Portolano Cavallo‘s data privacy and protection team acts in high-stakes disputes and breaches, as well as advising on launches of new initiatives to exploit data, and M&A and employment-related data protection issues. Many of the firm’s current clients are from emerging sectors such as life sciences, healthcare, telecoms, and e-commerce. Internet and data protection specialist Laura Liguori leads the group from Rome. In Milan, Giulio Novellini’s workload covers GDPR compliance programmes, data breach preparedness, and incident responses, and Eleonora Curreli‘s wide-ranging practice covers privacy, cyber security, and data protection.

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  • ‘Clients greatly appreciate working with Portolano Cavallo because they are not only excellent professionals in those areas of the law that are crucial for companies, but they really take care of their clients by sending out alerts (e.g. regarding new laws or deadlines), and making themselves available for calls even on very short notice if needed.’
  • ‘Written legal advice that is very clear and straight to the point.’
  • ‘Practice is unique for its competence and values that lead to the accomplishment of clients’ aims.’
  • ‘Great competence, and people with enthusiasm, business acumen, and the ability to work in teams.’
  • ‘A great team that is always available when clients need support, and communications with them always go smoothly.’
  • ‘The team is pro-equal opportunities, and it is clear that technology and ethical and sustainable principles guide both the technologies and pragmatic operations of the practice.’
  • ‘Working with these partners is a real pleasure.’
  • ‘Laura Liguori has mastered data protection law - great at listening, business oriented, and always takes into account all aspects before making suggestions, thus making it easier for clients to make good decisions.’

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Practice head

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Laura Liguori

Other key lawyers

Giulio Novellini, Eleonora Curreli