Elena Varese > DLA Piper > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper maintains its strength in IP-related matters in the food & beverage sectors, including advisory and enforcement issues concerning geographical designations. The firm is well-positioned to assist clients in their international expansions, with experience in corporate transactions, manufacturing, importing, supplying, packaging and labelling issues. The team is led by Elena Varese, an IP, food law and competition expert, and Davide Rossetti. Made partner in May 2024, Ginevra Righini is an expert in geographical designation protection and enforcement.

Providing a comprehensive service, DLA Piper supports domestic and multinational clients on all issues arising in the luxury goods industry and is especially well-versed in international investment matters. In addition, the firm regularly advises clients on IP matters and commercial litigations. The practice is led by Davide Rossetti, a litigator with experience before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, and Elena Varese, who specialises in IP, unfair competition and advertising law. Alessandro Piermanni advises on M&A transactions, joint ventures and e-commerce platforms. Valentina Mazza supplements the firm’s IP strength with experience in trade marks, unfair competition, copyright and trade secrets.

DLA Piper counsels domestic and international retailers, including several high-profile names, on a breadth of advisory, transactional and contentious legal issues. The team has seen particular recent activity in IP-related matters, including setting up and defending trade marks. The team has a large, multi-practice panel of lawyers which has experience in handling corporate transactions, data protection issues and advertising laws. Davide Rossetti specialises in commercial litigations and co-heads the team with Elena Varese, who has contentious and non-contentious experience in IP, competition and consumer regulations.

DLA Piper handles the full gamut of IP law matters, including cross-border patent litigation for clients in the pharma, tech, and energy sectors, and a variety of soft IP issues, including trade mark strategy, the protection of trade secrets, anti-counterfeiting and enforcement, and contentious and non-contentious copyright issues for a broad base of multinational and domestic companies. The practice, which is led by Giulio Coraggio, comprises seasoned patent litigator Gualtiero Dragotti; Roberto Valenti, who boasts significant experience in soft IP portfolio management, trade secrets, and the commercialisation of IP, particularly for clients in the life sciences sector; and geographical indications and trade mark portfolio management specialist Ginevra Righini, who made partner in May 2024. Other key team members include Elena Varese, who comes recommended for soft IP advisory work, particularly in the fashion sphere, and Laura Gastaldi, who focuses on non-contentious soft IP matters. Lara Mastrangelo is a key contact for clients in the media and entertainment spheres, and Massimiliano Tiberio and Valentina Mazza are other key members of the team.