About

Italian shoe brand and clothes manufacturer of waterproof and breathable fabrics Geox have consistently invested in innovation ever since the company’s founding year of 1995. The Geox head offices comprise of 15 engineers, chemists and physicists to research on perspiration and human-generated heat movement patterns, testing and refining all materials used in their footwear and clothing. The Geox legal function is an equally crucial department, recently implementing an innovative contract management system to stay abreast of new contract policies with all manufacturers. Made up of ten lawyers and two non-lawyers, the team is led by general counsel and corporate secretary Pierluigi Ferro. Some of its outstanding members include Valentina Maffei, head of litigation and contracts department, who has reorganised the contract management at Group’s level. Sergio Chiovaro equally stands out for constantly implementing the group’s policies in the IP issues in the ‘best way’. Silvia Candito is also mentioned for her dedication to the department and specialises in corporate issues and guarantees the compliance with all rules and regulations worldwide. The team take pride in being professional, committed business partners, showing their value by winning large scale litigations of significant value in the fields of distribution and IP.