Mr Federico Marini Balestra > Bird & Bird > Rome, Italy > Lawyer Profile

Bird & Bird‘s Italian team covers an array of compliance work, from regulatory compliance, Decree 231 matters, data protection and cybersecurity, to product compliance, antitrust, advertising pre-clearance, and consumer protection. Raimondo Maggiore assists with governance and internal control systems; Stefano Febbi‘s expertise includes regulatory compliance; and Simone Caddedu heads the firm’s Italian regulatory and administrative department. The practice further includes Rossella Sansone, an adviser to financial institutions on regulatory compliance; Federico Marini Balestra, who focuses on regulated sectors, such as TMT; and Mauro Turrini, who covers life sciences-related regulatory issues.

Bird & Bird is widely versed in competition matters, advising on antitrust disputes, cartel investigations, anti-competitive agreements, merger control and compliance matters. The firm is particularly skilled in IP-related antitrust issues, appearing before authorities over FRAND licensing and SEPs. Federico Marini Balestra, in addition to heading the practice, focuses on antitrust and administrative litigation in the TMT sector. Nicola Ceraolo brings knowledge of the utilities and energy sector to the team.

Split between Milan and Rome, the team at Bird & Bird advises its clients on IP, corporate, competition and compliance matters. The team is well-versed in AI, cloud services, cybersecurity, mobile payments and issues surrounding the Internet of Things. Leading from Milan, Massimiliano Mostardini and Giovanni Galimberti focus on IP law advice. The Rome-based practice heads are EU and competition specialist Federico Marini Balestra and regulatory expert Simone Caddedu. Stefano Silvestri provides corporate support from Milan.