THE INNOVATION LAW FIRM
42LF is the law firm that you don’t expect. We support the business digital transformation and the birth and development of new startup from a special point of view: we are now technology and passionate about it, we apply it when needed, we design it when there isn’t, we study it when it’s new and we teach it when asked to.
We operate in a multidisciplinary team with computer scientists and expert on digital transformation by default.
Our legal services are next generation. Other the ability to operate combining law and tech we guarantee innovative business solutions that are compliant by design, both in terms of technology and business model.
We do this with a Vision.
Partner – Legal
Andrea Cavalloni
LAWYER
Lawyer of the Milan Bar. He deals with new technology law issues since 2004. He is specialized in copyright, with particular reference to software protection.
Andrea Cavalloni
Lawyer of the Milan Bar. He deals with new technology law issues since 2004. He is specialized in copyright, with particular reference to software protection.
Since 2012 he has been dealing with web reputation management for his clients, taking advantage of the deep knowledge of the web world and of the underlyng technologies.
He was teaching fellow for the State University of Milan Legal Informatics Chair and he is currently a lecturer for the University of Insubria.
He has gained deep expertise in the field of corporate know-how protection from disloyal or competing employees and this led him to specialize in unfair competition issues and more generally in industrial law.
Lawyer Cavalloni also extends his skills in the field of commercial contracts, with particular regard to telematic ones and e-commerce world.
Furthermore, lawyer Cavalloni has gained significant experience in judicial litigation in competence areas mentioned above.
Marco Tullio Giordano
LAWYER
Lawyer of the Milan Bar. He graduated with a thesis in legal informatics and conducted post-graduate studies in the field of digital identity. He has been collaborating with the Chairs of Legal Informatics and Advanced Legal Informatics in the Faculty of Law at the University of Milan since 2005
Marco Tullio Giordano
Lawyer of the Milan Bar. He graduated with a thesis in legal informatics and conducted post-graduate studies in the field of digital identity. He has been collaborating with the Chairs of Legal Informatics and Advanced Legal Informatics in the Faculty of Law at the University of Milan since 2005.
He works primarily in criminal new technology law, with a particular emphasis on cybercrime, cybersecurity, data protection, web and brand reputation and corporate and individual responsibility online.
He is an ISO/IEC 27001:2014 certified lead auditor of information security management systems and acts as a DPO, Compliance Officer and director of relations with judicial authorities for various Italian and international web companies, mainly Internet Service Providers and Virtual Assets Service Providers.
He has accrued a wealth of expertise in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency law, subjects on which he has authored publications of international standing and coordinated and spoken at academic events and specialist training courses. He assists several Italian and international start-ups in the fintech and crypto-assets sector, with particular regard to privacy and KYC/AML compliance issues.
Enrolled in the Criminal Chamber of Milan, he is a fellow of the Italian Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance. He writes online about law and new technologies.
Lucia Maggi
LAWYER
Lawyer of the Milan Bar, after graduating in Law from the State University of Milan, she obtained a Master’s in Finance from Bocconi University and subsequently specialised in intellectual property law, on which she has focused since 2005.
Lucia Maggi
Lawyer of the Milan Bar, after graduating in Law from the State University of Milan, she obtained a Master’s in Finance from Bocconi University and subsequently specialised in intellectual property law, on which she has focused since 2005. She deals with copyright and related activities of commercial and advertising promotion in the fields of music, theatre, photography, television, publishing, new media, Internet and new communication media, with a particular focus on social networks. Her area of expertise extends to contracts relating to trademarks, patents and the protection of software and know-how.
In addition to her comprehensive expertise in commercial law, she also works in the management of real estate assets and provides consultancy in the field of leases and commonhold law.
Ms Maggi combines her substantial knowledge in the above-mentioned specialist subjects with extensive trial experience, where she has gained a high level of experience in the fields of commercial, copyright, unfair competition, contractual and real estate law.
For several years she has collaborated as a consultant with Prof. Giacomo Magnani in the Interfaculty of Economics and the Management of Cultural Heritage at the Catholic University of Milan, and with Prof Vittoria Fontana in the Faculty of Musicology at the State University of Milan.
