Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati > Rome, Italy > Firm Profile

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati > The Legal 500 Rankings

Italy > Industry focus: TMT Tier 1

Advising major search engines, social network platforms, tech producers and games developers, Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati is an IP and TMT boutique with particular strength in the internet, IT and entertainment sectors. The firm is able to draw on its network of independent law firms across the globe to assist its clients in multi-jurisdictional matters. In addition to its IP expertise, the firm is well-versed in M&A, finance, employment, real estate, competition and administrative matters. Domenico Colella leads the Milan-based team, advising on IP matters and M&A transactions. Fabrizio Sanna adds insight into the fields of data protection, e-commerce and advertising. Marco Consonni advises on licensing agreements, joint ventures, commercial contracts and corporate transactions. In December 2023, Marta Minonne and Davide Graziano were made partners.

Italy > Intellectual property

The large IP and copyright group at Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati boasts a comprehensive offering, regularly advising a variety of clients, notably those in the TMT, broadcasting and entertainment businesses, as well as players in retail, consumer goods, and patent-intensive industries like tech, manufacturing, and pharma. The team is kept busy by its diverse activity in all areas of intellectual property law, including patent litigation before the Milan UPC, negotiating various commercial agreements such as production and licensing agreements, handling complex copyright matters for collecting societies, competition law, commercial and M&A work, and contentious and non-contentious trade mark and design matters. Highly experienced IP and IT counsel Matteo Orsingher and digital IP, e-commerce, privacy, advertising, film and TV expert Fabrizio Sanna lead the team, which also includes Marco Consonni, who is well-versed in various aspects of IP and IT law and focuses on licensing and distribution agreements; media and data protection specialist Marta Minonne; and Davide Graziano, who is highly active in litigious work. Yara Toriello is another name to remember.

Italy > Data privacy and data protection Tier 2

The broad practice at Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati ranges from drafting corporate policies, data processing agreements and information notices, to providing legal support to data protection officers. The group also covers cybersecurity matters, data breach management, proceedings before ordinary courts and the Italian Data Protection Authority, outsourcing-related data protection issues and compliance with data protection legislation. Heading up the team, Fabrizio Sanna is a data privacy and protection expert; Marta Minonne assists internet and communications sector operators with data protection matters; and Domenico Colella is an outsourcing project specialist.

Italy > Dispute resolution Tier 3

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati offers a wide range of advice across areas, with experience in banking and finance, insolvency, energy, commercial, insurance and real estate disputes. The firm is also seasoned in arbitration proceedings as both counsel and arbitrators. Valeria Mazzoletti, an advisor at pre-contentious and contentious phases of bankruptcy matters, and Paolo Pototschnig, who works in banking, mass torts and class actions, lead the team. Riccardo Giojelli advises companies in the media, telecoms and energy sectors. Elisa Cazzani left the firm in January 2024.

Italy > EU and competition law Tier 3

With Silvia D’Alberti joining the firm in July 2024 from PedersoliGattai, Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati has strengthened its antitrust and regulatory capabilities. The firm is also very experienced in private antitrust litigation as well as multi-jurisdictional merger control cases. Its industry expertise includes the energy, telecoms, finance and infrastructure sectors. Based in Rome, D’Alberti leads the team alongside Edoardo Cazzato, who is experienced in merger control and consumer law. Enrico Spagnolello advises on judicial and procedural regulatory matters.

Italy > Industry focus: Luxury goods Tier 3

Excelling in the IP sector, Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati advises luxury clients on global brand protection and copyright infringement. The firm is also well-versed in corporate matters. Its clients include luxury goods companies in the clothing, jewellery, automotive, cosmetics, perfumery and furnishings sectors. Based in Milan, Pierfrancesco Giustiniani, Domenico Colella and Fabrizio Sanna lead the team. Giustiniani is a corporate and M&A expert with experience in capital markets transactions. Colella adds his knowledge of IP matters to the team. Sanna, in addition to his IP experience, advises clients on TMT-related issues.

Italy > Banking and finance: Bank regulatory Tier 4

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati's fiinancial services regulation practice is headed up by banking and finance law specialist Luigi Baglivo, whose expertise covers the structuring of new products and services. Baglivo is supported by Massimo Ritrovato, who assists with the launch of new services and their adaptation to industry regulations.

Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side Tier 4

Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati's banking and finance team covers acquisition, real estate and corporate finance, along with restructuring. Heading the team, Manfredi Leanza is a domestic and cross-border financing specialist; Giovanni Nicchiniello advises on corporate finance; and Cosimo Paszkowski's practice covers real estate, acquisition and corporate finance transactions.

Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4

The corporate practice at Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati is experienced in public and private M&A, including private equity transactions. The department is headed by Mario Ortu, a specialist in M&A, joint ventures, company sales, public takeovers, restructurings and reorganisations. Other names to note are Pierfrancesco Giustiniani and Nicola Barra Caracciolo.

Italy > Employment Tier 4

An ‘extremely supportive’ team, Orsingher Ortu – Avvocati Associati focus its advice on employment contract negotiation, remuneration policies, M&A deals, individual dismissals, redundancies and litigation. The firm is regularly instructed by clients in the food, travel, construction, fashion, transportation and pharma industries. Alessandro De Palma leads the team from Milan, whilst Luca Garramone, who is well-versed in social security law, oversees the team from Rome. Cesare De Falco advises on executive management, mass redundancies and corporate reorganisation.