The firm was founded in 1971, by lawyer Francesco Santa Maria. The firm is highly specialized in the area of ​​contracts relating to "Mergers and Acquisitions", company law,  licensing and franchising;  commercial and distribution agreements; to agency agreements and the ICT laws and relevant agreements such as Software License agreement, OEM agreements, Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreements and such.

The firm is also specialized in the banking and financial sector, real estate and industrial sectors and in  national and international litigation and arbitration and in the assistance on the transfer and circulation of artworks.