Maria Cristiana Felisi is a Partner and Head of the Milan office of Charles Russell Speechlys.
She is an expert in family law, with a particular focus on cross border disputes, including divorces, separation, maintenance of children, pre and post nuptial agreement.
Maria Cristiana has also extensive experience in wealth and succession planning, as well as in structuring family and business assets through wills, trusts, foundations and corporate vehicles and inheritance disputes. Her expertise also includes advising ultra‑high‑net‑worth individuals on relocation matters and real estate acquisitions.
Maria Cristiana is a member of the Milan Bar and a qualified STEP member. She is a Qualified Family Officer with AIFO (the Italian Family Officer Association) and an experienced corporate mediator. She also sits on the Family Law Commission of the Milan Bar and is an active
member of STEP Italy, where she is responsible for the Cross-Border Estate Special Interest Group (SIG).
She holds a law degree from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan and is authorised to practise before the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation.
