Data privacy and data protection

PANETTA Studio Legale | PANETTA Law Firm

Client Satisfaction

According to clients, PANETTA Studio Legale | PANETTA Law Firm fields the ‘number one data privacy, cyber and AI team in Italy’. Acting for medium-sized and large multinational companies, the firm’s privacy and data protection practice focuses on the telecoms, internet and renewable energy sectors. Founder Rocco Panetta is a renowned privacy and data protection specialist; Lorenzo Cristofaro regularly acts as a DPO; and Tommaso Mauro is an expert in personal data protection and big data. Another name to note is Federico Sartore, who has ’a laser focus on achieving commercial outcomes’.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Number one data privacy, cyber and AI team in Italy.’
‘Total technical knowledge and real-world experience. Panetta knows it all.’
‘Highly-specialised boutique firm with a very high-level ability to provide support and guidance on technology and data regulation matters.’
‘Very knowledgeable, accessible, responsive and affordable.’
‘Rocco Panetta - market leader in the data privacy, cyber and AI world in Italy.’
‘Rocco Panetta - knowledgeable, practical and hard-working.’
‘Federico Sartore - up-and-coming star at Panetta and in the data privacy, cyber and AI world generally.’
‘Federico Sartore is hyper-knowledgeable but combines this with a laser focus on achieving commercial outcomes. A joy to work with.’

Key clients

Accyourate
ACEA ATO 2
Allyfe
OpenAI
ANCIC
Areti
Bottega Veneta
Brioni
Bwin
ITA Airlines
CIA
CNPADC
COFIRO
CONAD
Conservatorio Santa Cecilia
CSRPBI
Da Te
DataTools4Heart
Deliveroo
Dexai
Citiwire
DMA
EDITH
Enel
Eurobet
European Datawarehouse
GCC
GCS Point
GiGroup
Glickon
GUCCI
Hilti
Hupry
Idealista
IF Experience
Illimity
Inpeco
Inveo
IWS
Kering Eyewear
Kering Italia
La Trottola
Labnormal
Leasplan
Logista
Lottomatica - IGT
ByteDance
Nextome
Luka
OVS
Procter & Gamble
Parlamento UE
Piave Digital
Progint s.r.l.
ProMed
Prysmian
Quanterix
Richard Ginori
Sevendata
Social Media Emotions
Santander
ERCEA
The Lex Fellowship
TheMall
TikTok
Udinese
Value Relations
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Work highlights

Defending OpenAI (the owner of ChatGPT) against a restriction on the processing of Italian user data, which was imposed by the Italian Garante.
Acting as data protection office for several brands of the Kering group.
Advising TikTok (and its parent company ByteDance) on privacy matters.