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Sergio Erede, leading Italian business lawyer, dies at 86
Italian business lawyer Sergio Erede has died at 86 after an accidental fall at his home in Genoa; he died in hospital.
Born in Florence, he studied law in Milan and completed a master's degree at Harvard Law School before building his career in Italy.
He advised on major mergers, acquisitions and privatisations over more than 50 years, including deals involving Olivetti, Telecom Italia, Enel and Autostrade.
These transactions helped shape major Italian companies and industries, from telecommunications to transport.
Erede co-founded Bonelli Erede in 1999 with Franco Bonelli and Aurelio Pappalardo, after establishing earlier law firms.
He also advised prominent business families and served on the boards of several companies.
His firm says his professional legacy will endure, while Erede leaves his wife and a son.
Sergio Erede, a leading Italian business lawyer, died at 86 after an accidental fall at his home in Genoa.
He died in hospital in Genoa during the night between October 16 and 17, 2026.
Over a career of more than 50 years, he advised on major Italian business deals, including the Olivetti bid for Telecom Italia and the privatization of Autostrade.
In 1999, he co-founded the law firm Bonelli Erede Pappalardo with Franco Bonelli and Aurelio Pappalardo.
- Who
- Sergio Erede, an Italian business lawyer.
- What
- He died at 86 after an accidental fall at his home.
- When
- During the night between October 16 and 17, 2026.
- Where
- He died in hospital in Genoa, Italy.
- Why
- He was taken to hospital after an accidental fall at his home.
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Erede graduated with honors in law from the University of Milan.
He began working in private practice and founded the Erede Bianchi law firm.
The firm became Erede e Associati.
He co-founded Bonelli Erede Pappalardo with Franco Bonelli and Aurelio Pappalardo.
Erede died in hospital in Genoa after an accidental fall at home.
- Age
- 86
- Place of death
- Genoa, Italy
- First law firm
- Erede Bianchi, founded in 1969
- Co-founders
- Franco Bonelli and Aurelio Pappalardo
- Firm founded
- Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, 1999
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Sergio Erede, morto a 86 anni il decano degli avvocati d'affari di Milano: dalla scalata di Olivetti su Telecom alle privatizzazioni di Enel, Alitalia e Autostrade
Morto a 86 anni dopo una caduta, per oltre mezzo secolo al centro delle grande finanza
Morto Sergio Erede, addio all’avvocato dei grandi affari
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