Laura Pierallini is the founder and managing partner of Pierallini Law Firm, specializing in aviation law in Italy. She graduated with honors in law from the University of Rome La Sapienza and has been a member of the Rome Bar since 1986. She teaches commercial law at LUISS University in Rome and in the Masteru2019s programs in Economics, Management, and Marketing of Tourism and Cultural Heritage and Aviation Business Administration at LUISS School of Government.

Laura has been practicing aviation law since 1984, providing specialized consultancy to clients in the entire international aviation sector, including aircraft financing and leasing; antitrust and regulation; litigation and dispute resolution; labor law; restructuring; mergers, and corporate matters. Her clientele includes Italian and foreign airlines, manufacturers, lessees, financiers, airports, handling companies, and travel agencies. She has recently participated in major merger and acquisition transactions in the aviation sector.

She was named Best Aviation Lawyer for Italy at the 2024 Client Choice Awards and best aviation lawyer at WWL Awards and has consistently been shortlisted for Best Aviation Lawyer at the Europe Women in Business Law Awards.

Recognized as a Thought Leader in the aviation section of Thought Leaders u2013 Global Elite (2018-2023), Laura is recommended as a leading lawyer in the regulatory, litigation, and financial sub-sections of the aviation section of WWL: Transport. She was also awarded Transport Lawyer of the Year at the 2021 and 2022 TopLegal Industry Awards and Aviation Finance Lawyer of the Year at the 2023 LegalCommunity Finance Awards.

Laura regularly participates in aviation conferences, delivering speeches and moderating roundtable discussions at various Italian and international symposiums, particularly those organized by IATA, IBA, EALA, and EBAA. She organizes annual aviation law conferences at LUISS University in Rome, attracting experts, jurists, and international operators. She has authored numerous national and international publications on aviation law, tourism, and commercial law.

Laura is a member of the IBA Aviation Law Committee, a member of the committee of the European Aviation Law Association, and a member of the International Aviation Womenu2019s Association.