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Charles Bernardini served for 12 years in elected office in Chicago, on the Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board. He has served as Managing Director of the American Chamber of Commerce, in Milano; as President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Chicago; and as an Instructor on International Law at Loyola University of Chicago’s Rome, Italy campus. He is an Honorary Legal Counsel to the Italian Counsel General of Chicago and to the Italian Trade Commission of Chicago. In 2014, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano conferred upon him the title of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
I focus my practice on advising Italian clients on entering and operating in the U.S.A.; and on assisting clients with state and local government relations, including economic incentives.
I’ve represented clients ranging from multinationals to small- and medium–sized businesses and from Maestro Andrea Bocelli to the purchase of Italian professional sport franchises.
La politica industriale negli USA è in forte tendenza verso produzione in paese, con pressione su aziende di “Buy American”, cioè a selezionare fornitori che fatturano come società americane. Inoltre, i consumatori americani sempre di più favoriscono aziende che si presentano come “American companies”.
Il morale per aziende italiane è: costituire filiale in USA, per vendere come “azienda americana”, anche vantaggiandosi degli incentivi economiche offerte dai governi locali americani per attirare investimento.
Questa strategia ha l’ulteriore vantaggio, qualora ci fosse un contenzioso in USA, di poter presentarsi in tribunale come azienda americana.
Sono visti di lavoro adatti per trasferire dirigenti e qualificati tecnici a lavorare in USA presso il proprio filiale. Il successo di questa strategia si vede nelle tante aziende italiane, anche pmi, che l’hanno già seguito e per le quali una percentuale significante dei loro bilanci vengono dagli USA.
This article covers Italian auto parts maker Carbopress SpA’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by AutoTech Technology Development Inc. related to commissions allegedly owed for Carbopress’ relationship with General Motors. The article mentions Corporate partner Charles Bernardini and Complex Disputes partner Seth Horvath, both of Chicago, for representing Carbopress in the case.
Nixon Peabody partner and former prosecutor Charles Bernardini joins this Italian radio segment to discuss former President Trump’s potential defenses against federal charges of election interference in the 2020 election.
This Italian radio segment features Nixon Peabody partner and former prosecutor Charles Bernardini being interviewed about the legal issues involved in the State of New York criminal charges against former President Trump.
Charles R. Bernardini was quoted in the Italian Digital newspaper, www.linkiesta.it. The article, titled "Stati Uniti, il ritorno al futuro dell’export italiano," discusses the future of Italian exports to the United States:
"Una conferma della tendenza a installarsi negli Usa non solo per semplici esportazioni arriva da Charles Bernardini, ex direttore della Camera di Commercio italiana del Midwest e avvocato d’affari dello studio Ungaretti & Harris di Chicago. Insieme con l’aumento di esportazioni dall’Italia, stiamo vedendo anche un tipo di export più sofisticato. Le aziende italiane che esportano stanno costituendo in Usa proprie filiali, sia per svolgere il ruolo di importatore e catturare quel guadagno, sia per vendere ai clienti americani prodotti realizzati dalla filiale, in modo da apparire come "società americana", immagine sempre più importante per molti clienti statunitensi.
Le aziende italiane che hanno successo in Usa, aggiunge Bernardini, «sono quelle che hanno investito tempo per visitare gli Usa, preparato un business plan, commissionato una ricerca di mercato a un professionista americano, impiegato tempo per trovare e selezionare il partner giusto americano."
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University of Illinois College of Law, J.D.
University of Illinois, B.S., Communications
Italian
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