The Mill
Law Firm
Business law firm · Milano
Business law
alongside those who build value.
We advise companies, entrepreneurs and investors on the decisions that matter: contracts, governance, acquisitions and financing transactions.
The Firm
Why The Mill
A mill steadily turns raw material into something useful. It is the image of our work: listening, analysing, and giving clients clear, practical legal solutions.
The Mill - Law Firm was founded on a simple idea: to offer businesses top-level legal advice, with the direct relationship and personal accountability of a boutique firm.
Rigour
Precise analysis, robust documents.
Vision
Law at the service of strategy.
Presence
A direct point of contact, always.
Practice areas
Four disciplines, one vision of the business.
The Founder
Avv. Roberto Cociancich
“Every business is unique. So should be the way we stand beside it.”
Avvocato admitted to practise before the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione), founder and chairman of The Mill - Law Firm. For over thirty years he has advised Italian and international companies on developing and organising their business, in Italy and abroad.
Insights
Notes from the Firm
Analysis
Abuse of law in M&A transactions
MLBOs, leveraged cash-outs, registration tax and VAT on transaction costs: what changed between 2025 and 2026.
Analysis
Pre-contractual liability in M&A transactions
From the letter of intent to signing: when breaking off negotiations or withholding information gives rise to liability.
Analysis
MAC clauses in M&A transactions
How to define a material adverse change between signing and closing, and why the precise wording matters.