Stefano Ricci
LAWYER
Lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Court of Cassation. He graduated with first-class honours from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan in 2000.
Stefano Ricci
Lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Court of Cassation. He graduated with first-class honours from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan in 2000. He obtained a PhD in Legal Philosophy and Sociology from the Bicocca University of Milan, with a thesis on the Global Privacy Standard; since 2013 he has been Adjunct Professor of Legal Informatics at the University of Insubria. He has taught on the Juridical Issues in Information Society unit, as part of the Data Science Course in the Faculty of Systems and Communication at the University of Milan Bicocca, and on Legal Informatics at the Accademia della Guardia di Finanza. He has obtained Certification of Competence as a Data Protection Manager in accordance with the UNI 11697:2017 standard. He works on new technology law and information technology law, with particular reference to issues of privacy and compliance. He is the author of publications on privacy, copyright, new technology law, corporate crime liability and commercial criminal law.
Giuseppe Vaciago
LAWYER
Lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Court of Cassation, with expertise in corporate criminal law and new technology law. He has worked for a number of leading national and international companies in the IT sector. He is an ISO/IEC 27001:2013-certified Lead Auditor and a UNI11697:2017-certified DPO.
Giuseppe Vaciago
Lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Court of Cassation, with expertise in corporate criminal law and new technology law. He has worked for a number of leading national and international companies in the IT sector. He is an ISO/IEC 27001:2013-certified Lead Auditor and a UNI11697:2017-certified DPO.
He holds a PhD in Digital Forensics from the University of Milan Bicocca and is Adjunct Professor at the University of Insubria. He attended Stanford Law School and Fordham Law School in New York as a Visiting Scholar. He has participated in numerous national and international conferences. He is a fellow of the Nexa Center of Turin and the Cybercrime Institute of Cologne, a founding member of the Tech and Law Center in Milan and a member of the editorial board of the journal Digital Investigation, published by Elsevier.
He is the author of numerous scholarly publications, including “Computer Crimes”, “Digital Evidence”, “Compliance 231” and “Gli Adempimenti del DPO” (“The Obligations of the DPO”).
He is the founder of LT42, a leading company in the field of legal tech, and is vice-president of the Marazzina Onlus Foundation.
Valerio Vertua
LAWYER
A lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Cassation Court, he has worked for a number of years predominantly in tax law, corporate law and IT and new technology law; in the latter area, he has developed particular expertise in IT contracts, e-commerce consultancy and data protection.
Valerio Vertua
A lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Cassation Court, he has worked for a number of years predominantly in tax law, corporate law and IT and new technology law; in the latter area, he has developed particular expertise in IT contracts, e-commerce consultancy and data protection. Mr Vertua is a member of the Tax Justice Commission of the Milan Bar Association.
He completed his professional training at the University of Milan, specialising in Computer Forensics and Digital Investigations; Data Protection and Data Governance; Advanced Strategies for the Application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); Legal Tech, Coding for Lawyers, AI and Blockchain Legal Issues; and, finally, Corporate Law.
For many years he has collaborated with the Chair of Legal Informatics and Advanced Legal Informatics in the Faculty of Law at the University of Milan and is an affiliate scholar at the Coordinated Research Centre in Information Society Law (ISLC) at the University of Milan.
Mr Vertua is a member of the board of directors of the DFA (Digital Forensics Alumni – association and is one of the founders of the CSA Italy association, holding the position of Vice President.
Salary Partner – Legal
Nicole Monte
LAWYER
Lawyer specialising in new technology law. She deals mainly with privacy, cybersecurity and cybercrime.
Nicole Monte
Lawyer specialized in new technology law. She focuses on privacy, cybersecurity and cybercrime.
Graduated with a law degree from Bocconi University in 2011, she became a lawyer in 2014 and until 2018 has gained a consolidated experience in white-collar crimes following some important cases, as well as numerous cases of computer crimes against some national and international companies.
She is a privacy and DPO consultant but also works on Legal Tech projects, combining her experience as a traditional privacy lawyer with a Legal Design approach.
She is an Adjunct Professor in the Law & Technology course at the Polytechnic University of Turin and was a Visiting at the University of Toronto in 2019. She speaks at lectures and seminars on various Legal Tech topics and contributes to several legal information and insight magazines.
