Industry focus: TMT

DLA Piper

Client Satisfaction

DLA Piper’s team maintains a leading position in the market, where it assists clients with generative artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, privacy, cryptocurrency and outsourcing projects. The practice is also strong in compliance and regulatory issues in the automotive, gambling and gaming industry, as well as in complex TV advertising disputes on behalf of major telecoms operators. Alessandro Boso Caretta is specialised in regulation, competition and consumer protection issues, where he advises on both transactional and contentious matters, while practice head Giulio Coraggio is noted for his expertise in AI, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain and cybersecurity. Other key practitioners include Alessandro Ferrari, whose focus is on IT, IP, privacy and data protection; cybersecurity projects expert Giulia Zappaterra; and data, IoT and AI specialist Giacomo Lusardi.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'DLA Piper is an excellent choice for TMT matters, one of the best team in Italy, especially for tech and telecom related work, regulatory and competition work. They are well balanced and have the right level of expertise, seniority, and flexibility. They are very responsive and add value to the business. I also see them as a dynamic and innovative firm.'
'Alessandro Boso Caretta is a high-calibre telecommunications and competition lawyer with great expertise and the ability to lead a team and handle complex matters. He understands the business and knows the work very well. He is an excellent and reliable team player.'
'The deep knowledge of the subject and the underlying technicalities at all levels make the team one of the best to work with to find creative solutions to ensure the launch of regulatory compliant services/offerings, and to ensure effective defence of the company where necessary.'
'Alessandro Boso Caretta has a deep understanding of the subject matter and market and institutional dynamics. This makes him a leading professional in the industry to find compliant solutions to pursue business objectives.'
'Ability to incorporate solid legal, regulatory and industry knowledge into legal advice.'
'Alessandro Boso Caretta, in particular, has deep legal, regulatory and industry knowledge.'

Key clients

Essilor Luxottica
Lamborghini
UniCredit
Tesla
Disney
Dassault Systèmes
Generali
Electronic Arts
Paramount
Binance
World largest eCommerce platform
Bending Spoons
Dell
QVC
L'Oreal
Agos Ducato
Duracell
TeamSystem
Vodafone and Vodafone Automotive
Vision inc.
Experian
Davide Campari
Adobe Systems
AllScripts
XPO Logistics
CyberArk
Giglio Group
Toyota
UBS
Porsche
BMW
GAP
Equinix
KFC
Levi's
Nike
Take-Two Interactive
VISA
Intesa Sanpaolo
Avon Cosmetics
Diesel

Work highlights

Assisted Vodafone in TLC-related projects and disputes, including assistance in a landmark victory before the Supreme Court in an abuse of dominant position damages claim brought by BT Italia.
Assisted Bending Spoons, the creators of a generative AI product, with a comprehensive review and analysis of the product's compliance.
Assisted Generali Operations Services Platform in a remediation project aimed at making its cloud-sourcing agreements compliant with the EIOPA Guidelines on Cloud-sourcing.

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