Milan
Real estate finance
Acquisition finance
Corporate finance
Cross-border lending transactions
Restructurings and distressed debt portfolios
Giancarlo Castorino advises on a wide range of finance matters, with particular emphasis on real estate and acquisition finance in domestic and cross-border transactions.
He represents all of the leading Italian banks, international banks and investors on complex financings, restructurings and distressed debt portfolio matters.
His practice is closely tied to the Italian market, where he built McDermott’s banking and transactions capabilities in Milan.
Ranked in
Legal 500 EMEA Hall of Fame, 2026
Ranked in
Chambers Europe, 2024
Ranked in
The Best Lawyers in Italy, 2025
Ranked in
Who’s Who Legal, Recommended, Italy, Banking & Finance, 2025
Ranked in
Who’s Who Legal, Recommended, Italy, Banking & Fintech, 2025
- Loan to a closed-end real estate fund supporting social housing, student housing and urban redevelopment projects in Lombardy, backed through European Investment Bank financing
- Approx. €1 billion refinancing for a flagship Milan real estate development involving a sovereign investor and a leading Italian real estate operator
- Approx. €400 million senior facility for a major Rome real estate complex and fit-out program for a leading Italian energy company
- Chambers Europe, Italy: Real Estate: Finance, 2023-2024
- Legal 500 EMEA, Hall of Fame, Italy: Banking and Finance, 2023-2026
- The Best Lawyers in Italy, Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law, 2015-2025
- Who’s Who Legal, Global Leader, Banking & Finance, 2023
- Who’s Who Legal, National Leader, Italy, Banking & Finance, 2022
- Chambers Global, Leading individual in Banking & Finance in Italy, 2020
- Office managing partner, Milan, McDermott
- University of Messina
- Milan
- Supreme Court of Cassation
- Supreme Court of Cassation
- Italian
- English
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