Ms Monica Riva > Legance - Avvocati Associati > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile
Legance - Avvocati Associati Offices
VIA BROLETTO 20
20121 MILAN
Italy
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Ms Monica Riva
Work Department
Intellectual Property - Dispute Resolution - Life Sciences & Healthcare
Position
Partner
Career
Monica Riva is Co-Head of the Intellectual Property department and is based in Milan.
Over a period of 20 years, Monica has garnered experience in all areas of intellectual property, including Patents, Trademarks and other distinctive marks, Supplementary Protection Certificates, Copyright and related rights, Design, Software, Geographical Indications, Know-How and Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition, Defamation in the press, image rights, name rights, and portrait rights, misleading advertising and improper commercial practices, Information Technology, e-commerce and selective distribution, and franchise and licensing agreements. She has advised clients in a wide range of sectors, including fashion and luxury goods, finance and insurance, industry, food and beverages, software, publishing, life science and pharmaceuticals.
Among her particular specialisms is advice to clients on the full range of litigation matters (at interim and substantive hearings, and in arbitrations), including matters with international and cross-border implications and where the issues impinge upon multiple practice areas. In addition to her litigation work, Monica also advises on transactional matters, in connection with joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, the drafting and negotiation of licensing agreements, technology transfers, distribution and franchising, the development of new IT platforms, and software development and maintenance.
She is the author of a large number of publications and commentaries in the field, and regularly appears at seminars, conferences and conventions.
Languages
Italian, English
Memberships
Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court and Highest Jurisdiction
Member of the Milan Bar, Italy
Member of AIPPI, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
Member of the editorial team for Giurisprudenza Annotata di Diritto Industriale, leading IP-law review
Education
Monica graduated cum laude in industrial law at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, and subsequently gained a research doctorate at the Università degli Studi di Parma, her thesis receiving first prize from the Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship established by MARQUES, the European brand-owners’ association.
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Intellectual property
(Next Generation Partners)Monica Riva –Legance – Avvocati Associati
A wide range of clients from the fashion and design, food and beverage, as well as entertainment and pharmaceutical sectors routinely engage Legance – Avvocati Associati‘s IP department in judicial and out-of-court matters related to copyright licensing, trademark and patent infringement, and unfair competition. Practice head Monica Riva is here a key contact, while Jacopo Gaffer is noted for his expertise in the registration and protection of brands and design.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Administrative and public law
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- Commercial, corporate and M&A
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- Industry focus: Energy
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- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
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- Restructuring and insolvency
- Compliance
- Data privacy and data protection
- EU and competition law
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: TMT
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