Event information
Building on the success of last year, The Legal 500 is proud to officially announce the 2025 edition of the GC Summit: Italy.
This event brings together top in-house counsel from Italy’s most influential companies, alongside leading legal practitioners, for a day of insightful panel discussions, expert presentations, and invaluable networking opportunities.
The Legal 500 GC Summit: Italy will offer practical, forward-looking insights into the evolving role of in-house counsel, as well as the key challenges and opportunities facing legal departments in 2025 and beyond.
In collaboration with our esteemed partners, the event will feature a series of dynamic sessions on cutting-edge topics, including M&A, sanctions and international trade, cybersecurity, AI, ESG, and much more.
Drawing from the wealth of experience of our distinguished speakers, this event will provide actionable, real-world advice for in-house counsel. Whether you are looking to enhance your professional growth or stay ahead of the curve, the GC Summit: Italy is an essential event for any in-house lawyer in the country.
Agenda
1.00pm – 1.30pm Registration
1.30pm – 1.35pm Opening remarks
1.35pm – 2.25pm The Role of the general counsel in cybersecurity: Rising to the challenge of the NIS2
The cybersecurity landscape has entered a new era with the publication of Legislative Decree No. 138/2024 (NIS2 Decree) in the Official Gazette this October. This Decree transposes the European NIS2 Directive into Italian law, introducing rigorous new obligations for cybersecurity risk management and incident reporting. From energy to healthcare, transport to digital infrastructure, the Decree extends its reach across numerous ‘critical’ sectors. Both public and private entities operating in these fields must now adhere to stringent measures, with non-compliance carrying severe consequences: administrative fines that could soar to €10 million or 2% of the previous year’s global turnover.
General counsel must now step into a pivotal role, guiding organisations through this complex regulatory terrain. This session is designed to equip you with practical, hands-on insights to understand the NIS2 Decree, manage cybersecurity risks effectively, and ensure your organisation is fully compliant with the new requirements.
- Paolo Gallarati, partner, Advant Nctm
- Giulio Uras, partner, Advant Nctm
2.25pm – 3.15pm Sanctions and International trade: A multidisciplinary approach
The ever-changing landscape of sanctions and international trade is growing more complex. The panel will explore the latest trends and challenges in this field, including the increasing intricacy of sanctions regimes, the rise of secondary sanctions, the role of technology in enforcement, global trade tensions, and de-risking and compliance challenges. By examining these issues from the perspectives of Corporate & Commercial, Regulatory & Compliance, White Collar Crime, and Customs Law, the panel will provide valuable insights into the multidisciplinary approach required to navigate this difficult environment, eventually mitigating the associated risks.
- Andrea Carreri, equity partner, LCA
- Valeria Baldi, senior associate, LCA
3.15pm – 3.30pm Coffee break
3.30pm – 4.20pm Carve-outs and data: how to prepare for a successful M&A transaction
- Paola Colarossi, managing partner, Baker McKenzie
- Francesca Gaudino, partner, Baker McKenzie
4.20pm – 5.10pm Panel 4
5.10pm – 5.40pm Panel 5 in association with DiliTrust
5.40pm – 5.50pm Closing remarks
5.50pm – 7.00pm Drinks and canapes
Speakers
Valeria Baldi, senior associate, LCA
Valeria advises companies, national and foreign, in the customs, VAT and excise fields. In particular, she assists clients in customs planning, in obtaining customs authorisations (tax deposits, rulings, authorised and registered exporter – Rex, ITV and IVO, etc.), as well as in obtaining the AEO authorisation (economic operator authorised).
Andrea Carreri, equity partner, LCA
Andrea Carreri advises national and international clients active in several industries (including the iron and steel, life science and pharma, telecommunication, publishing, mechanical and chemical markets). He assists US, Japanese and EU corporations in M&A deals, industrial and commercial joint ventures, and in the areas of FDI in strategic sectors (“FDI/Golden Power”), including National Security, Defense, Telecommunications, Health, Strategic Infrastructures, Trade Sanctions and International Trade.
Paola Colarossi, managing partner, Baker McKenzie
Paola Colarossi heads the corporate reorganisation practice of Baker McKenzie. She practices in the area of corporate reorganisation, M&A, venture capital and private equity and corporate law. She assists clients in national and multijurisdictional M&A transactions, investments and joint-ventures. She has a strong experience in the structuring and implementation of complex corporate reorganisations with a focus on multi-jurisdictional carve outs and post-acquisition integration.
Francesca Gaudino, partner, Baker McKenzie
Francesca Gaudino is the partner in charge of the privacy, data security and information technology practice in Italy, a member of the firm’s global privacy and security leadership team and a member of the European Steering Committee of the information technology and communications practice group. Francesca has worked in this practice group since joining the firm, specialising in data protection and security, with a particular focus on legal issues arising from the use of cutting-edge technologies, and has over 20 years of experience advising clients in various data-driven sectors such as retail, healthcare and life sciences, financial services, fintech and technology-driven businesses such as online platforms. Francesca regularly manages multi-jurisdictional projects for the implementation of multi-functional online platforms, cloud computing, advanced marketing and CRM/CEM strategies in digital environments and mobile applications, which raise complex and cross-border multi-faceted privacy and security issues.
Paolo Gallarati, partner, Advant Nctm
Paolo Gallarati has gained significant experience in Italian and international transactions both in the SME and LE segments. He provides ongoing advice to Italian and multinational concerns, with a specific focus on compliance and data protections matters in heavily regulated sectors including TMT, energy, transportation and logistics, life sciences, food and beverages.
Giulio Uras, partner, Advant Nctm
Giulio Uras provides advice and assistance on data, privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and compliance to national and multinational companies and group of companies, operating in particular in the publishing, fashion, pharmaceutical, medical and telecommunications sectors.
In the IT & Data area, his activity has the primary aim of ensuring the compliance of processes, activities, systems and products with European and national regulations governing data economy, network and information systems security and technological development: from GDPR to NIS2, from the Data Act to the Artificial Intelligence Act.
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