Our firm

Knowledge of local communities,
international vision.

Studio Legale Amministrativisti Associati was founded in 2008 by two high profile lawyers in the field of administrative law, following a partnerships of nearly twenty years with major law firms: Guido Bardelli, a renowned expert in urban planning law, and Maria Alessandra Bazzani, with an in-depth knowledge of public procurement, construction and litigation.

In January 2018 a new partner of primary importance joins the team: Ada Lucia De Cesaris. She has in an in-depth knowledge of issues pertaining the environment and urban planning, and is back to a law firm at the end of her appointment as Vice Mayor of the City of Milan and urban planning councillor.

Marta Spaini joined the firm as partner in March 2019; this has considerably strengthened and completed the skills of the Firm in the field of Urban Planning, especially on an international level.

Overall, the Firm now has five partners, ten professionals of different seniority and three employees with secretarial and administrative roles.

Always on
our client’s side.

Our team shares a specific work method, as well as sharing our expertise: the tailor made approach with which we follow each and every client.

Furthermore, each client is assisted by the same lawyer or team of lawyers throughout the entire process, according to their specific needs, in order to ensure quality support and quality advice.

Amministrativisti Associati - in compliance with Codice Deontologico Forense that sets forth duties of correctness and secrecy - chooses not to make its history public, full of successful precedents, for national and international clients of primary importance.


Our commitment?
To create a constructive relationship between the public and private sector.


Today, Amministrativisti Associati is a welcomed reference point in the field of administrative law, so that the independent international magazine "Legal 500" has awarded the Firm the title of administrative law leading firm and has awarded Guido Bardelli the title of urban planning law leading individual.

Our team of lawyers is able to support national and international clients with every stage of the entire legal procedure, thanks to a wide network of contacts gained on important cases.

The specialization in the most relevant areas of administrative law (urban planning, construction, procurement, trade, environment, regulatory, independent authorities) is completed by a consolidated knowledge of the procedures followed by public bodies, thanks to the experience acquired by our lawyers through internships and collaborations carried out with various public bodies. The constant update on the jurisprudential guidelines also allows the Firm to assist its clients also in litigation before the Regional Administrative Courts, the Council of State, the Court of Cassation, the Court of Auditors and in arbitration proceedings.

Our expertise also includes environmental protection (including reclamation procedures and any related litigation), energy and private contracts, with specific reference to procurement and sale contracts.


Pro bono work.


Amministrativisti Associati has been cooperating for many years with public and private institutions operating in the field of the protection of vulnerable individuals, as well as with associations active in the fields of social solidarity and bodies protecting cultural heritage. We carry out our free of charge activities in coordination with these institutions, believing that the protection of the principles of law also requires a commitment to solidarity.

Our strengths.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAWYERS FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

Our lawyers are a point of reference with regard to administrative law.

WE KNOW HOW TO BE TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL.

We act promptly and we are dedicated to each case with a specific approach.

WE FOLLOW ITALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL CASES.

Our team has experience gained in international law firms.