Simmons & Simmons

Edoardo is a partner in our Corporate & Commercial group, leading the Digital Business practice and the TMT sector in Italy. He specializes in national and cross-border M&A, corporate transactions and large-scale project contracts primarily related to Tech and data monetization (from Telco to Automotive, from HLS to Financial Institutions and data centre).

Edoardo advises international clients on acquisitions, development capital and day-to-day business operations within the TMT and Digital Business sectors. He has mentored a number of incubators and start-up. He oversees GDPR and AI and data-related issues, focusing on compliance, cross border transfers as well as blockchain and crypto matters. Edoardo co-leads the Automotive Tech group globally and the Italian Cybersecurity and Insurtech Task Force, advising on mobility, smart cities, and data platforms.

Recently he has been focused specifically on the evolution of the digital therapeutics in HLS as well as the use of alternative data to boost clinical trials and drug discovery (from insilico to gravity zero generated data).

He has mentored our GreenTech Fund and advises on ESG rating platforms for banks and insurance companies.