Marilena Hyeraci > Chiomenti > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Chiomenti
VIA VERDI 2
20121 MILAN
Italy

Work Department

Of Counsel - Data Protection, Compliance

Position

Marilena has consolidated experience in compliance, personal data protection, corporate criminal law, and internal investigations, including in cross-border contexts.She supports companies in drafting and reviewing organizational and corporate compliance models, and in assessing legal risks. Marilena advises on data protection and the management of personal data breaches and disclosure procedures to the Authorities. Marilena has advised leading Italian and multinational companies and developed a focus on national and international corruption, cybercrimes and domestic and international fraud, and in relation to the implementation of privacy legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the law of new technologies, including artificial intelligence.She has also worked as a jurist at the Italian Department of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and at the French Ministry of Justice in Paris, Department of European and International Law.

Career

Marilena Hyeraci joined the Firm as of Counsel in 2022.

Marilena regularly speaks at conferences and has authored numerous publications. She also teaches training courses on Legislative Decree 231/2001, compliance and personal data protection for members of boards of directors and executives and senior management of companies.

Languages

Italian, English, French

Memberships

Member of the Milan Bar (Italy); Member of International Association of Privacy Professionals (USA); Member of Women’s in White Collar Defense Association (Italy Chapter); Member of ASSO DPO – Data Protection Officer Association.

 

Education

Graduated in Law, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 2004; Master, International Law, ISPI, 2007; Master, Corporate Criminal Law, JLS, 2015; Master, Personal Data Protection Law, ASSO DPO – Data Protection Officer Association, 2022.

Lawyer Rankings

Italy > Compliance

(Rising stars)

Marilena Hyeraci – Chiomenti

Acting for production, commercial and finance companies, Chiomenti’s white-collar crime and investigation team advises on the full spectrum of compliance matters. Francesco D’Alessandro focuses on bribery and corruption, financial crime, bankruptcy, Decree 231-related corporate liability, and tax and environmental crime; Stefano Manacorda advises on corporate compliance and business criminal law; and Pierluigi Perri is data protection and cybersecurity head. Alain Maria Dell’Osso and Marilena Hyeraci are also experienced practitioners.

Italy > Data privacy and data protection

Chiomenti‘s privacy and cybersecurity practice advises on GDPR, the Italian Data Privacy Code, and data-related breaches, transfers and privacy issues. The team is also experienced in tech, communications, compliance, investigations and litigation. The group additionally advises companies that are undergoing digital transformation, and assists with the data protection aspects of the Metaverse, blockchain and machine learning systems. Pierluigi Perri, a specialist in the structuring of data governance plans, heads up the department, which includes experienced data protection practitioners Marilena Hyeraci and Ersilia Lazzara. Former practice leader Gilberto Nava left the firm in October 2023.