Led by the experienced trio of Ernesto Apa, Francesco Portolano, and Laura Liguori, Portolano Cavallo’s TMT practice centres on broadcasting, TV, and media. Liguori supports digital-health, telecoms, and luxury-consumer clients by shaping data-protection frameworks, guiding interactions with regulators, and ensuring consumer-facing digital initiatives and IT arrangements remain compliant. Apa manages digital media and TLC matters, including in relation to Italy’s adoption of content quotas and DSM Copyright rules, and cross-regulatory issues involving content exploitation. Portolano advises on TV channel acquisitions, regulatory strategy, and content removal disputes, while the recently promoted Donata Cordone and Fabiana Bisceglia assist with commercial agreements and audiovisual legislative developments.
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- ‘Ernesto Apa has knowledge of industry dynamics and an understanding of the business that is not comparable to that of any other lawyer in the market. Fabiana Bisceglia is great at putting herself in clients' shoes and suggesting practical solutions.'
- ‘Their expertise in the TMT sector is truly unmatched.'
- ‘Laura Liguori is the best Italian data privacy lawyer I have found in my 21 years of practice. It is her ability to provide business-focused, practical advice on (often) extremely short notice that we value tremendously.’
- ‘Excellent lawyers, specialist, clear and timely advice, great sector knowledge and expertise.’
- ‘Very strong, almost unique, expertise in regulatory matters. Very useful relationship with authorities and government bodies. Wide-ranging approach, not conventional, in finding solutions. Also proactive in studying and proposing new opportunities for business coming from new legislation or new approach from the authorities.’
- ‘I appreciate the law firm for its pragmatism and its ability to provide practical, business-oriented solutions with clarity and simplicity. What makes this practice unique is its added value of translating complex concepts into concrete actions, which facilitates both the approach to and resolution of problems. Compared to other firms, this practice stands out for its ability to simplify legal complexities, making them accessible and manageable for clients.'
- ‘Ernesto Apa is the maestro of the Italian AV media regulatory environment, both in terms of skills and connections with relevant institutional stakeholders. Francesco Portolano has unmatched business acumen. Donata Cordone is smart and thorough.'
- ‘A boutique law firm with a solid competence in this sector and unique knowledge of the industry. Seminars, webinars, and meetings on the biggest new trends in technology and tech law are extremely useful and interesting.’
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Practice head
Ernesto Apa; Francesco Portolano; Laura Liguori
Other key lawyers
Donata Cordone; Fabiana Bisceglia