She is co-founder and vice-president of Permesso Negato APS, the first Italian social promotion nonprofit that provides technology support and legal feedback to victims of Non-Consensual Pornography and online violence and hate attacks.
Andrea Cavalloni
LAWYER
Lawyer of the Milan Bar. He deals with new technology law issues since 2004. He is specialized in copyright, with particular reference to software protection.
Andrea Cavalloni
Lawyer of the Milan Bar. He deals with new technology law issues since 2004. He is specialized in copyright, with particular reference to software protection.
Since 2012 he has been dealing with web reputation management for his clients, taking advantage of the deep knowledge of the web world and of the underlyng technologies.
He was teaching fellow for the State University of Milan Legal Informatics Chair and he is currently a lecturer for the University of Insubria.
He has gained deep expertise in the field of corporate know-how protection from disloyal or competing employees and this led him to specialize in unfair competition issues and more generally in industrial law.
Lawyer Cavalloni also extends his skills in the field of commercial contracts, with particular regard to telematic ones and e-commerce world.
Furthermore, lawyer Cavalloni has gained significant experience in judicial litigation in competence areas mentioned above.
Marco Tullio Giordano
LAWYER
Lawyer of the Milan Bar. He graduated with a thesis in legal informatics and conducted post-graduate studies in the field of digital identity. He has been collaborating with the Chairs of Legal Informatics and Advanced Legal Informatics in the Faculty of Law at the University of Milan since 2005.
Marco Tullio Giordano
Lawyer of the Milan Bar. He graduated with a thesis in legal informatics and conducted post-graduate studies in the field of digital identity. He has been collaborating with the Chairs of Legal Informatics and Advanced Legal Informatics in the Faculty of Law at the University of Milan since 2005.
He works primarily in criminal new technology law, with a particular emphasis on cybercrime, cybersecurity, data protection, web and brand reputation and corporate and individual responsibility online.
He is an ISO/IEC 27001:2014 certified lead auditor of information security management systems and acts as a DPO, Compliance Officer and director of relations with judicial authorities for various Italian and international web companies, mainly Internet Service Providers and Virtual Assets Service Providers.
He has accrued a wealth of expertise in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency law, subjects on which he has authored publications of international standing and coordinated and spoken at academic events and specialist training courses. He assists several Italian and international start-ups in the fintech and crypto-assets sector, with particular regard to privacy and KYC/AML compliance issues.
Enrolled in the Criminal Chamber of Milan, he is a fellow of the Italian Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance. He writes online about law and new technologies.
Lucia Maggi
LAWYER
Lawyer of the Milan Bar, after graduating in Law from the State University of Milan, she obtained a Master’s in Finance from Bocconi University and subsequently specialised in intellectual property law, on which she has focused since 2005.
Lucia Maggi
Lawyer of the Milan Bar, after graduating in Law from the State University of Milan, she obtained a Master’s in Finance from Bocconi University and subsequently specialised in intellectual property law, on which she has focused since 2005. She deals with copyright and related activities of commercial and advertising promotion in the fields of music, theatre, photography, television, publishing, new media, Internet and new communication media, with a particular focus on social networks. Her area of expertise extends to contracts relating to trademarks, patents and the protection of software and know-how.
In addition to her comprehensive expertise in commercial law, she also works in the management of real estate assets and provides consultancy in the field of leases and commonhold law.
Ms Maggi combines her substantial knowledge in the above-mentioned specialist subjects with extensive trial experience, where she has gained a high level of experience in the fields of commercial, copyright, unfair competition, contractual and real estate law.
For several years she has collaborated as a consultant with Prof. Giacomo Magnani in the Interfaculty of Economics and the Management of Cultural Heritage at the Catholic University of Milan, and with Prof Vittoria Fontana in the Faculty of Musicology at the State University of Milan.
Stefano Ricci
LAWYER
Lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Court of Cassation. He graduated with first-class honours from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan in 2000.
