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Brembo is an Italian manufacturer of automotive brake systems, and due to the stringent regulation present in the field of automotive parts it is reliant on a strong legal presence within the company in order to successfully execute its business strategy. Known for being a team that contains lawyers and staff with specialist knowledge and skill, the team is also commended for its efforts to collaborate with other professionals in the field and engage in industry conversations. As one nominating source points out: ‘We had a meeting with the Brembo legal team to exchange an experience on a large amount of IP management. We have a different approach but we exchanged useful information, it was great to meet other in-house team as it is so rarely done’. Umberto Simonelli is Brembo’s general counsel and must take credit for forging these relationships with other external business partners, as well as for moulding a team of professionals that support a world leading, extremely specialised business in the automotive industry.