PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES INCLUDE:

• On behalf of a global automotive group, enforcing trademark rights against spare parts manufacturers and counterfeiters, in civil and criminal litigation and customs monitoring schemes; this included obtaining ex parte seizures and European-wide preliminary injunctions before IP courts

• Enforcing the database rights of a leading national online auctions service provider in and out of court

• Representing a registered plant variety owner in multiple litigations against unauthorised growers

• Advising a global entertainment industry player and content producer in data protection matters and Covid-related employment matters

• Representing a leading marine works company in a patent lawsuit concerning a device for the removal of underwater war remnants

• Representing a tool assembly robots manufacturer in a trade libel and trade-secrets litigation

• Assisting several companies across all market sectors in securing GDPR compliance

• Advising a fashion industry leader on brand strategy and representing it in prosecution and opposition proceedings before EUIPO and the European General Court

• Representing a best-selling book author in a trans-national dispute against a co-writer.

LANGUAGES

Italian / English

CAREER

2013-Present: Lawyer – founding partner at Martini Manna

2007-2013: Lawyer – partner at LGV Avvocati, Milan

2000-2007: Associate – Trevisan & Cuonzo, Milan

FORMAZIONE

2000: Law (degree), University of Pavia, Italy

1999-2000: Law (Erasmus programme), Trinity College, Dublin (EIRE)