Ms Elena Carpani > EY TAX & LAW ITALY > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile
EY TAX & LAW ITALY Offices
VIA MERAVIGLI, 12/14
20123 MILANO
Italy
Ms Elena Carpani
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Elena Carpani is a Partner of EY TAX & LAW ITALY and one of the original founding members of the firm’s Intellectual Property team which was established when she arrived in April 2019.
She focuses her practice on providing counsel to national and international clients – operating in the fashion, luxury, lifestyle and design, NFT and metaverso sectors – on a wide range of intellectual property matters in the fields of trademarks, advertising & media – including the protection and commercialisation of their IP assets.
Elena has a wealth of experience confronting competitors on behalf of her clients over unfair claims relating to intellectual assets and advertising – as well as defending her clients when their IP asset claims are challenged.
Of note is her extensive litigation experience advising on unfair competition matters especially in the field of advertising of consumer products. This is in addition to the counsel she provides on the New Deal for Consumers which essentially has opened up the Italian market to consumer Class Actions.
Career
Elena joined the EY legal team in 2019 with her colleague Daniele Caneva and their entire team from CREA Avvocati Associati. Prior this she was a Partner for 7 years at the Italian firm Mercanti Dorio.
Languages
Elena speaks Italian and English
Memberships
- Italian Bar Association – Milan branch
- Italian Supreme Court – Admitted to Practice
- International Association for IP Protection (AIPPI)
- Italian Association Against Counterfeiting (INDICAM)
- EY Unity LGBT+ – President
- EDGE LBGT Association
- Case di Produzione Associate (CPA) – President
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Intellectual property
EY TAX & LAW ITALY offers assistance with matters relating to trade secrets, know-how, unfair competition, and asset protection, among other IP issues inherent in the management of blockchain systems and NFTs. The group works under the leadership of a trio: experienced asset portfolio manager and litigator Daniele Caneva, Elena Carpani, who specialises in unfair competition and advertising, attracting clients from the luxury, fashion, and lifestyle sectors, and Giovanni Casucci, who leads in trade mark litigation and technology transfer work.