Avv Fabrizio Sanna > Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile
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Avv Fabrizio Sanna

Work Department
Intellectual Property - Media - Technology
Position
Senior Partner
Career
He worked in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Intellectual
Property and Information Technology department from 2004 to 2007. He was the co-founder of the firm
in 2007, which in 2013 welcomed as new partner, Mr. Ortu and became Orsingher – Ortu Avvocati
Associati. He gained significant experience on intellectual property, advertising, data protection (privacy)
and e-commerce laws both in the contentious and non-contentious spheres. His practice includes
transactional matters, mainly related to IT and IP rights, including all aspects of development, production
and distribution of films and TV programmes. He lectured Intellectual Property Law at Ca’ Foscari
University in Venice and is currently lecturer in Intellectual Property and New Media at University of
Pavia. Mr. Sanna has authored various publications on copyright and design laws.
Languages
English, French
Memberships
He is a member of the editorial committee of AIDA (Italian Annals of Copyright). He has been the secretary of the Italia group of AIPPI (2004-2020) and has seated on the Programme Committee of AIPPI International (2013-2019).
He was admitted to practice in 2003 and, since 2016, he has rights of appearance before the Italian Supreme Court.
Education
He attended Collegio Ghislieri and graduated with a law degree cum laude from Pavia University in 2000. He obtained MJur and MPhil master’s degrees from Oxford University in 2002 and 2004, respectively and a PhD in intellectual property and competition law from Pavia University in 2004. He served his traineeship with the law firm of Prof. Luigi Carlo Ubertazzi.
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Industry focus: Luxury goods
Excelling in the IP sector, Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati advises luxury clients on global brand protection and copyright infringement. The firm is also well-versed in corporate matters. Its clients include luxury goods companies in the clothing, jewellery, automotive, cosmetics, perfumery and furnishings sectors. Based in Milan, Pierfrancesco Giustiniani, Domenico Colella and Fabrizio Sanna lead the team. Giustiniani is a corporate and M&A expert with experience in capital markets transactions. Colella adds his knowledge of IP matters to the team. Sanna, in addition to his IP experience, advises clients on TMT-related issues.
Italy > Industry focus: TMT
(Leading partners)Advising major search engines, social network platforms, tech producers and games developers, Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati is an IP and TMT boutique with particular strength in the internet, IT and entertainment sectors. The firm is able to draw on its network of independent law firms across the globe to assist its clients in multi-jurisdictional matters. In addition to its IP expertise, the firm is well-versed in M&A, finance, employment, real estate, competition and administrative matters. Domenico Colella leads the Milan-based team, advising on IP matters and M&A transactions. Fabrizio Sanna adds insight into the fields of data protection, e-commerce and advertising. Marco Consonni advises on licensing agreements, joint ventures, commercial contracts and corporate transactions. In December 2023, Marta Minonne and Davide Graziano were made partners.
Italy > Intellectual property
(Leading partners)The large IP and copyright group at Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati boasts a comprehensive offering, regularly advising a variety of clients, notably those in the TMT, broadcasting and entertainment businesses, as well as players in retail, consumer goods, and patent-intensive industries like tech, manufacturing, and pharma. The team is kept busy by its diverse activity in all areas of intellectual property law, including patent litigation before the Milan UPC, negotiating various commercial agreements such as production and licensing agreements, handling complex copyright matters for collecting societies, competition law, commercial and M&A work, and contentious and non-contentious trade mark and design matters. Highly experienced IP and IT counsel Matteo Orsingher and digital IP, e-commerce, privacy, advertising, film and TV expert Fabrizio Sanna lead the team, which also includes Marco Consonni, who is well-versed in various aspects of IP and IT law and focuses on licensing and distribution agreements; media and data protection specialist Marta Minonne; and Davide Graziano, who is highly active in litigious work. Yara Toriello is another name to remember.
Italy > Data privacy and data protection
(Leading partners)The broad practice at Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati ranges from drafting corporate policies, data processing agreements and information notices, to providing legal support to data protection officers. The group also covers cybersecurity matters, data breach management, proceedings before ordinary courts and the Italian Data Protection Authority, outsourcing-related data protection issues and compliance with data protection legislation. Heading up the team, Fabrizio Sanna is a data privacy and protection expert; Marta Minonne assists internet and communications sector operators with data protection matters; and Domenico Colella is an outsourcing project specialist.
Lawyer Rankings
- Industry focus: TMT Italy
- Leading partners Italy > Data privacy and data protection
- Leading partners Italy > Industry focus: TMT
- Leading partners Italy > Intellectual property
- Data privacy and data protection Italy
- Intellectual property Italy
- Industry focus: Luxury goods Italy