Francesca Ferrero > Trevisan & Cuonzo > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile
Trevisan & Cuonzo Offices
VIA BRERA 6
20121 MILANO
Italy
Francesca Ferrero
Work Department
Commercial Team
Position
Partner
Career
Francesca is the head of the Commercial Department. She specialises in civil law with particular emphasis on commercial and corporate law, with a focus on issues related to business and intellectual property.
Francesca regularly represents domestic and international clients from varied spheres of industry, including biotechnology, oil and gas, glass, software, insurance, food, fashion and life sciences.
She has an extensive experience in dealing with corporate and commercial agreements and transactions, management and valorisation of IP rights, including technology transfer and know-how assignments, trade secrets protection and co-research development agreement, as well as in dispute resolution.
She joined the firm in 2005 after having gained experience with other corporate and commercial law firms. Before heading up Trevisan & Cuonzo’s Corporate and Commercial Law Group, Francesca Ferrero worked in London for an Italian law firm.
Languages
Italian, English and French
Memberships
IBA
Education
University of Turin (J.D. 1996 – magna cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Industry focus: Retail
Trevisan & Cuonzo advises multinational corporations and domestic businesses on a range of retail issues. The practice has seen notable recent activity in the intellectual property space, frequently advising on trade mark enforcement and protection by filing oppositions before the Italian IP office, drafting cease and desist letters, and representing clients in litigation. Daniela Ampollini has a breadth of experience in contentious and non-contentious IP matters. Ampollini co-leads the team with trade mark expert Lia Puntieri and Francesca Ferrero.
Italy > Industry focus: Luxury goods
Specialising in anti-counterfeiting support, Trevisan & Cuonzo is well-versed in trade mark and design litigation and provides strategic advice on IP protection. The firm also assists clients with commercial contracting, with insight into the legitimacy of selective distribution systems. Daniela Ampollini co-leads the practice, focusing on patents, trade marks, copyright, trade secrets and unfair competition matters. Fellow co-lead Julia Holden specialises in commercial law and is jointly qualified in the UK and Italy. Francesca Ferrero strengthens the team’s IP expertise.