24 CORPORATE VISION / Issue 1 2018 , DeMicco & Friends is a professional, full service law and audit firm represented bymore than 500 associated lawyers and auditors. We invited Luigi Carlo DeMicco to tell us more about the firmand relive the success of his company. Lawyers & Auditors Headquartered in Mallorca, Spain, De Micco & Friends has legal offices all over the country, in places such as Madrid, Barcelona, Marbella, Valencia, Bilbao, Oviedo, Sevilla and the Canary Islands. The firm operates with English, German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese lawyers, as well as tax advisors, all of whom offer legal support to companies and individuals. Luigi starts off by describing his responsibilities as CEO, and outlines his leadership style which he utilises to get the best out of his team. “As CEO, I take care for the strategic and tactic development of our group. We are growing worldwide with new partners and branches. Only in some special cases or special missions I am operative as consultant or negotiator.” There are many attributes that Luigi possesses which are vital to the success of the company, but he is quick to point out that it is his team which contribute greatly to De Micco & Friends’ achievements. “Essentially, the key to our success is the people which we have on board. Our partners and senior partners are experienced and high qualified legal and tax experts. All partners have high entrepreneurial skills, and we understand our clients because we speak the same language.” Walking us through his career milestones, Luigi tells us about his background and which experiences have helped shape his leadership style and ultimately, contributed to forming a successful company. Previously, I did capital market transactions like IPO’s and M&A transactions. Based on this business, my company grew up to more than 500 partners. Today, De Micco & Friends is one of the fastest growing and leading full- service law and tax firms in Spain.” Regarding the internal culture within the firm, Luigi comments on the feel-good factor throughout the company, with staff all enjoying working together as they look to achieve the same mission. “At the centre of all our activities are the goals of the clients, and our staff act proactively, looking to provide a cost-effective and solution oriented solution to the client. We like to think and know that clients always get an individual and very personal service. We not only talk about these advantages in nice brochures, we do it. Following on from discussing how the firm fosters a good working environment, Luigi mentions the key principles that he, as CEO, adheres to when managing his staff. “Leading staff, in my opinion, is to grow together instead of demonstrating leadership and authority. Motivation comes not 1801CV09 only from good salaries but from personal success. Leaders have to enable their staff to be successful. That is the job of a leader. Leading is enabling and lighting the qualities of the people, and sometimes the qualities of people are hidden but a good leader finds them and switches them on.” Being an award-winning business leader, Luigi believes that there are many companies which can do much more to optimise their business. He highlights that this award is a demonstration of customer satisfaction, and it will hopefully entice more clients to the business as well as guaranteeing return business. “Companies can do many things to optimise their business; optimization of costs, a good and communicative marketing, implementing of optimal structures. But at the end, what counts, is the opinion of the clients. The award demonstrates that our clients are happy. This is the key for all and a great motivating confirmation of our daily work.” In his concluding comments, Luigi tells us what advice he would give to someone looking to make a success similar to his own, as well as predicting what the future holds for De Micco & Friends, hinting at big plans ahead for the ever improving law firm. “Ultimately, whatever you do and wherever you like to go, keep the needs of your clients in focus and try to create high-standing values. “Moving forward, we have big plans. An entrepreneur which has no plans should think about to change his job. We are on the way to be a global player. In five years, our group will be ranked in the top 10 in the world. “Lastly, I would like to take the opportunity to say thank you very much to all partners, employees, suppliers and the clients of De Micco & Friends. We are successful because of the people which create our present and our future.” Company: De Micco & Friends Contact: Luigi Carlo De Micco Contact Email:
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