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Pierluigi Perri

Work Department
Of counsel - Data Privacy and Data Protection
Position
Pierluigi supports clients in structuring data governance plans, which take the form of contracts, the definition of regulations and audit plans, and in the context of corporate transactions.
He has assisted companies and multinationals in the transition to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the definition of corporate data strategy, working with leading firms.
He is a lawyer admitted to the Italian Supreme Court and has experience as a data protection officer and as chair and member of supervisory bodies.
He is an expert for EuroJust on data protection in judicial cooperation and the European Data Protection Board for the areas of “Technical expertise in new technologies and information security” and “Legal expertise in new technologies.”
Career
Pierluigi Perri joined the Firm as of Counsel in 2022.
Since 2024 Head of the “Data Protection & Cybersecurity” Practice Area.
Languages
Italian, English
Memberships
Member of the Milan Bar (Italy), 2004
Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court, Italy, 2016
Education
Graduated in Law, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 1999
Ph.D, Information Technology Law and Legal Informatics, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 2004
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Compliance
The white-collar crime and investigation practice at Chiomenti, which also houses specialists in data protection and cybersecurity law, acts for Italian institutional clients and foreign multinational groups from the production, commercial, financial and technology industries, on compliance matters. Business and corporate criminal law expert Francesco D’Alessandro advises on Decree 231-related corporate liability; Stefano Manacorda assists with corporate compliance; and Marilena Hyeraci is a compliance and investigations specialist. Pierluigi Perri heads the data protection and cybersecurity practice, while corporate criminal law practitioner Alain Maria Dell’Osso was promoted to partner in December 2023.
Italy > Industry focus: Food
Able to draw on its greater network of specialists, Chiomenti supports clients across IP, administrative, corporate, labour and antitrust law matters within the food industry. The firm regularly aids clients with acquisitions and corporate transactions, product integration, compliance audits and distribution strategies. Massimiliano Nitti oversees the practice which also contains Luigi Vaccaro, who focuses on company law, M&A and private equity. Other noted members include IP specialist Paolo Bertoni and data expert Pierluigi Perri.
Italy > Data privacy and data protection
(Leading partners)The data protection and cybersecurity practice at Chiomenti is experienced in GDPR matters, the Italian Data Privacy Code, cyber incident management, and major data breaches and transfers. Heading the group, Pierluigi Perri‘s track record includes assisting with GDPR-related migration, defining corporate data strategy, and acting as a data protection officer for large entities. The team further showcases Marilena Hyeraci, an expert in data protection issues, responding to suspected security breaches, and personal data disclosures to Italy’s authorities, and Ersilia Lazzara, who assists with personal data processing and data breaches.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Italy > Data privacy and data protection
- Compliance Italy
- Data privacy and data protection Italy
- Industry focus: Food Italy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition law
- Industry focus: Luxury goods
- Industry focus: Retail
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax