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Studio Legale Associato Balboni, Bolognini
Via Borgonuovo 12
20121 Milan
Italy
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ICT Legal Consulting > The Legal 500 Rankings
Italy > Data privacy and data protection Tier 1
ICT Legal Consulting‘s lawyers are highly specialised in the fields of information and communication technology, privacy and data, as well as IP law, and operate in a number of industry sectors. The firm’s ICT Cyber Consulting and ICTLC S.p.A. spin-offs, founded in early 2021, provide additional services to clients related to data privacy and security, including data protection by design technologies. Paolo Balboni is internationally recognised not only for his legal practice, but also for his activity as a professor of privacy, cybersecurity, and IT contract law at the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity in Maastricht. Luca Bolognini is a highly successful European privacy and data protection lawyer and jointly heads the team with Balboni. Floriana Francesconi and Vito Michele Pavese are also noted.Practice head(s):
Paolo Balboni; Luca Bolognini
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Paolo Balboni and Luca Bolognini are among the leading experts in the sector. In this context, a customer is not looking for a full service firm, but someone who knows how to give precise answers on what can be done with data and technology. They are able to give it.’
‘The firm, made up of a plurality of professionals with integrated skills relating to different disciplines, is able to provide qualified specialist support in the issues relating to privacy and personal data protection with a 360° view from which the customer benefits from obtaining the advice, often going beyond what we were able to express with the request made.’
‘All lawyers provide support with a high and immediate ability to understand clients’ need.’
‘Absolute mastery of the subject of competence and ability to explain complex topics to people who are not in the sector.’
‘Expertise in the subject matter of the consultancy. Constant updating of the customer on the innovations characterizing the sector.’
‘High professionalism, continuous updating on privacy issues not only with regard to Italy, but globally.’
‘Paolo Balboni is a professional of rare passion, very high competence and considerable availability. Davide Baldini and Andrea Strippoli guarantee a high level of professionalism, combined with a practically 24-hour availability.’
‘ICT Legal is unique in its kind because it knows how to combine strong skills with extreme availability and accurate timing in assisting the client. Their strengths are: accuracy of opinions and deliverables in general, competence, availability, strong passion for everything concerning the protection of personal data and activities related to the digitization of processes.’
Key clients
Agos Ducato S.p.A
AID – Associazione Italiana Dislessia
AlfaSigma S.p.A.
Alpitour S.p.A.
Amissima Vita S.p.A.
Amnesty International – Sezione Italiana OdV
AMUNDI SGR
AON S.p.A.
Area Science Park – Trieste
Assimoco S.p.A.
Attiva S.p.A.
Axpo Italia S.p.A.
Banijay Italia S.p.A.
Bending Spoons S.p.A.
Bertazzoni S.p.A.
BNL BNP Paribas
Bper Banca S.p.A.
BitBang S.r.l.
Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A.
Centro Stampa Poligrafici S.r.l.
Cofidis S.p.A.
Consulcesi SA
Contactlab S.p.A.
Coop Italia Soc. Coop.
CRC-Evans Offshore Limited
Crédit Agricole Assicurazioni S.p.A.
Crédit Agricole Italia S.p.A. (Cariparma)
Dedalus S.p.A. (Dedalus Group)
Diennea S.r.l.
Doveconviene S.r.l.
Editoriale Nazionale S.r.l.
Emiliana Grandi Alberghi S.p.A.
Endemol Shine Italy S.p.A.
Engineering – Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A.
Eridania Italia S.p.A.
Esprinet S.p.A.
EVIVA S.p.A.
Expert.ai S.p.A.
Fabbri Holding Industriale S.p.A.
Facile.it S.p.A.
F.I.S. Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici S.p.A.
Fondazione ANT Italia Onlus
Frigel Firenze S.p.A.
Friul Intagli Industries S.p.A.
Giochi Preziosi S.p.A.
Grandi Navi Veloci S.p.A.
Growens S.p.A.
Jobrapido S.r.l.
