About

Andrea Moretti is head of legal for eBay’s Italian operations and all legal matters relating to its Italian platform, eBay.it. He has extensive knowledge of the IP, data privacy and regulatory issues related to online retailing and is widely regarded as one of the leading European in-house counsel in the sector. Last year he played a leading role in combatting counterfeiting and protecting the Italian wine industry by committing to remove listings found to be in violation of European Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) labelling standards. The agreement, signed by Moretti alongside Italian Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Maurizio Martina, makes eBay Italy the only significant online platform in the world to remove adverts in protection of PDO or PGI standards. If the deal is extended to eBay’s 800 million listings globally it will represent a significant boost for food producers operating under protected labels. Before joining eBay Italy in 2006, Moretti worked at eBay’s London offices as senior legal counsel to the EU Marketplaces Compliance and Commercial function, a role in which he helped advise the business on its European expansion strategy.