Avv Massimo Sterpi > Gianni & Origoni > Rome, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Gianni & Origoni’s team maintains a stellar reputation in the market for its expertise in cybersecurity law, where Stefano Mele routinely assists both domestic and international clients on complex contentious and transactional matters in the fields of new technologies, cybersecurity, national security, privacy, and in crisis management following cyber attacks. Other core workflows of the practice, led by the Rome-based Massimo Sterpi, include advising media service providers, content providers, network operators and ISPs on copyright, privacy, antitrust and regulatory matters. The team also includes copyright and information technology expert Luca Rinaldi, whose broad practice notably focuses on media and entertainment, in particular on the acquisition and distribution of television rights, film and TV movies production and co-production.

Gianni & Origoni’s team of IP specialists is a go-to choice for an array of domestic and international clients from the art, luxury and fashion, food and beverage, as well as media, sports, and telecoms sectors seeking advice on trade secrets and patent infringements, copyright protection and unfair competition. Clients also seek advice on brand protection strategies, a field in which Vanessa Franchini is particularly well versed. The team is led by art law expert Massimo Sterpi, who focuses on complex, often cross-border litigation cases, and also handles legal issues related to AI and blockchain, while Nino Di Bella specialises in software-related matters, internet and new technologies. Other key contacts include life sciences expert Francesca Fosson and Raffaello Stefano De Marco, who concentrates his practice on trademark and copyright infringement, misleading advertising and domain name disputes.