Laerdal Italia S.r.l.
Lago S.p.A.
Leonardo S.p.A.
Linkem S.p.A.
Maserati S.p.A.
Mediamarket S.p.A.
Meta System S.p.A.
Micys Company S.p.A.
Monrif S.p.A.
MSC Cruises SA
Netmind S.r.l.
OCF Organismo di Vigilanza e Tenuta dell’albo unico dei Consulenti Finanziari
Poste Italiane S.p.A.
Prima Assicurazioni S.p.A.
Progress Consultant S.r.l.
Register S.p.A.
Robin S.r.l.
Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.
Samsung Electronics Italia S.p.A.
Sapio Produzione Idrogeno Ossigeno S.r.l.
Sara Assicurazioni S.p.A.
SGS Italia S.p.A.
SISAC – Struttura Interregionale Sanitari Convenzionati
SIXS S.r.l.
Sofidel S.p.A.
Soft Strategy S.p.A.
Soilmec S.p.A.
Terna S.p.A.
TOD’S S.p.A.
Toothpic S.r.l.
Tper – Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna S.p.A.
Trevi S.p.A.
Trevi Finanziaria Industriale S.p.A.
Trudi S.p.A.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
Value Retail Management Italy S.r.l.
Veterfar Fossano S.r.l.
Virgin Active Italia S.p.A.
Vorwerk Italia S.a.s. di Vorkwerk Management S.r.l.
Webees S.r.l.
Welcome Travel Group S.p.A.
Wetaxi S.r.l.
Work highlights
- Assisting the Dedalus Group in the definition of the Dedalus Global Data Protection Compliance Strategic Plan and the drafting of a Global Data Protection and Valorisation Framework.
- Assisting Maserati S.p.A in transmitting the necessary competencies in terms of legal, IT and cybersecurity skills to the internal Global Data Protection Officer (DPO) of the client in order for them to effectively perform their work inside the business.
- Assisting Poste Italiane S.p.A. (the national Italian Post Office and its controlled companies) in the continuous updating of its Privacy Management System, including verification of compliance with privacy requirements and regulatory consultancy activities in the fields of privacy and data protection.
Italy > Industry focus: TMT Tier 4
ICT Legal Consulting‘s service offering is completely dedicated to data and technology. The firm has a wide international presence and covers information and communication technology, privacy, data protection and security, and intellectual property law in a vast number of industry sectors. Paolo Balboni is an expert in privacy, cybersecurity, and IT contract law. He jointly leads the practice with Luca Bolognini which has offices in Milan, Bologna and Rome.Practice head(s):
Paolo Balboni; Luca Bolognini
Other key lawyers:
Floriana Francesconi
Testimonials
‘The best cyber and data protection firm currently on the market.’
‘Paolo Balboni and Luca Bolognini are among the leading experts in the sector. In this context, a customer is not looking for a full service firm, but someone who knows how to give precise answers on what can be done with data and technology. They are able to give it.’
‘Ability to identify technical and strategic solutions on a European basis.’
‘Professional ethics, competence, availability in emergencies.’
‘High professionalism, continuous updating on tech issues to be able to offer legal support with strong tech content.’
Key clients
Agos Ducato S.p.A
AID – Associazione Italiana Dislessia
AlfaSigma S.p.A.
Alpitour S.p.A.
Amissima Vita S.p.A.
Amnesty International – Sezione Italiana OdV
AMUNDI SGR
AON S.p.A.
Area Science Park – Trieste
Assimoco S.p.A.
Attiva S.p.A.
Axpo Italia S.p.A.
Banijay Italia S.p.A.
Bending Spoons S.p.A.
Bertazzoni S.p.A.
BNL BNP Paribas
Bper Banca S.p.A.
BitBang S.r.l.
Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A.
Centro Stampa Poligrafici S.r.l.
Cofidis S.p.A.
Consulcesi SA
Contactlab S.p.A.
Coop Italia Soc. Coop.
