People

Giancarlo Castorino

Partner
Areas of focus

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

Ranked in

Legal 500 EMEA Hall of Fame, 2026

Ranked in

Ranked in

Chambers Europe, 2024

Ranked in

Ranked in

The Best Lawyers in Italy, 2025

Ranked in

Ranked in

Who’s Who Legal, Recommended, Italy, Banking & Finance, 2025

Ranked in

Ranked in

Who’s Who Legal, Recommended, Italy, Banking & Fintech, 2025

Results
  • 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

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Recognitions
  • 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
Capabilities and Industries
Marchés Régionaux
Community
  • Office managing partner, Milan, McDermott
Credentials
Education
  • University of Messina
Admissions
  • Milan
  • Supreme Court of Cassation
Courts / Agencies
  • Supreme Court of Cassation
Languages
  • Italien
  • Anglais