Stefano Ricci
Lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Court of Cassation. He graduated with first-class honours from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan in 2000. He obtained a PhD in Legal Philosophy and Sociology from the Bicocca University of Milan, with a thesis on the Global Privacy Standard; since 2013 he has been Adjunct Professor of Legal Informatics at the University of Insubria. He has taught on the Juridical Issues in Information Society unit, as part of the Data Science Course in the Faculty of Systems and Communication at the University of Milan Bicocca, and on Legal Informatics at the Accademia della Guardia di Finanza. He has obtained Certification of Competence as a Data Protection Manager in accordance with the UNI 11697:2017 standard. He works on new technology law and information technology law, with particular reference to issues of privacy and compliance. He is the author of publications on privacy, copyright, new technology law, corporate crime liability and commercial criminal law.
Giuseppe Vaciago
LAWYER
Lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Court of Cassation, with expertise in corporate criminal law and new technology law. He has worked for a number of leading national and international companies in the IT sector. He is an ISO/IEC 27001:2013-certified Lead Auditor and a UNI11697:2017-certified DPO.
Giuseppe Vaciago
Lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Court of Cassation, with expertise in corporate criminal law and new technology law. He has worked for a number of leading national and international companies in the IT sector. He is an ISO/IEC 27001:2013-certified Lead Auditor and a UNI11697:2017-certified DPO.
He holds a PhD in Digital Forensics from the University of Milan Bicocca and is Adjunct Professor at the University of Insubria. He attended Stanford Law School and Fordham Law School in New York as a Visiting Scholar. He has participated in numerous national and international conferences. He is a fellow of the Nexa Center of Turin and the Cybercrime Institute of Cologne, a founding member of the Tech and Law Center in Milan and a member of the editorial board of the journal Digital Investigation, published by Elsevier.
He is the author of numerous scholarly publications, including “Computer Crimes”, “Digital Evidence”, “Compliance 231” and “Gli Adempimenti del DPO” (“The Obligations of the DPO”).
He is the founder of LT42, a leading company in the field of legal tech, and is vice-president of the Marazzina Onlus Foundation.
Valerio Vertua
LAWYER
A lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Cassation Court, he has worked for a number of years predominantly in tax law, corporate law and IT and new technology law; in the latter area, he has developed particular expertise in IT contracts, e-commerce consultancy and data protection.
Valerio Vertua
A lawyer with the right to represent clients before the Supreme Cassation Court, he has worked for a number of years predominantly in tax law, corporate law and IT and new technology law; in the latter area, he has developed particular expertise in IT contracts, e-commerce consultancy and data protection. Mr Vertua is a member of the Tax Justice Commission of the Milan Bar Association.
He completed his professional training at the University of Milan, specialising in Computer Forensics and Digital Investigations; Data Protection and Data Governance; Advanced Strategies for the Application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); Legal Tech, Coding for Lawyers, AI and Blockchain Legal Issues; and, finally, Corporate Law.
For many years he has collaborated with the Chair of Legal Informatics and Advanced Legal Informatics in the Faculty of Law at the University of Milan and is an affiliate scholar at the Coordinated Research Centre in Information Society Law (ISLC) at the University of Milan.
Mr Vertua is a member of the board of directors of the DFA Digital Forensics Alumni – association and is one of the founders of the CSA Italy association, holding the position of Vice President.
Salary Partner – Legal
Nicole Monte
LAWYER
Lawyer specialising in new technology law. She deals mainly with privacy, cybersecurity and cybercrime.
Nicole Monte
Lawyer specialized in new technology law. She focuses on privacy, cybersecurity and cybercrime.
Graduated with a law degree from Bocconi University in 2011, she became a lawyer in 2014 and until 2018 has gained a consolidated experience in white-collar crimes following some important cases, as well as numerous cases of computer crimes against some national and international companies.
She is a privacy and DPO consultant but also works on Legal Tech projects, combining her experience as a traditional privacy lawyer with a Legal Design approach.
She is an Adjunct Professor in the Law & Technology course at the Polytechnic University of Turin and was a Visiting at the University of Toronto in 2019. She speaks at lectures and seminars on various Legal Tech topics and contributes to several legal information and insight magazines.
She is co-founder and vice-president of Permesso Negato APS, the first Italian social promotion nonprofit that provides technology support and legal feedback to victims of Non-Consensual Pornography and online violence and hate attacks.
