Italy 2022 – GC Powerlist
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Italy 2022

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Alessandra Ferrari

Group general counsel and chief counsel East Hemisphere | Ethos Energy

Energy and utilities

Alessandro Altei

Group head of legal and compliance | SAES Group

Information technology

Alessandro Lega

Managing director legal southern Europe | FedEx

Transport and infrastructure

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Andrea Bordogna

General counsel | Repower Italia

Energy and utilities

Andrea Brancatelli

Assistant general counsel | MoneyGram International

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Andrea Megale

Head of legal Italy at BBVA – corporate and investment banking | BBVA

Financials

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Andrea Moretti

Director head of legal – Italy and Spain | eBay

Telecommunication services

Andrea Navarra

Group general counsel | ERG Power Generation

Energy and utilities

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Andrea Parrella

Group general counsel | Leonardo

Industrials and real estate

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Andrea Pezzangora

Group general counsel | Benetton Group

Consumer products

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Andrea Rodo

Head of group strategic legal affairs | Assicurazioni Generali

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Antonella Centra

Global general counsel | Gucci

Consumer products

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Antonio Cangeri

Group general counsel | Assicurazioni Generali

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Carlo Ciccarelli

Associate group general counsel, global legal head for resources and services industry and group head of litigation and dispute resolution | Atos

Information technology

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Carlo Daneo

General counsel | Ferrari

Consumer products

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Cesare Gabasio

General counsel | Juventus

Sports and media

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Chiara Molinari

Head of legal shared services Italy | Kering

Consumer products

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Chiara Piaggio

General counsel | Ansaldo Energia

Energy and utilities

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Claudia Ricchetti

General counsel | Atlantia

Transport and infrastructure

Claudio Criscuolo

Group general counsel | Cementir Holding

Materials and mining

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Daniele Guarnieri

Head of legal and compliance | Nestlé Group

Consumer products

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Domenica Lista

Group general counsel, corporate secretary and board member | Generali Group

Financials

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Elisabetta Pagnini

Group general counsel | Intesa Sanpaolo

Financials

Emiliano Berti

Head of legal and compliance – Europe | Nokia

Telecommunication services

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Enrico Carlo Baccetti

Head of legal and compliance | Boehringer Ingelheim Italia

Healthcare

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Fabio Tucci

Senior vice president legal | DAZN group

Sports and media

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Fabrizio Minneci

Chief legal officer | Ferrero International

Food

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Federica Tigani

Head of legal and corporate affairs | Hearst Italia Group

Consumer products

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Federico Dal Poz

Chief legal officer | Amplifon

Healthcare

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Federico Finzi

EU operations legal director and AGC | Amazon

Commercial and professional services

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Filippo Floris

General counsel | Banca Carige

Financials

Francesca Spinelli Barrile

Head of legal | Barclays

Financials

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Francesco Pennisi

Head of legal for Italy | Shell Italia E&P

Energy and utilities

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Francesco Spadafora

General counsel | Rai – Radiotelevisione Italiana

Sports and media

Furio Curri

Head of group general legal affairs | Assicurazioni Generali

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Germana Mentil

General counsel | Salvatore Ferragamo

Consumer products

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Gianluca Di Nunzio

Head of legal – Italy | PayPal

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GianMaria Esposito

General counsel | TeamSystem

Information technology

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Gianpaolo Alessandro

General counsel | UniCredit

Financials

Giorgio Gravina

General counsel, head of legal and compliance | Schindler Italy

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Giorgio Martellino

General counsel | Avio

Industrials and real estate

Giorgio Melega

Chief legal officer | Tenova

Materials and mining

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Giovanni Barone

Legal director | Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Italy

Consumer products

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Giovanni Cerutti

SVP regional general counsel, chief risk officer | NTT Data EMEA

Information technology

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Giulio Giannini

General counsel | DS Smith

Industrials and real estate

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Giuseppe Conti

Head of legal and corporate affairs | Enel Green Power

Energy and utilities

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Gloria Bertini

Head of legal and compliance | Snam

Energy and utilities

Ilaria Cicero

Group general counsel | Fiera Milano

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

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Isabella Toth

Legal director | Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Information technology