CRC-Evans Offshore Limited
Crédit Agricole Assicurazioni S.p.A.
Crédit Agricole Italia S.p.A. (Cariparma)
Dedalus S.p.A. (Dedalus Group)
Diennea S.r.l.
Doveconviene S.r.l.
Editoriale Nazionale S.r.l.
Emiliana Grandi Alberghi S.p.A.
Endemol Shine Italy S.p.A.
Engineering – Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A.
Eridania Italia S.p.A.
Esprinet S.p.A.
EVIVA S.p.A.
Expert.ai S.p.A.
Fabbri Holding Industriale S.p.A.
Facile.it S.p.A.
F.I.S. Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici S.p.A.
Fondazione ANT Italia Onlus
Frigel Firenze S.p.A.
Friul Intagli Industries S.p.A.
Giochi Preziosi S.p.A.
Grandi Navi Veloci S.p.A.
Growens S.p.A.
Jobrapido S.r.l.
Laerdal Italia S.r.l.
Lago S.p.A.
Leonardo S.p.A.
Linkem S.p.A.
Maserati S.p.A.
Mediamarket S.p.A.
Meta System S.p.A.
Micys Company S.p.A.
Monrif S.p.A.
MSC Cruises SA
Netmind S.r.l.
OCF Organismo di Vigilanza e Tenuta dell’albo unico dei Consulenti Finanziari
Poste Italiane S.p.A.
Prima Assicurazioni S.p.A.
Progress Consultant S.r.l.
Register S.p.A.
Robin S.r.l.
Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.
Samsung Electronics Italia S.p.A.
Sapio Produzione Idrogeno Ossigeno S.r.l.
Sara Assicurazioni S.p.A.
SGS Italia S.p.A.
SISAC – Struttura Interregionale Sanitari Convenzionati
SIXS S.r.l.
Sofidel S.p.A.
Soft Strategy S.p.A.
Soilmec S.p.A.
Terna S.p.A.
TOD’S S.p.A.
Toothpic S.r.l.
Tper – Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna S.p.A.
Trevi S.p.A.
Trevi Finanziaria Industriale S.p.A.
Trudi S.p.A.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
Value Retail Management Italy S.r.l.
Veterfar Fossano S.r.l.
Virgin Active Italia S.p.A.
Vorwerk Italia S.a.s. di Vorkwerk Management S.r.l.
Webees S.r.l.
Welcome Travel Group S.p.A.
Wetaxi S.r.l.
Work highlights
- Assisting the Italian affiliates of Banijay Group, one of the largest international producers and distributors of content, on issues related to data management in the context of TV productions, such as the definition of procedures on personal data management in the context of casting and auditions, the drafting of contractual agreements with artistic resources in regard to the processing of their personal data, and assistance in the management of claims and complaints received in regard to the business activities.
- Assisting the Dedalus Group, the leading healthcare and diagnostic software provider in Europe and one of the largest in the world, to centrally coordinate, guide, and harmonize the legal aspects related to data governance activities at the global level for the entire group.
- Assisting Samsung Electronics Italia S.p.A. with respect to criminal and administrative liability, also known as 231 Administrative liability in Italy.
ICT Legal Consulting > Firm Profile
A one-stop-shop for all data-related needs: From an adequate data collection and processing to correct handling of data breaches and deletion of data when no longer necessary, we want to help our clients in extracting the most value out of their data. We offer our clients a holistic approach to achieve strategic compliance: we do not only advise on legal matters and their implementation, but also on how to communicate achievements internally and externally in order to create competitive advantages for our clients’ business.
Our firm: ICT Legal Consulting is an international law firm founded in 2011 with offices in Milan, Rome, Bologna, Amsterdam, Athens, Madrid, Helsinki, Lagos and Melbourne. Partner law firms in 50 countries: Albania, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, UK, USA, Vietnam.
The team: ICT Legal Consulting relies on more than 80 high-skilled lawyers worldwide to carry out our clients’ daily operations. We are capable of scaling up anytime required. The core team consists of 50 selected professionals.
