Legalcommunity Week 2025: Day 3

Run The Law

They say the early bird catches the worm. Well, lawyers know it well. The third day of our Legalcommunity Week 2025 started bright and early, with Run the Law the traditional sports event. The winner was Emanuele Pomini, from the law firm Nardi e Roncelli. A quick shower, and back to the Principe di Savoia, where another day of conferences awaited.

First panels

Gloria Paiva, journalist at Iberian Lawyer, moderated the day’s inaugural roundtable: Investments funds entering the legal sector.The speakers’ lineup featured Umberto Baldi (Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, Snam), Claudio Berretti (General Manager and Executive Director, TIP – Tamburi Investment Partners), Nicola Bordignon (Managing Partner, ITAGO) and Stefania Radoccia (Managing Partner, BIP Law and Tax).

Simultaneously, a two-panel conference kicked-off, moderated by Valentina Magri, Journalist at Financecommunity.it and MAG. The first panel, European defense industry: new tools and mechanism, features speakers Orlando Barucci (Managing Partner, Vitale & Co), Paolo Graziano (Founder & CEO, Magnaghi Aerospace Group), Luca Principi (CEO, Sidereus), Bruno Spagnolini (President, MECAER Aviation Group, with long lasting experience in helicopters market) as well as Costantin Terzago (Managing Director, Mutares).

Just the time for a coffee break, and the second panel began. Mobilizing Capital: Is Investing in Defense Good Business? included the voices of Patrizia Celia (Head of Large Caps, Investment Vehicles, Borsa Italiana – EURONEXT), Giuseppe Lacerenza (Partner, Keen Venture Partners), Ignacio Mataix (Senior Advisor, Trilantic Europe | Former CEO, Indra and ITP), Andrea Pescatori (CEO and Managing Partner, Sienna IM Italia SGR, (former Ver Capital SGR)) and Bjorn Tremmerie (European Investment Fund).

Mid-morning, and it was already time for the fifth roundtable of the day: Stress to success: manage mental health balance and prevent burnout in the legal career. Letizia Ceriani, Journalist at Legalcommunity.it and MAG, moderated speakers Lodovico Bianchi Di Giulio (Group General Counsel, BIP Group), Antonia Cosenz (Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs Banco Bpm), Luís Graça Rodrigues (Head of Legal Department, Europe | Lusophone Africa | Philippines, Minsait), Angelica Orlando (General Counsel, Sky Italia) and Nicola Romano (Co-Managing Partner, QLT).

Afternoon panels

After lunch, the afternoon began with M&A and intangible assets, a panel moderated by Ilaria Iaquinta, Editor-in-Chief at Ibierianlawyer.com, with contributions from Stefano Candela (Partner, Lexsential), Vincenzo Jandoli (Partner, Lexsential), Elena Mauri (Group Legal Affairs & IP Director, Ermenegildo Zegna), Alexandre Moscianese (Partner, Arkios), Paolo Quaini (Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, ITA Airways) and Lorenzo Vitali (Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, AS Roma).

Simultaneously, the roundtable Real Estate Investments Market 2025 took place, moderated by Giampaolo Corea (Co-Managing Partner, Demosthenes) and Leonardo Stassi (Head of Hospitality, Coldwell Banker Commercial Italy). Following the initial address speech of Enrico Risso (Managing Director, Intrum Italy), the conversation kicked between panelists Simone Di Gennaro (Chief Executive Officer, Carlo Maresca Real Estate), Stefano Keller (Managing Director & Partner, LFPI Italia Reim, Hospitality Committee Chairman Confindustria-Assoimmobiliare), Michele Lodigiani (Country Director Italy, Mileway), Davide Schiffer (CEO, Borgosesia SpA), Filippo Tuccimei (Head of M&A and Structured Finance, Gruppo Statuto) and Marco Zorzetto (Managing Director Investments, Hines).

Next, Flavio Caci, journalist at Legalcommunity.ch, moderated a panel titled IP and the Making of Icons: from Legal Protection to Market Reverence. The panel featured Daniela Ampollini (Partner, Trevisan & Cuonzo), Gabriel Cuonzo (Managing Partner, Trevisan & Cuonzo), Federico Girotto (CEO, Masi Agricola), Monica Kristensen (Associate General Counsel, Loro Piana), Niccolò Pallesi (General Counsel & Secretary of the Board, Ferretti Group), Angelica Ruggeri (General Counsel, Golden Goose), and Andrea Sellini (General Counsel & Investor Relations Manager, Bialetti Industrie).

The roundtables on the third day concluded with Nuclear Power in the Energy Transition. The first part of the panel featured a one-on-one discussion, moderated by Letizia Ceriani, journalist at Legalcommunity.it and MAG, between Ivan Aloi (Founding Partner, SURE – Financial Advisor) and Carla Mambretti (Partner Energy & Infrastructure, PedersoliGattai). Right after, Giovan Battista Santangelo (Partner Energy & Infrastructure, PedersoliGattai) led the discussion between Giordano Colarullo (Managing Director, BRG), Giovanna Faillace (Head of External Relations, Innovation, Sustainability, Industrial Law and IPR Legal Assistance, Enel), Francesca Ferrazza (Head, Magnetic Fusion Initiatives, Eni), and Federico Piccaluga (Group General Counsel, Duferco). The roundtable ended with a closing speech by James Simpson (Partner, Hunton).

The evening continues at the Visconti Pavilion in Milan for the 11th edition of the Legalcommunity Corporate Awards, the gala night celebrating the top business lawyers and law firms of the year.