Professional experience

Maura Magioncalda is recognized as one of Italy’s leading lawyers in the banking & finance and debt restructuring fields , thanks to the advice she has provided on numerous major transactions over the last 20 years.
She has gained extensive experience in advising financial institutions, funds (both private equity and private debt) and corporate clients on a wide range of financial transactions, both domestic and cross-border, including leveraged finance, corporate lending and real estate financing.
Furthe she is a major expert in debt restructuring and special situations,  with particular focus on transactions aimed at preserving  the company’s going concern (reorganisation and restructuring agreements, composition with creditors, distressed M&A and  sale of bank loans), as well as being very active in any type of distress financing.
Maura Magioncalda was a visiting lawyer at Middleton Potts LLP, seniore associate and then a partner at Studio Legale Associato at Ashurst, partner at Pedersoli Studio Legale as well as at PedersoliGattai, and is now a partner at Giliberti Triscornia e Associati.

Education and qualifications

Law degree with honours and distinction from the University of Genoa.
PhD in Constitutional Law from the State University of Pisa.
Admitted to the Italian Bar

Ranking and Awards

Listed for over 15 years in the international legal directory Chambers and Partners as one of the leading experts in the Banking & Finance and Restructuring & Insolvency categories

Recognised by the legal directory Legal 500 in the Hall of Fame for both the Banking & Finance category (covering both borrower-side and lender or arranger-side matters) and the Restructuring and Insolvency category.

According to clients, Maura is “flexible, always very precise in her advice and very good at understanding the client’s context”, and “dynamic, professional and competent. She is able to manage the most complex restructuring projects” (Chambers Europe, 2026). It is emphasised that Maura “brings a rare combination of strategic thinking and deep legal knowledge. Her ability to lead complex negotiations with clarity and authority has been instrumental in several situations. She is pragmatic, highly responsive, and always focused on finding workable solutions”, and she is also recognised for her expertise “in both LBO financing and restructuring matters. Thanks to her deep knowledge and extensive experience, she stands out in both subject areas” (The Legal 500, 2026).

Named “Lawyer of the Year – Finance” at the Legalcommunity Finance Awards 2024.

Named “Lawyer of the Year – Restructuring” at the Legalcommunity Finance Awards 2021 and 2022.

Named  “Lawyer of the Year – Leveraged Finance” at the Legalcommunity Finance Awards 2019.

Foreign languages

English.