Italy
Corporate culture and in-house legal department performance: an unbreakable bond Strong culture, strong lawyers
Corporate culture is a fundamental element that permeates every aspect of an organization, including a company's legal department. It defines the values, norms, expectations and behaviours that guide employees in...Read more

Alfonso Levote
General Counsel & Investor Relations, Rosetti Marino S.p.A., Italy
Beyond Stereotypes: Cross-Cultural Differences that Matter for Lawyers.jpg&w=256&q=75)
In over two decades as the head of litigation for international companies, I encountered questions of whether cultural differences contributed to our contract disputes with parties in different countries. These...Read more
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Michael Mcilwrath
ICC Dispute Resolution Services, CEO, MDisputes, Italy
General Counsel Role & AI

In a historical phase characterized by important and rapid changes, it’s essential that companies make decisions quickly and consciously within an increasingly complex and continually evolving regulatory framework.
In this context,...Read more

Cristina Rustignoli
General Counsel , Generali Italia, Italy

Stefano Diego Oliva
Functional Governance & Program Management - Presidio Normativo Country General Counsel, Generali, Italy
“The US innovates, China replicates, Europe regulates” What is the role of general counsel in this scenario?

The US innovates, China replicates, and the EU regulates is a punchline in the policy debate; but beyond whether it is true or not there is certainly a tendency in...Read more

Alfonso Levote
General Counsel & Investor Relations, Rosetti Marino S.p.A., Italy
The future challenges of the legal department: what will general counsel become? 
I think the future poses several challenges for in-house legal management, including navigating complex regulatory landscapes, addressing cybersecurity and data privacy concerns, managing global operations and compliance, adapting to evolving...Read more

Alfonso Levote
General Counsel & Investor Relations, Rosetti Marino S.p.A., Italy
Climate Change Litigation: A Corporate Perspective

Lucrezia Albanese has a vast experience in litigation having formerly worked in the Relevant Litigation function of Enel SpA Legal Department and being at present Head of Regulatory and Antitrust...Read more

Edoardo Marcenaro
Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs , Enel Grids srl, Italy

Lucrezia Albanese
Head of Regulatory and Antitrust Legal, Corporate, Regulatory and Antitrust Affairs, Enel Italia S.p.A. , Italy
MiCA Regulation: General Overview and Inhouse Perspective
The regulators are not able to anticipate technology but have been working, since now few years, to regulate the already existing phenomenon of digital currencies and crypto assets. In Europe...Read more

Andrea Brancatelli
Assistant General Counsel , MoneyGram , Italy
Italian Rules Regarding Use of Employees’ Portrait

Nowadays, business communication is often being implemented on corporate websites and social media through videos and photographs that sometimes make employees recognizable.
This happens mainly in the company's Facebook pages,...Read more

Ugo Ettore Di Stefano
Lawyer, Lexellent, Italy
Renato D'Andrea
Of Counsel Lawyer, Lexellent, Italy
The Inner Development Goals – A Framework of transformative Skills Needed to Confront Implicit Cognitive Biases in International Arbitration

The present paper has been inspired by the invitation made by Claudia Salomon, the President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration, to join her on the...Read more

Edoardo Marcenaro
Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs , Enel Grids srl, Italy
The Impact of the New Vertical Block Exemption Regulation in the Fashion and Luxury Sector 
Confronted with major challenges and developments in the retail sector such as the Covid-19 pandemic and an increased importance of the online sales channel, fashion and luxury brands naturally aim...Read more

Luca Chiama
Group Legal Director, Prada SpA, Italy