsible for a number of high profile moves within the Italian market and has successfully represented and placed high-value lawyers with leading law firms and companies.
Experience
Before qualifying as an avvocato in 2004, Cristiano undertook an LL.M. in International Business Law at the University of London and subsequently attended The European Young Lawyers Scheme in Edinburgh.
In 2006 he joined Linklaters as an associate in the Banking & Finance department in London and qualified as an England & Wales solicitor three years later. He then moved to Axiom where he practiced as a senior finance attorney in London and Rome.
Cristiano began his recruitment career in 2014 when he joined the Private Practice Team of a leading international recruitment search consultancy and focused on recruiting partners and associates in Italy and UK.
Education
- Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” – Law Degree
- University of London – LL.M. in International Business Law
- The European Young Lawyers Scheme – Edinburgh
Admissions
- Qualified Italian lawyer – Ordine degli Avvocati di Roma (Bar Council of Rome)
- Solicitor of Supreme Court of England and Wales
Languages
- Italian
- English
Contacts
+39 335.6426858
cristiano.pettinelli@unicosearch.it