Partner Tech
Carlo Carmagnola
TECH PARTNER
Carlo Carmagnola
Passionate about computer science from a young age, he began his entrepreneurial career in 2005 at Fulcri as CTO, dealing with applications and web projects. With a degree in Computer Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan, he co-directs Fulcri, consolidating its position as one of the most innovative companies in the Italian pharmaceutical sector, launching products and applications relating to the digital world, marketing and regulatory compliance.
With Fulcri, he embarked on a new project in 2012, focusing on the launch and development of Efidelity, a loyalty and micro-marketing tech platform, specialising in the pharmaceutical sector, which became a market leader in just a few years. In 2016, he managed Fulcri’s entry into the Spanish market and, since 2018, he has held the position of CEO.
Matteo Flora
TECH PARTNER
Matteo Flora
A Visiting Professor in “Corporate Reputation and Storytelling” at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Pavia. In 2008, he founded and co-directed The Fool, a leading reputation and customer insight company, and in 2018, he co-founded LT42, a leading company in the world of legal tech. He helps leaders, corporations and organisations to maximise their market position through data-driven strategies and to enhance and protect their reputation.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the British organisation Right of Reply (ROR), the Sole Director of the Samadhi Technological Holding and an Angel Investor and Mentor for various incubators including LUISS Enlabs. In 2012, he was selected by the United States Congress under the Obama administration as one of the “Future Leaders” for the international IVLP programme.
He is co-founder of the Hermes-Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights and President of PermessoNegato, the association that protects the victims of Revenge Porn; a former director of the Privacy and Security Observatory of the IT Association; consultant for the European Council on Online Anti-propaganda together with UNAR; and has acted as a consultant in some of the most important cases in European Authority Law (including Mediaset/Google, ThePirateBay, RojaDirecta, Yahoo) and in the protection of reputation, quantifying and analysing reputational and economic damage using innovative methodologies that have become the de-facto standard over the years.
International Keynote Panelist; repeat TEDx Speaker; IED Lecturer in Brand Reputation as part of the University of Milan’s Master’s in CyberSecurity and Cybercrime; former lecturer on the Sole24ore Master’s programme, at the Bocconi Business School and on the Master’s in Economics and Financial Intelligence at the University of Tor Vergata.
As a communicator, he hosts a Podcast for Forbes on Digital Reputation and a popular, light-hearted vlog, “Hello Internet!”, which has had millions of views.
He still doesn’t know how to play the piano; he is still a vegan for ethical reasons, a Buddhist by conviction and a NERD.
Tech Partner
Carlo Carmagnola
TECH PARTNER
Carlo Carmagnola
Passionate about computer science from a young age, he began his entrepreneurial career in 2005 at Fulcri as CTO, dealing with applications and web projects. With a degree in Computer Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan, he co-directs Fulcri, consolidating its position as one of the most innovative companies in the Italian pharmaceutical sector, launching products and applications relating to the digital world, marketing and regulatory compliance.
With Fulcri, he embarked on a new project in 2012, focusing on the launch and development of Efidelity, a loyalty and micro-marketing tech platform, specialising in the pharmaceutical sector, which became a market leader in just a few years. In 2016, he managed Fulcri’s entry into the Spanish market and, since 2018, he has held the position of CEO.
Matteo Flora
TECH PARTNER
Matteo Flora
A Visiting Professor in “Corporate Reputation and Storytelling” at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Pavia. In 2008, he founded and co-directed The Fool, a leading reputation and customer insight company, and in 2018, he co-founded LT42, a leading company in the world of legal tech. He helps leaders, corporations and organisations to maximise their market position through data-driven strategies and to enhance and protect their reputation.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the British organisation Right of Reply (ROR), the Sole Director of the Samadhi Technological Holding and an Angel Investor and Mentor for various incubators including LUISS Enlabs. In 2012, he was selected by the United States Congress under the Obama administration as one of the “Future Leaders” for the international IVLP programme.
