PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES INCLUDE:

• Assisting a leading pharmatech company providing them with day-to-day assistance in IP, commercial contracts, IP aspects of M&As

• Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements for clients in different market areas, including NDAs, IP licence, R&D, marketing, co-marketing, sales and distribution agreements

• Advising companies in different market areas on the management of its IP rights, including patent, trademarks and design portfolio

• Assisting an Italian film production company in the product placement activity regarding national and international co-production projects

• Advising movie production and distribution companies on the management of rights related to the organisation of video shoots and films and on the management and enforcement of brands and celebrities’ image rights

• Representing contemporary art galleries and artists in contentious and non-contentious matters, advising them on the enforcement, circulation, management and valorisation of artworks

• Advising companies in different market areas in respect of compliance with the applicable data protection laws and in securing GDPR compliance

• Advising companies on the setting-up of corporate and e-commerce websites

• Assisting Italian e-commerce start-ups in setting up their business, drafting distribution, licensing, co-branding agreements and drafting submissions for public funding

LANGUAGES

Italian / English / French

CAREER

2017-Present: Partner at Martini Manna Avvocati, Milan

2017-Present: Professor at the Naba (New Academy of Fine Arts), Milan

2012-2016: Lawyer – Supervising Associate at Simmons & Simmons, Milan

2010-2011: Lawyer – Associate La Scala law firm, Milan

2009-2010: Laywer – Alpeggiani & Associati law firm, Milan

2006-2008: Trainee – Costa Corona law firm, Bologna

2000-2006: production assistant for film production companies

EDUCATION

2004: Law (degree), University of Bologna

2002: Law (ERASMUS programme), University of Strasbourg, France