12 Best Employment Lawyers in Rome

Foreign employees and managers who want to discuss a dispute in English will find a direct route at Roberto Colantonio's practice. He handles dismissals, mobbing, demotion, unpaid wages and non-compete clauses, and also covers public-sector staff in ministries, health authorities and schools. Admitted to the bar in 2002, he can also argue before the Court of Cassation. Consultations take place in Prati, near the Colosseum or online, and the scope and fee are agreed before any work starts.

Employees facing a dismissal or a cut in their duties will find a firm that treats these two issues as its core. Michelangelo Salvagni and a team of collaborating lawyers work on the workers' side, from individual and collective dismissals to demotion claims and unlawful outsourcing. They also draft and review fixed-term, agency and apprenticeship contracts. Salvagni writes case law commentary and speaks at Rome bar events, and the site's news section follows recent rulings.

Workers with a long or complicated history with one employer suit this Prati firm, which has acted for employees since 1976. Its list of matters is unusually wide: transfers, unlawful subcontracting, promotion claims, maternity and Law 104 protections, unpaid contributions and claims on the INPS guarantee fund when an employer goes insolvent. Executives and commercial agents are covered too. The office on Via Germanico is a short walk from Lepanto metro station and close to the Rome courts.

Workers who want a firm with no employer clients on its books should look at Studio Legale Lombardo, which acts only for employees, managers and executives. The Rome office on Via Lima, led by partner Ugo Papa, takes on dismissals, demotion, mobbing, bonus and MBO disputes, misclassified freelance contracts and workplace injuries. Offices in Milan and other Italian cities help when the employer is based elsewhere. A first consultation in person or by video carries a fixed fee that is deducted if the firm takes the case.

Public employees and candidates in public competitions are the natural clients of Giuseppe Leotta's firm on Via Buccari. It handles employment disputes with private employers and with public administrations, along with challenges to tenders, rankings and competition results. A separate area covers staff in Italy's academies and conservatoires, the AFAM sector. Union relations and social security claims sit alongside the employment work, which helps when a dispute also touches pension contributions.

Small and mid-sized employers, franchise businesses among them, are the main clients of Elisabetta Del Greco's practice in Prati. She advises on every stage from hiring to termination, runs disciplinary and dismissal procedures, and deals with INPS, INAIL and the labour inspectorate. Privacy, whistleblowing and 231 compliance models are part of the work. She trained at the school of the Italian association of employment lawyers and can appear before the Court of Cassation, so a dispute can be followed through every level of court.

Its strength lies in collective questions as much as individual ones. Marazza & Associati, a Parioli firm working in labour law since 1960, covers work organisation, industrial relations and social security alongside court and out-of-court disputes. Research and publishing are part of the practice, supported by a library of more than 1,400 volumes on labour and trade union law. An English version of the website makes a first approach easier for international readers.

People in Monteverde and the south-west of the city who want one firm for a job dispute and other civil matters can start here. Founded in 1991 by Mauro Pietrangeli Bernabei and now run with Andrea Pietrangeli Bernabei, it handles private and public employment cases and disputes with INPS. The firm also takes cases under state-funded legal aid for clients on low incomes. Video consultations are available, and the office lists hours seven days a week until 21:00.

Residents of Ostia and the coast who would rather not cross the city for a lawyer have a local option here. Avvocato Zigari built his employment experience working with trade unions and patronati, and handles dismissals, pay differences, TFR recovery and claims in insolvency proceedings. Mobbing, demotion, sickness and workplace injury cases are covered, as are appeals against INPS decisions on disability benefits. The office in Ostia Lido is open on weekdays until early evening.

Workers close to retirement, or with a pension or INPS problem on top of a job dispute, are well served here. Riccardo Fratini leads the labour and social security side, covering dismissals, disciplinary cases, sick leave, unpaid wages and TFR, contributions and benefits. Dario D'Amico handles inheritance and civil liability. Appointments are booked online or by phone, and the site suggests bringing letters received, documents and a short timeline of events.

Employees who want a firm that works solely in labour law, and only on the workers' side, can turn to Studio Legale Bronzini in Prati. Francesco Bronzini, Alessandra Simonelli and Gloria Muccioli Casadei handle private and public employment, and also protect freelancers and quasi-employees on collaboration contracts. Recent articles on the site deal with dismissal after long sick leave, Sunday pay and outsourced hotel staff, a fair picture of the everyday disputes the firm takes on.

Employees who were paid partly off the books, or not paid at all at the end, are the focus of much of this firm's work near Termini. Studio Legale Rosetta recovers unpaid final salaries and TFR, challenges unfair dismissals and builds evidence of undeclared work and overtime from WhatsApp messages and GPS data. Executives get their own service. Disability status and the attendance allowance are handled with medical consultants, which helps when an illness ends a job.