Our professionals regularly advise multinational companies on legal and technical issues, offering a strategic and holistic approach. Our goal is to turn legal advice into a competitive advantage for our clients.
Our values
Dedication to our customers
Our main goal is to meet the technical and personal requirements of our customers and create a relationship of great trust with all the partners we work with.
Passion for the subject
The shared passion we have for what we do sees us excel in our work and ensures consistently great commitment and attention to detail.
Team enhancement
We achieve great performance in the field of strategic legal consulting thanks to our team of professionals: brilliant people who offer tangible results for our clients.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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ICT Legal Consulting | info@ictlc.com | +39 02 84247194 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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![]() | Prof Avv Paolo Balboni | Founding Partner | View Profile |
![]() | Avv Luca Bolognini | Founding Partner | View Profile |
![]() | Avv Floriana Francesconi | Equity Partner | View Profile |
![]() | Avv Vito Michele Pavese | Partner | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Founding Partner : Paolo Balboni Founding Partner : Luca Bolognini Equity Partner : Floriana FrancesconiLanguages
All main business languagesOther
ICT Legal Consulting is an international law firm founded in 2011 with offices in Milan, Rome, Bologna, Amsterdam, Madrid, Helsinki and Melbourne, and a presence in forty-seven other countries. :Diversity/Community
Our Pro-Bono activities
ICT Legal Consulting is founder and partner of the Italian Anti-Cyberbullying National Centre (CNAC). The association intends to offer an initial free legal consultation, in order to allow the victims of cyberbullying (or their families) to be in a position to know and be able to exercise their rights.
To contact CNAC via email or phone, visit anticyberbullismo.it
We proudly support the Onlus Rare Diseases Clinic of the S. Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic (Bologna, Italy).
The Clinic medically follows more than 3,000 children from all over Italy and studies rare diseases that occur during childhood, in order to assist children and families and conduct research for new therapies and methods of diagnosis.
Spotlights
INDUSTRY FOCUS: TMT
ICT Legal Consulting is a one-stop-shop for all data-related needs. From adequate data collection and processing, to a correct handling of data breaches and deletion of data when no longer necessary, we help our clients to extract the greatest value possible out of their data.
The Firm was established in 2011 by Paolo Balboni and Luca Bolognini, who over the years have successfully assembled a network of trusted, highly-skilled lawyers specialized in the fields of Information and Communication Technology, Privacy, Data Protection/Security and Intellectual Property Law. ICTLC helps its clients to achieve strategic legal and technological compliance, advising multinational companies on legal and technical issues on a day-to-day basis.
Our goal is to turn legal advice into a competitive advantage for our clients. We make this a reality thanks to our more than 70 expert lawyers worldwide and have the possibility to scale up anytime required. Depending on the assignment, we create dedicated teams of professionals and rely on our network of established international partners who are most capable of meeting clients’ specific needs.
ICTLC has a demonstrated track record advising on matters related to e-health, cloud computing, e-commerce, big data and analytics, and the internet of things and our industry specializations include long-term expertise in the energy, automotive, financial, government, life sciences, insurance, media, retail, food and beverage, sports and entertainment, education, and hospitality & leisure sectors.
Our approach
Proactive
We proactively report privacy and data protection activities to be carried out with reference to relevant legislative changes.
Collaborative
We work with our clients to fully understand their processes, share and explain proposed interventions, and their underlying rationale.
Results-oriented
Our objective is to help clients obtain concrete results, assisting them in navigating the complex legal and technological landscape and take informed decisions.
Our Values Dedication to our customers Our main goal is to meet the technical and personal requirements of our clients and create a relationship of genuine trust with all the partners we work with.
Passion for the subject The shared passion we have for what we do allows us to excel in our work and ensures consistently great commitment and attention to detail.
Team enhancement We are successful in the field of strategic legal consulting thanks to our team of professionals: brilliant people who offer tangible results for our clients.
- Data privacy and data protection
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Industry focus: TMT