Mr Raffaele Giarda > Studio Professionale Associato a Baker & McKenzie > Rome, Italy > Lawyer Profile
Studio Professionale Associato a Baker & McKenzie Offices
VIALE DI VILLA MASSIMO 57
00161 ROME
Italy
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Mr Raffaele Giarda
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
Raffaele Giarda co-heads the Italian Corporate/M&A practice and he is a member of the Information Technology & Communications Practice Group. Raffaele assists domestic and multinational clients in the areas of IT/C, media, mergers & acquisitions, corporate law, and commercial contracts. He focuses on regulatory matters, particularly in the information technology and communications industry, as well as in areas such as wireless networks and services, infrastructures roll-out and provision, wireline services, satellite networks, media platforms, MVNO, interconnection and access, Internet of Things, disruptive technologies, Machine-2-Machine and other internet protocol scenarios. He has contributed articles to law journals, and often moderates and speaks at Italian and international conferences and seminars on tech legal and regulatory issues. Raffaele is a lecturer at the University of Rome as well as at the Italian National School for Public Administration.
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Industry focus: TMT
(Hall of Fame)Raffaele Giarda
– Studio Professionale Associato a Baker & McKenzie
Studio Professionale Associato a Baker & McKenzie boasts a first-rate practice in the TMT space, advising clients on burgeoning areas of the tech field, such as AI and fintech. The firm is well-versed in cyber security and privacy issues. It also regularly advises on IP, competition and digital advertising matters. The team is led by Milan-based Francesca Gaudino, an expert on data protection and tech matters regarding cutting-edge products. Raffaele Giarda provides corporate and M&A assistance from Rome. In Milan, Lorenzo De Martinis specialises in tech and trade secrets litigation, whilst Paolo Galli covers issues surrounding advertising, competition and copyright.
Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A
With notable TMT sector expertise, Studio Professionale Associato a Baker & McKenzie is routinely mandated for multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions. The group is jointly led by corporate M&A and private equity specialist Pietro Bernasconi and Raffaele Giarda, who also heads the firm’s TMT group. The practice further includes Italy managing partner Paola Colarossi; Paolo Ghiglione, who ‘genuinely impresses’; and China desk head Marco Marazzi. Anna Marina De Vivo became a partner in July 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Italy > Industry focus: TMT
- Industry focus: TMT Italy
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Italy
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