Luigi Francesco Alberto Fontanesi > Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria
LARGO TOSCANINI 1
20122 MILANO
Italy

Work Department

IP- Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Luigi Fontanesi represents clients on judicial and non-judicial matters in the fields of industrial law, intellectual property, trademarks, advertising, unfair competition, information technology, privacy, and media, as well as commercial issues related to company reorganization and insolvency law.

Luigi has deep experience in drafting, negotiating, and setting up domestic and international franchising; master franchising, merchandising, distribution, research; and licensing contracts concerning trademarks, patents, software, register design, industrial design, and know-how.

He has assisted clients in several high-profile litigations related to industrial law and intellectual property, as well as data and software protection. Luigi has also dealt with a variety of complex joint venture operations as well as national and international commercial transactions.

Luigi’s clients have included companies active in the fields of large-scale distribution and fashion, well-renowned pharmaceutical companies, high-profile operators of the agricultural-industrial sector, software creators, and many other high-tech companies.

Concentrations
IP Judicial and Extrajudicial Assistance
Franchise, Agency and Distribution Agreements
Research and Technology Development Agreements
Copyright Law
Life Science
Unfair Competition
IP Litigation
IP Merger & Acquisition

Capabilities
Intellectual Property & Technology
Litigation
International Trade
IP Technology Licensing & Transactions
Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity
Entertainment & Media
Restructuring & Bankruptcy
Corporate
Fashion, Beauty & Luxury Goods
Food, Beverage & Agribusiness

Admission to Practice
Italy (admitted to Supreme Court)

Languages

Italian, Native
English, Fluent
French, Basic Conversation

Education

J.D., University of Milan, 1991