How do you approach managing legal aspects during periods of instability or crises, and how does your legal strategy align with the broader business strategy to ensure the organisation’s resilience?

Legal counsel provides guidance on compliance with applicable laws and regulations. For instance, if the crisis involves a regulatory breach, counsel advises on how to cooperate with authorities while protecting the organisation’s interests. If the issue involves litigation, legal counsel assesses potential liabilities and begins developing a strategy to defend the organisation

What are the major cases or transactions you have been involved in recently?

Several M&A deals both in Italy and abroad; international litigation on product liability; corporate restructuring at international level

What measures has your company taken to embed sustainability practices into its core business operations, and how does the role of the general counsel contribute to driving and ensuring sustainable practices within the company?

The company measures refer to a general assessment on sustainability elements (ESG), GAP analysis to fixing specific targets; the GC activity include a wide range of procedures designed to guarantee that corporate operations are carried out in a way that is both economically and socially responsible as well as ecologically sound.

In your opinion, what are the main trends that are salient in your country currently (these can be legal, political, economy or business-based)?

Compliance in general is one of the main trends, and in particular sustainability is a salient matter