Francesca Rolla > Hogan Lovells International LLP > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells International LLP
VIA SANTA MARIA ALLA PORTA 2
20123 MILAN
Italy

Work Department

Litigation and Arbitration

Position

Partner

Career

With almost 30 years of experience, Francesca Rolla’s activity spans almost all areas of contentious work – from product liability litigation, mass torts, commercial and corporate disputes, and white collar crimes – across industry sectors as diverse as life sciences, automotive, insurance, and consumer goods. She is the head of the Hogan Lovells Italian Litigation practice and of the Investigations & White Collar Crimes group in Italy.

Be it a product liability dispute, a class action or a complex commercial litigation, domestic or cross border, Francesca is at the forefront of Italian litigators. In the Life Sciences sector, Francesca has represented and represents clients in key litigations over drugs, vaccines and medical devices, often in the context of multi-jurisdiction litigations, as well as in compliance and investigations matters.

Drawing on her extensive experience in product liability and mass tort litigation, Francesca assists clients in conducting internal investigations and provides coordinated defence strategies in the context of investigations by criminal or other public authorities, often with cross border relevance.

Languages

English, French, Italian

Memberships

Italian Bar; International Association of Defence Counsel (IADC); International Bar Association (IBA)

Education

Admitted to plead before the higher courts. Law Degree (magna cum laude), Università Statale di Milano, Milano, 1988; Visiting student, Department of Economics and Political Science University, College of London, 1985

Lawyer Rankings

Italy > Compliance

(Leading individuals)

Francesca Rolla – Hogan Lovells International LLP

Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s Italian practice covers the compliance aspects of antitrust, data privacy, investigations, corruption, white-collar crime, environmental law, tax and employment. Among the group’s several active advisers, Francesca Rolla is a specialist in product litigation and compliance, as well as investigations; Massimiliano Masnada advises on privacy and data protection; Sabrina Borocci focuses on compliance with European law; Jeffrey Greenbaum heads the Italy financial institutions practice; and Vittorio Moresco leads the employment law group in Italy. Other key figures are Serena Pietrosanti, Christian Di Mauro and Francesca Angeloni.

Italy > Dispute resolution

(Hall of Fame)

Francesca Rolla

Hogan Lovells International LLP

Hogan Lovells International LLP acts for clients across a wide range of industries, including in the financial services, consumer, energy, and aerospace sectors. Christian Di Mauro, who has expertise in the life sciences space, heads the litigation and arbitration practice. Other notable names include Francesca Rolla, who leads the investigations and white-collar criminal law practice, and experienced arbitrator Andrea Atteritano.