Offering ‘full support’ to its clients, Simmons & Simmons advises insurance, automotive, tech-manufacturing and other industrial companies on cybersecurity, data management and IP matters. The firm is experienced in providing strategic and compliance advice on the implementation of novel platforms. Based in Milan, practice head Edoardo Tedeschi is an expert on the digital business sector, advising on M&A transactions and project-related contract negotiation.
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Edoardo is a partner in our Corporate & Commercial group, leading the Digital Business practice and the TMT sector in Italy. He specializes in national and cross-border M&A, corporate transactions and large-scale project contracts primarily related to Tech and data monetization (from Telco to Automotive, from HLS to Financial Institutions and data centre).
Edoardo advises international clients on acquisitions, development capital and day-to-day business operations within the TMT and Digital Business sectors. He has mentored a number of incubators and start-up. He oversees GDPR and AI and data-related issues, focusing on compliance, cross border transfers as well as blockchain and crypto matters. Edoardo co-leads the Automotive Tech group globally and the Italian Cybersecurity and Insurtech Task Force, advising on mobility, smart cities, and data platforms.
Recently he has been focused specifically on the evolution of the digital therapeutics in HLS as well as the use of alternative data to boost clinical trials and drug discovery (from insilico to gravity zero generated data).
He has mentored our GreenTech Fund and advises on ESG rating platforms for banks and insurance companies.
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Key clients
- Brookfield Infrastructure
- Datrix S.p.A.
- Reply S.p.A.
- Esprinet S.p.A.
- YEG Group Spa
- China Telecom Europe Ltd
- Beazley (Lloyds Syndicate)
- Toshiba Corp.
- PCCW Global BV
- Sitel Europe Ltd
- Gateway Global Communications Ltd
- Balt International Sas
- Bridgestone Europe B.V.
- Comac S.p.A.
- Fimap S.p.A.
- Kairos Partner SGR
- Forequest S.r.l.
- Red Lions S.p.A.
- Gecofin S.p.A.
- Almac S.r.l.
- Insilico Technologies S.r.l.
- Skechers S.a.r.l.
Work highlights
Advised Brookfield Infrastructure on the acquisition of data centre operator Data4, one of Europe's largest data centre platforms, from AXA IM Alts, a big player in alternative investments.
Advised Datrix, a company listed on Euronext Growth Milan and specialised in the development of augmented analytics solutions and services based on artificial intelligence, on the strategic agreement signed with Direct Channel.
Advising Insilico Technologies on the development and compliance of its modelling and simulation platform to enable the use of raw data to be converted into artificial data and generate twin patients which will be used in clinical trial studies.