In 2023, Alessandro Cervesato obtained admission as an Abogado at the Illustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid, enrolled under number 143734. A pivotal step that opens the way to direct forensic practice within the Spanish legal system and establishes the international dimension of the Firm.
A strategic choice: dual admission
Enrolment at the Madrid Bar is not merely an additional credential: it is a strategic professional choice, rooted in the awareness that contemporary law increasingly plays out across multiple jurisdictions. Private individuals with interests abroad, businesses operating across borders, families with assets or ties in two countries: in all these contexts, the ability to engage directly with two legal systems represents a substantial advantage.
The Spanish admission complements the Italian one — enrolment at the Roll of Established European Lawyers, Rome Bar No. A55426 — shaping a genuinely integrated cross-border forensic practice, not mediated by foreign correspondents.
The Illustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid (ICAM)
ICAM is one of the oldest and most prestigious bar associations in Europe, founded in 1596. It now brings together more than 75,000 members and represents the Madrid legal community, playing a central role in the training, ethics and professional development of Spanish lawyers.
Enrolment at the Colegio requires the completion of specific admission pathways — governed in Spain by Ley 34/2006 on access to the professions of Abogado and Procurador — and entails being subject to the Código Deontológico de la Abogacía Española, in addition to the specific ethical rules of the Madrid Bar.
The value of cross-border practice
Dual admission allows the Firm to handle directly — without intermediaries and with full command of both legal systems — matters that span the Italian-Spanish border:
- assistance to Italian clients with financial, commercial or family interests in Spain;
- assistance to Spanish clients operating in Italy, with advisory needs across both legal systems;
- management of cross-border proceedings — international successions, separations and divorces with cross-border elements, commercial litigation, mutual enforcement of judgments;
- advice on the free movement of professionals and the application of EU law.
An integrated perspective, Italian and Spanish
The 2023 admission laid the foundations for what, in 2025, became the Law Firm Cervesato & Associati project: a firm that is openly bilingual, bicultural and dual-jurisdictional, capable of offering the client a twofold perspective in matters between Italy and Spain without the limitations — typical of the "Italian firm + Spanish correspondent" model — that often entail fragmented information, duplicated costs and longer timeframes.
Direct knowledge of the Madrid bar and continuous training on the evolution of Spanish legislation make it possible to guide the client in a seamless manner, with a unified strategy and a vision that takes into account all relevant factors — legal, fiscal, cultural and operational.