Carlo Merani

Core experience and skills

Carlo Merani carries out consultancy activities in the construction of major works and urban transformation interventions. He provided assistance, both in the phase of choosing the contractors and in the execution of the works, in carrying out the interventions necessary for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games. Further legal assistance has been in the environmental monitoring for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina, in the construction of plants and buildings in the railway, energy, tertiary, cultural and sports sectors, as well as in procedures and public-private partnership agreements (project financing, construction concessions and management, service concessions, reliance contracts).

He has acquired sound experience in consulting for publicly held companies operating in the public services sector, assisting administrations in the processes of privatization, sale of shareholdings and/or the establishment of mixed public/private companies through tender procedures. He has also assisted private companies in the preparation of offers for the acquisition of public shareholdings or so-called “dual object” tenders. 

He is the legal reference for numerous bodies and foundations operating in the field of cultural heritage management, in which he has gained extensive experience – with particular reference to mixed public-private management models.

In the judicial sector, he provides assistance in proceedings before the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) and the Court of Appeal (Consiglio di Stato), further to the Corte dei Conti that judges about public officer’s accounting liabilty. He also has lengthy experience in the field of civil litigation and contract arbitration, both public and private, and concessions.

He regularly participates as a speaker at conferences and seminars on public contracts and administrative justice. He is also the author of numerous articles and commentary in the field of public contracts.

He has good knowledge of English and Spanish.

Conferences and seminars

• 15 May 2014: speaker at the meeting organised by the Municipality of Turin on the subject “I principi di correttezza e buona fede nei rapporti tra privati e pubblica amministrazione”, Torino;
• 27 November 2014: speaker at the “Forum nazionale sulle società partecipate” organized by IusConference on the subject “L’ammissibilità e le caratteristiche degli affidamenti diretti e il regime applicabile alle società pubbliche in materia di appalti”, Torino;
• 22 June 2015: speaker at the meeting on the subject “Expo 2015 tra regole e deroghe, la gestione amministrativa di un grande evento” organized by Università Cattolica di Milano on “Appalti: procedure dei diversi affidamenti tra impegni internazionali, regole interne e dell’Unione”, Milano;
• 25 November 2015: speaker at the meeting “Il governo del territorio 2015” on “Territorio, gestione dei grandi interventi, finanza di progetto”, Torino; 
• 5 December 2015: speaker at the conference “la Riforma del Terzo Settore senza Volontariato” on the draft law about volunteering, Torino;
• 25 January 2016: speaker at the meeting organized by the Turin Bar Association and the local Administrative Lawyers Association on “Le direttive dell’Unione Europea in materia di appalti e concessioni: novità e prospettive”, Torino;
• 4 March 2016: speaker at the meeting “Decreti Madia: cosa cambia nel mondo delle utility” on “Le società di gestione dei servizi di interesse economico generale tra disciplina di diritto privato e di diritto pubblico”, Torino;
• 19 – 20 May 2016: speaker at the meetings organized by Eutekne “I nuovi testi in materia di società a partecipazione pubblica e servizi pubblici” on “Nuovo testo unico in materia di servizi pubblici” Verona e Mestre;
• 12 July 2016: speaker at IUS Conference “I contratti Pubblici – L’esecuzione dei contratti pubblici di appalto e di concessione”, Torino;
• 9 September 2016: speaker at the Energy Efficiency Campus EDF Fenice workshop “Nuovo Codice Appalti – I Principi Generali”, Torino;
• 26 September 2016: speaker at the meeting organized by the local Association of Certified Public Accountants “Il Nuovo Codice degli Appalti”, Torino;
• 21 November 2016: speaker at the meeting organized by the Scientific Commitee of the Turin Bar Association “Riflessioni sui Temi Generali di diritto: Diritto e Complessità” on “L’Ordinamento giuridico: quale sistema normativo: complesso o complicato? Le sfide imposte dalla società che cambia”, Torino;
• 18 May 2017: speaker at the meeting “La Riforma delle Società Partecipate” organized by Iusconference on “L’applicazione del nuovo codice degli appalti alle società pubbliche”, Torino.
• 6 June 2017: speaker at the meeting “Il Codice dei Contratti Pubblici – Il nuovo decreto correttivo”, organized by Confservizi Piemonte e Valle d’Aosta;
• 26 October 2017: speaker at the meeting PROGETTARECAM4.0 on “Stato attuativo del Codice dei Contratti Pubblici (d.lgs. 50/16) e modalità di acquisto mediante centrali di committenza (Consip e soggetti aggregatori)” organized by Sutter Professional;
• 10 November 2017: speaker at the meeting “Il nuovo codice dei contratti pubblici: principali problematiche in materia amministrativa e penale”, organized by the Ivrea Bar Association;
• 12 July 2018: speaker at the meeting “Efficienza energetica e patrimonio immobiliare degli enti locali – Lo scenario regolatorio dell’efficienza energetica” organized by Edison S.p.A. and ANCI Veneto;
• 11 October 2018: speaker at the meeting “L’impatto dei poteri regolatori e dei pareri dell’ANAC nei contratti pubblici a due anni dall’entrata in vigore del d.lgs.50/2016” organized by the Turin Bar Association together with the Turin Order or Architects;
• 12 December 2018: speaker at the webinar “Efficienza Energetica: la proposta del promotore e le verifiche a carico dei Comuni” organized by Edison S.A.;
• 16 April 2019: speaker at the meeting on “La normativa sugli appalti all’esame di maturità: esperienze, difficoltà, novità e attese per il settore” promoted by Ecoinnovazione;
• 14 June 2019: member of roundtable “The new silk road: a regulatory approach”, organized by Confassociazioni;
• 20 June 2019: speaker at the meeting “Società a partecipazione pubblica e anticorruzione: l’impatto dei recenti interventi della Corte Costituzionale e della giurisprudenza su responsabilità e controlli” organized by the Court of Auditors, the Municipality of Turin and the local Administrative Lawyers Association;
• 20 October 2020: speaker at the webinar “La rivoluzione soft negli appalti pubblici – Legge 120/20, Conversione del decreto legge 76/20, c.d. “Semplificazioni”;
• 22 – 29 November 2021: speaker at the webinar “Il PNRR e la sua attuazione”.