Silvia Locantore

Silvia Locantore advises Italian and international clients on employment and labor law matters, in court and out-of-court.

In particular, she focuses on all aspects related to the establishment, management, and termination of the employment relationships, including disciplinary procedures, dismissals, negotiation, and drafting of settlements.

Her practice includes the following:

• Drafting employment contracts (as well as restrictive covenants), independent contractors’ agreements and agency contracts
• Counseling employers on remuneration and incentive plans
• Assistance in individual and collective dismissal procedure
• Management of the labor aspects of restructuring deals (transfer of undertakings; mergers and acquisitions; trade unions relationships management)
• Ongoing legal support related to privacy in the workplace
• Legal advice on health and safety, compliance, and whistleblowing matters
• Drafting and review of handbooks and policies

Before joining Littler, Silvia worked in the employment practice group of an international law firm and in a leading Italian boutique firm that focused on employment law and industrial relations.

Silvia participated in the “Labour 2030 – Rethinking the future of work” conference held in Porto (Portugal), July 13-14, 2017, where she presented the paper, New Workers and New Contracts in the Digital World, which she co-authored.

She also participated in the event “Jobless Society Forum 2017,” at the Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli in Milan, May 30, 2017, where she spoke at a roundtable discussion concerning work through digital platforms and new economies.