Legal Industry Articles

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Knowledge Counsel Rachel Montagnon has written an article on the UPC Appeal Court Rules on Costs and CJEU Referrals. The UPC Court of Appeal (CoA) has clarified when legal questions may be referred to the Court [...]

Barzanò & Zanardo Attorney Francesco Celluprica has written a great article on the IAP Jury dismissing OROGEL’s complaint ruling that there is no slavish imitation by ESSITY. Barzanò & Zanardo Attorneys Francesco Celluprica and Mario Petrocelli successfully defended Essity Italy [...]

Mauro Eccetto, General Director, and Maria Teresa Saguatti, IP Legal Advisor at Studio Torta, will attend the 2025 AIPPI World Congress. The event runs from September 13–16 in Yokohama, Japan. It brings together IP professionals from around the world. Attendees [...]

Jacobacci Avvocati Senior Associate Ettore Fassina has written a great article on the Protection of Photographs in the Italian Legal System. Italian Copyright Law classifies photographs into three categories, each with different levels of protection: (1) Artistic Photographs, (2) Simple [...]

Mondini Bonora Ginevra Attorney Francesca Milani has written a great article on New AGCOM Guidelines on Influencers for Summer 2025. On 23 July 2025, AGCOM approved a new Code of Conduct and updated Guidelines for influencers to ensure compliance with [...]

Schalast advised Hannover Finanz Opportunities (HFO), part of Hannover Finanz Group, on acquiring key assets of Gerhardi Kunststofftechnik GmbH, a historic German automotive supplier. The deal aims to secure the company’s future and preserve most of its 960 jobs. Founded [...]

🔥 Is Chambers better than Legal 500? And if so, in which areas of law? And in which countries? And where does IFLR 1000 stand? Or MIP IP-Stars? Should law firms only submit to a few of them? And if so, [...]

As of 3 June 2025, Roberto Nigro and his team—Sveva Ricci, Sara Aratari, and Giordana Rossi—have joined TARGET. Their arrival strengthens TARGET’s Corporate M&A division, especially in Venture Capital. Nigro’s team is a key player in the Italian market. TARGET [...]

The merger between Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel is final. The new firm has 2,700 lawyers and ranks among the top 30 globally. This follows seven months of intense talks. With $2.7 billion in projected revenue [...]

BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen has acquired 100% of SEPAmatic GmbH. The Hamburg-based firm specializes in succession planning for medium-sized German companies. SEPAmatic is a leading supplier of belt separators for the food processing industry. Its gentle separation process enhances raw material quality [...]