He is co-founder of the Hermes-Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights and President of PermessoNegato, the association that protects the victims of Revenge Porn; a former director of the Privacy and Security Observatory of the IT Association; consultant for the European Council on Online Anti-propaganda together with UNAR; and has acted as a consultant in some of the most important cases in European Authority Law (including Mediaset/Google, ThePirateBay, RojaDirecta, Yahoo) and in the protection of reputation, quantifying and analysing reputational and economic damage using innovative methodologies that have become the de-facto standard over the years.
International Keynote Panelist; repeat TEDx Speaker; IED Lecturer in Brand Reputation as part of the University of Milan’s Master’s in CyberSecurity and Cybercrime; former lecturer on the Sole24ore Master’s programme, at the Bocconi Business School and on the Master’s in Economics and Financial Intelligence at the University of Tor Vergata.
As a communicator, he hosts a Podcast for Forbes on Digital Reputation and a popular, light-hearted vlog, “Hello Internet!”, which has had millions of views.
He still doesn’t know how to play the piano; he is still a vegan for ethical reasons, a Buddhist by conviction and a NERD.
Professionisti
Antonio Perrini
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Antonio Perrini
Lawyer specialised in the field of data protection and new technology law; he performs the role of Data Protection Officer (DPO) for various companies. He graduated in Law from the University of Milan Bicocca in 2013 with a thesis on Legal Informatics, focused on the technical-legal issues of the electronic document. In 2017, he passed the State Exam for the practice of the profession of lawyer at the Milan Court of Appeals. His university and professional career has always been characterised by a keen interest and curiosity regarding new technology law, data protection, cybersecurity and ethical hacking. He regularly advises Italian and international clients on personal data protection, GDPR compliance schemes and issues relating to cybersecurity. He collaborates closely with a team of full-stack developers in the management of the legal aspects relating to Legal Tech and document automation projects. He formerly worked as a sports instructor in various organisations, with a particular focus on mini-basketball.
Giovanni Romano
ASSOCIATE
Giovanni Romano
Born in Rome in 1990, he graduated with honors in 2016 from the University of Rome – Sapienza, where he was awarded among the “Excellent graduates” of the same academic year.
Then, he obtained a Ph.D. 2020 in Comparative and Uniform Commercial Law with a thesis in Related rights and collective management in the music sector.
As part of this experience, he has collaborated with various professorships of Sapienza University, including Diritto privato comparato, Sistemi giuridici comparati, Storia del diritto italiano e Comparative and European Private Law.
He has written various academic papers in civil law, music law, copyright law, entertainment law, and sports law. Lawyer since 2022, he speaks Italian, English, and French. In 2021 he joined the team of 42LF – The Innovation Law Firm, where he deals with civil law, copyright and entertainment law, privacy, and blockchain.
At the same time, he has an intense professional life within the music industry: events and music festivals organizer in Rome and Milan with the Spaghetti Unplugged brand; currently, he works in the management staff of known Italian artists such as Gaia and Galeffi. He is among the founding members of La Musica Che Gira, a reality born during the 2020 pandemic crisis of advocacy with institutions for the protection and reforms of the entertainment and music sector.
Martina Lo Monaco
ASSOCIATE
Martina Lo Monaco
Lawyer of the Palermo Bar.
She graduated with honors in 2015 from the University of Palermo. She continues her studies doing various legal advanced training courses, and simultaneously completes the traineeship in court as a judge assistant.
Since 2015 she works as a civil lawyer and as Lawyer-Linguist. She drafts, translates and edits legal documents in English, French and Spanish for both companies and EU institutions.
In 2022 she pursues an LL.M. program in Law of Internet Technology from Bocconi University, in Milan. Since then, she works in the fields of new technologies, cybersecurity, data protection and artificial intelligence.
Michele Pellerzi
ASSOCIATE
Michele Pellerzi
Lawyer of the Milan Bar. He deals mainly with ICT Law, privacy and compliance.
Graduated from the University of Parma in 2017, he began his professional career between Rome and Parma, respectively in a Law Firm and a Notary Firm, dealing with various aspects of civil law and EU law. In the meantime, he started specialising in the fields of privacy and data protection law, attending seminars and advanced courses.
In 2020, he moved to Brussels where he gained experience in the fields of blockchain, cryptocurrencies and anti-money laundering legislation.
