Team Size (hierarchical and functional reports): 32

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?

During periods of instability and crises, my approach to managing legal aspects is grounded in proactive legal and risk management, as well as strategic communication, to ensure business continuity. This includes crisis planning, clear communication with stakeholders, staying updated on regulatory changes, risk management, and supporting operational continuity.

My legal strategy is aligned with the broader business strategy through continuous dialogue with executive leadership and an in-depth understanding of the company’s core objectives. By integrating legal considerations into the overall business continuity plan, we ensure that our legal responses are not only reactive, but also anticipatory. This includes scenario planning, regulatory compliance checks, and maintaining an adaptive legal framework that can evolve with changing circumstances.

Additionally, I emphasise the importance of clear and timely communication with all stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, and regulators. Transparent communication helps maintain trust and mitigates the impact of misinformation during crises. Overall, my goal is to ensure that our legal strategy supports the organisation’s resilience by maintaining legal integrity, safeguarding assets, and enabling swift recovery.

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

We are currently working on a deep reorganisation process that involves governance streamlining, simplification and focalisation on major businesses. In 2025, we managed directly, without any legal external support, several M&A deals at Pharma Level (GRIN Therapeutics), and at Holding level (Sale of Angelini Beauty SPA, Asset disposal of Amuchina and Infasil).

What emerging technologies do you see as having the most significant impact on the legal profession in the near future, and how do you stay updated on these developments?

Emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain and privacy-enhancing technologies are set to profoundly reshape the legal profession.

AI systems are already streamlining legal research, contract review, and predictive analysis, significantly boosting efficiency and precision. Blockchain enhances transactional transparency and trust, particularly in the IP and supply chain fields. Finally, privacy-enhancing technologies – like synthetic data which permits the creation of realistic datasets for analysis without containing personal information – are becoming more and more fit for purpose to find a balance between regulatory compliance including privacy-related concerns, and data-driven innovation.

To stay current, I pursue ongoing professional development through legal tech forums, industry conferences, and academic publications. I also engage in legal innovation networks and working groups to exchange insights and best practices. Hands-on involvement in pilot projects and workshops enables me to assess real-world applications of these tools within legal workflows. By actively monitoring and adopting relevant technologies, I help ensure our legal function remains agile, compliant, and aligned with the evolving demands of both clients and regulators, positioning us at the forefront of legal transformation.