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Lina Vitolo

Head of legal | Iliad Italia

Telecommunication services

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Luca Braulin

Head of legal and corporate affairs | DeA Capital

Financials

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Luca Chiama

Legal director | Prada

Consumer products

Luca Orazio Gentile

General counsel | Aviva Italy

Financials

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Luca Sanfilippo

General counsel | Sky Italia

Sports and media

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Lucia Capotondi

Group general counsel | Giuseppe Zanotti 

Consumer products

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Manuela Dimase

General counsel | Bosch Italia

Industrials and real estate

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Marcella Zacchei

Group general counsel | Ariston Group

Consumer products

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Marcello Dolores

Group vice president – legal southern Europe | Discovery Networks International

Sports and media

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Marcello Marzo

Group associate general counsel | Autogrill

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

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Marco De Liguoro

General counsel | Althea Group

Materials and mining

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Marco Lorefice

Senior counsel head of gas and oil and international arbitration | Edison

Energy and utilities

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Marco Pessi

General counsel | OVS

Consumer products

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Marco Tagliaferri

Head of International Legal | Intesa Sanpaolo

Financials

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Margherita Boccia

Head of legal advisory DCM and risk transfer | Banca IMI

Financials

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Maria Francesca Portincasa

Head of legal | Automobili Lamborghini

Consumer products

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Mark Alexander Shalaby

General counsel | Wind Tre

Telecommunication services

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Massimiliano Caforio

Legal director | Mercury Luxury Group

Consumer products

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Massimo Sanvito

General counsel Europe | GE Power Services

Energy and utilities

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Maurizio Raffaini

Legal affairs director | Kone

Industrials and real estate

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Michele Binda

Vice president legal affairs | Prysmian Group

Energy and utilities

Michele Catanzaro

General counsel Italy | Next Energy Capital

Financials

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Nicola Renato Anemone

Group legal counsel | Angel Company

Industrials and real estate

Nicola Verdicchio

Senior vice president and chief legal officer | Pirelli

Consumer products

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Paola Colombo

Group general counsel | Gardant

Financials

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Paola Nocerino

General counsel | Air Liquide Italy

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Paolo Fabiani

General counsel | Technogym

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

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Paolo Scortichini

General counsel | Maserati

Consumer products

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Patrizia Carrozza

General counsel | Valentino

Consumer products

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Pierluigi Ferro

Group general counsel | Geox

Consumer products

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Pietro Arosio

Head legal global wealth management | UBS

Financials

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Raffaella Romano

General counsel | Bottega Veneta

Consumer products

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Riccardo Carbonaro

Senior legal counsel | Poste italiane

Transport and infrastructure

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Riccardo Quagliana

General counsel | Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena

Financials

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Roberto Luca Moresco

General counsel | Replay

Consumer products

Roberto Mastrorosa

Head of corporate and legal; secretary of the board of directors | Prelios SGR

Industrials and real estate

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Salvatore Mautone

Business development director – M&A legal affairs | Kimbo

Food

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Sara Briuglio

Legal affairs director southern Europe and regional compliance officer | Hilti Italia

Industrials and real estate

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Sara Citterio

Group general counsel | Trussardi

Consumer products

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Silvia Bertulli

General counsel | Moncler

Consumer products

Silvia Piccorossi

General counsel | Aeroporto di Bologna

Transport and infrastructure

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Silvio Cavallo

Group general counsel and chief compliance officer | Pillarstone

Financials

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Simona Mariani

General counsel | Comau

Industrials and real estate

Simona Musso

Group general counsel | Luigi Lavazza

Consumer products

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Simone Bagnariol

General counsel | Rizzani de Eccher

Materials and mining

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Simone Davini

Head of legal and corporate affairs | Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

Financials

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Simone Massenti

Vice president legal affairs Italy | AstraZeneca

Healthcare

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Stefania Eleonora Soprano

VP, global legal, general counsel | Versace

Consumer products

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Umberto Simonelli Silva

Chief legal and corporate affairs officer – board secretary | Brembo

Industrials and real estate

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Valerio Bruno

Director of legal services contracting | Accenture

Industrials and real estate

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Vanessa Lagreca

Head of legal affairs | Net-a-Porter Group

Consumer products

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Veronica Rossi

General counsel | Denso Thermal Systems

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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges and disrupted the daily lives of everyone, and the business world is no different. Companies worldwide now commonly have a remote approach to work, place greater attention on their employee’s wellbeing and remain scarred by significant repercussions on financial performance. In this new scenario general counsel have assumed the roles of leaders in their organisations – closely collaborating with business partners and driving
the decision-making process, with increased responsibilities to take action in a continuously changing environment.

This year’s Legal 500 GC Powerlist: Italy 2022 emphasises the strategic position that in-house counsel came to assume. As one in-house lawyer put it ‘General counsel ought to be leaders for their co-workers and their actions should aim at the improvement of the company. They must balance business needs with compliance rules, sustainability and the health and safety of their employees.’ Italian general counsel have earned a seat at the decision-making table, giving advice beyond the purely legal domain on matters such as risk management, security, data protection, ESG and digitalisation.

Italy is the third largest economy in the Eurozone, and its strategic position has always attracted international business thanks to the direct entrance to the European single market, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. The outbreak of Covid-19 has dramatically affected global economies; however, Italy’s growth was positive, and it is expected to progress in the following years. In-house legal teams have been crucial in adapting to the new environment, adopting flexible thinking, and embracing innovation to keep up with their companies’ agendas while also mitigating risks.