In Brussels, he attended and pursued an LL.M. in Intellectual Property and ICT Law at the KU Leuven, discussing a thesis on international transfers of personal data, anti-money laundering and cryptocurrencies, analyzing the interconnections and the potential clashes between different laws, such as the GDPR and the so-called Travel Rule for crypto-assets.
In 2022, he became a lawyer and joined the 42LF privacy and data protection team.
Marco Castelletta
TRAINEE
Marco Castelletta
Graduated in Law in January 2020 from the University of Milan, with a thesis entitled “Copyright, Music and the Internet”.
During the following months, he began working in the practice of Lucia Maggi, with whom he shares a commitment to research in the fields of copyright and intellectual property, as well as a passion for art and entertainment.
His educational background is the common thread that characterises his personal growth and professional training.
Born in the province of Novara at the turn of the 1990s, he cultivated a passion for music from an early age, both researching and listening to music and playing and studying musical instruments, experiencing first-hand the ever-increasing digitisation and evolution in the access of content.
Having moved to Milan to pursue his studies in Law, he became particularly interested in aspects of civil law relating to industrial and intellectual property, know-how and, most of all, the protection of artistic works.
Francesca Romana Pesce
TRAINEE
Francesca Romana Pesce
Graduated in Law in 2020 from the University of Milan with a thesis on gender disparity perpetuated by artificial intelligence. Enrolled in the Register of Practitioners of the Milan Bar Association. She is fluent in English and French. Her fields of interest are reputation management, legal-tech and data protection.
During her studies, she was a member of staff for the first and third editions of the “Law and Bilateral Trade: North America – Europe” Summer School, which saw a collaboration between the State University of Milan and the University of Montréal. In 2018, she was the team representative for her university, participating in the Moot Court Competition organised by the European Academy of Religion.
Alessandro Campara
TRAINEE
Alessandro Campara
Graduated in Law in 2021 from Bocconi University of Milan with a thesis on the potential legal applications of Blockchain and Smart Contracts with specific regard to the value gap problem in online music streaming. During his studies, he developed a strong interest in new technologies and their impact on the legal world, focusing in particular on the fields of data protection, copyright law and legal-tech. He is fluent in Italian and English.
Along with his passion for law, he cultivated a passion for art, music and, in particular, opera. He is currently a member of the Coordinating Committee of the Youth Group of Milano per la Scala Foundation and of the Council of Presidents of Juvenilia – European Network of Young Opera Friends, an association which connects many clubs of young opera lovers from all over Europe. He is also the founder and former president of BIOS – Bocconi students International Opera Society, a student association accredited by Bocconi University.
Annasilvia Condotta
TRAINEE
Annasilvia Condotta
Graduated in European, Transnational, and Comparative Law in 2020 from the University of Trento. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and German.
During her legal training, she practiced and became passionate about the fields of data protection and cybersecurity, later obtaining a master’s degree on these topics. She has been a participant in the first and second edition of the mentoring program organized by the European Cyber Security Organization (ECSO) through its Foundation “Women4Cyber – Mari Kert-Saint Aubyn”. She joined 42 Law Firm in 2021 in the data protection department.
Since 2021 she is registered as a voluntary guardian for minors on the lists of the Juvenile Court of Venice. She is a swimming instructor since 2010.
Andrea Michinelli
OF COUNSEL
Andrea Michinelli
Lawyer specialising in civil law, with a particular focus on intellectual property law (industrial and copyright law), new technology law (particularly ICT and e-commerce), consumer law and commercial contracts.
His area of expertise includes the field of data protection, for which he has gained the recognition of Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) with the US association IAPP, as well as having obtained the designations of Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIP/M) from the same organisation. He is a CEPAS-Bureau Veritas-certified DPO in compliance with the UNI 11697:2017 scheme and a qualified ITHUM Auditor/Lead Auditor ISO/IEC 27001 SG Information Security with the extension ISO/IEC 27701 SG Protection of Personal Data.
Mr Michinelli combines his substantial knowledge of the above-mentioned specialist subjects with extensive professional experience in the consulting field, assisting companies of diverse status and complexity (including SMEs and multinationals). He provides information (publications and articles for various publishers and newspapers) and training (including corporate) in the same subjects.
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