Italy team
Giorgia Naccarato
Giorgia read Law at the University of Naples and qualified as an Italian lawyer in 2001. She worked as a lawyer in the Rome offices of Baker & McKenzie and Watson Farley & Williams before relocating to London and becoming a specialist legal recruiter. Since then Giorgia has successfully placed lawyers with law firms, banks and corporations across Europe.
Gary Youssef
Gary read Law at the University of Bristol, which included one year as an exchange student at the University of Goettingen, Germany. He trained at SJ Berwin and qualified as an English solicitor in 2000. He then joined Olswang. Gary moved into specialist legal recruitment in 2001 and has placed lawyers across the Middle East, Europe and offshore jurisdictions.
Grazia Mazzurana
After graduating in Economics and Tourism management in 1999, Grazia enjoyed a brief stint in London before then spending time in Italy and Switzerland. She returned to London in 2006 to join a global specialist legal recruiter. She joined Footprintlegal in 2008 and has placed trainees and associates into domestic and international law firms across Italy.
Alessandra Russo
After graduating and qualifying as a lawyer in 2001, Alessandra trained at the Italian Antitrust Authority before joining the Rome offices of Baker & McKenzie. She later went on to do a PhD at Naples University. Since joining Footprintlegal, Alessandra has developed an in-depth knowledge of the Italian legal market through her research-led methodology on partner and associate level searches.