Italy’s in-house lawyers have proven their leadership and resilience by developing a whole new skillset to navigate unprecedented crisis and promote the well-being of their teams and their internal clients. They demonstrated how they can add value to their companies by addressing changes and finding viable solutions. They have also become leaders of change – keeping up with digitalisation and innovation, speeding up the processes of corporations and increasing their efficiency. The pandemic accelerated the turn to technology, representing an exceptional opportunity to change the way legal teams operate and embrace their versatility.

A profound gratitude is extended to every in-house lawyer who participated in this edition of the Legal 500 GC Powerlist: Italy 2022. In this edition, we acknowledge your leadership role in overcoming the unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic and highlight the value that you bring to your respective organisations. I am extremely honoured to present this list of Italy’s most outstanding, resilient, and acclaimed in-house lawyers.

Sara Maggi
Researcher:
GC Powerlist Series

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

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Events like this are welcome spotlight on the crucial role of GCs in business. In the past year, GCs have been continuing to deal with the fallout of the pandemic, but also taking on a range of new responsibilities.

Compliance is a core part of GCs’ work and companies are having to comply with rapidly evolving regulatory regimes in multiple areas, which are often diverging between different jurisdictions.

Closer scrutiny is being paid to governance standards and corporate behaviour more generally. Expectations, notably on workplace conduct, environmental responsibilities and other ESG-related issues, are greater. Employees, stakeholders, governments and the public alike
expect businesses to disclose more- and do more
-about multiple urgent problems: climate change, data privacy, labour practices, pollution.

In response, the last few years have seen GCs step out of the shadows, moving from ancillary consultant to primary partner. GCs have never had a more important role: to make a mistake in any of these areas is to risk serious reputational damage, fines or worse.

Alongside these already-expanded, high-pressure responsibilities, GCs are now becoming more involved in the big decisions. Instead of having
to deal with the legal implications of an already­
made strategic decision, GCs are at the table, involved in strategic discussions. GCs have more of say in large transactions and spend more time in close conversations with their company’s boards.

Our fast-moving world is driving a change in how GCs work and when they become involved. Before, a GC might be tasked with defining the legal
limits of an already-agreed proposal. But the time constraints of today’s fast-moving and competitive market mean this approach is no longer tenable. Now, GCs are working in parallel with other leaders, embedding legal factors in the core of corporate strategy.

Advances in ‘legaltech’ could help ‘automate’ this first part of a GC’s work and free up their time. Machine learning tools, such as those that already help with document review, may ease some of the burden on GCs and allow them to concentrate on the more difficult (and interesting) parts of the job.

As a full-service firm focused on corporate advice, we see the difference first-hand. GCs are
a key contact when we are undertaking market­ changing restructurings and transactions. Few understand a business’s risks and opportunities better than the GC, and that expertise is valuable. Likewise, we bring our own expertise, won of long experience. Where a large multinational business might undertake a single transformational transaction once in a decade, Freshfields lawyers will likely have done ten similar deals in the past year.

Experience is also important in ESG, which has become a key consideration in all our work. Freshfields has made ambitious global commitments and measurable targets, and we are making good progress. We are proud to be drawing upon more diverse perspectives and we see first­ hand the benefits of diversity, both in our teams
and when working with our clients.

We all need to think more carefully about how we do business. For example, Freshfields has been carbon neutral since 2007,and since 2015 has done so through Freshfields REAP, a reforestation programme that strengthens the livelihoods of over 8,000 farmers in East Africa. But drastic changes to business models can be needed. Some businesses are under pressure to dispose of high-carbon assets, for example, while others face criticism for perceived unsustainable practices.

Our sustainability practice works with our other teams to help seize opportunities and manage risks of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, handling everything from advanced
due diligence around corporate transactions to some of the highest-profile climate change-related lawsuits in the world.

We think sustainability will be yet another consideration for GCs- if it’s not already. And, adding in this final extra responsibility, we see the GC of today and the future: a sophisticated lawyer with a generalist knowledge, able to see the strategic big picture and fill in the local detail.

Congratulations to everyone on this year’s Powerlist, which highlights the evolving responsibilities of the GC in a changing world. We look forward to working with you.

GC Powerlist: Italy 2022

It has been a great pleasure to host the GC Powerlist: Italy 2022 at the Armani Hotel, in Milan. Nearly thee years after the event last took place,  the fifth edition of the event was a great success. Our head of GC Powerlists Gurpartap Basra and research editor Margherita Birri congratulated the talented GCs for their brilliant work. Every year it is harder to select from such capable figures. We, therefore, congratulate each of the GCs for facing continuous challenges  and coming out stronger than before. A special thank you to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, our sponsor, who supported The Legal 500 for the third consecutive edition.