Legalcommunity Week 2025 kicks off

From June 9th to 13th, Milan hosts the 9th edition of Legalcommunity Week, the event dedicated to the Italian and international legal community. This year, more than 20 discussion opportunities take place at the Hotel Principe di Savoia in Piazza della Repubblica: conferences, roundtables, keynote speeches, and debates on the most pressing issues for the legal profession and the business world.

But Legalcommunity Week also means fun and networking opportunities: alongside the institutional events, there will be cocktails, sports moments, and a music contest featuring bands made up of lawyers and other members of the business community. And of course, the Legalcommunity Corporate Awards, the gala evening celebrating the year’s top business lawyers and law firms.

You can find the full program and registration links at www.legalcommunityweek.com.

The Legalcommunity Week 2025 kicked off this Monday (June 9th) with an intense and vibrant day that brings together leading figures from the international legal sector. The event, which is being held throughout the week, officially opens at the Principe di Savoia hotel with the inaugural conference entitled “Legal Market Trends: Overview from International Leaders.”

The opening day’s diary

The opening was given by Aldo Scaringella, CEO of LC Publishing Group, accompanied by institutional remarks by Emmanuel Conte, Budget Councillor for the Municipality of Milan, and Antonino La Lumia, President of the Milan Bar Association. The introductory speech was delivered by Luca Andrea Frignani, partner of Chiomenti, marking the beginning of a day marked by the analysis and projection of the future of the legal market.

Second panel

Moderated by journalist Michela Cannovale, the inaugural event included two key round tables included two key round tables. The first one addressed the forces that are shaping the legal market, with the participation of Franck Audran (partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel), Filippo Cossalter (Head of Legal EMEA, Ericsson), Nicola Di Molfetta (Editor-in-Chief, Legalcommunity.it and MAG), Stéphanie Fougou (EVP General Counsel, Technicolor and Chairwoman, ECLA), and Laura Segni (Head of IMI CIB Legal Advisory, Intesa Sanpaolo).

The second panel explored the future transformations that could impact the sector, with interventions by Mohamed Elmogy (general counsel, Siemens Energy UAE), Ilaria Iaquinta (editor-in-chief, Iberianlawyer.com), Jaques Moscianese (Executive Director, Group Head of Institutional Affairs, Intesa Sanpaolo), Alicia Muñoz Lombardia (deputy secretary of the Board, Head of Governance and Legal, Santander Spain), Agostino Nuzzolo (general counsel and EVP for Legal, Regulatory and Tax Affairs – DPO and Board Secretary, TIM), and Nicola Verdicchio (chief legal officer, Pirelli).

Lunch break

The day continued in the afternoon with two parallel sessions. In “International Desks: Aligning Strategy with Results for Global Success,” moderated by journalist Michela Cannovale, the discussion included the voices of Sabrina Pugliese (Partner, Head of Legal Services, KPMG Italy), Andrea Albano (WW General Counsel, Fendi), Emiliano Berti (Head of Legal & Compliance, MN Europa, Nokia), Fabrizio Caretta (Group Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Dolce & Gabbana), Daniele Novello (Managing Director and General Counsel, TotalEnergies Italia Servizi), and Umberto Simonelli (Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer and Company Secretary, Brembo).

The second session, “The Italian state’s warehouse of tax receivables”, moderated by journalist Valentina Magri, included contributions from Dario Amata (CEO, Creset), Emanuela Crippa (Head of Legal, Intrum), Laura Gasparini (Chief Corporate & Investment Banking Officer, Cherry Bank), Alessandro Fracanzani (Founding Partner & CEO, Apeiron Management), and Domenico Gaudiello (Partner, Head of Public Finance, Global Head of Alternative Lending, CMS).

Coffee break

At 4:00 p.m., the international round table “Legal Privilege: International Tour” was held, offering a comparative tour of the different global perspectives on legal privilege, with Dahir Ali (Vice President, General Counsel Asia Pacific, CNH Industrial), Isabel Fernandes (Group Legal Counsel, Grupo Visabeira), Stéphanie Fougou (EVP General Counsel, Technicolor and Chairwoman, ECLA), Giorgio Martellino (General Counsel and Compliance Officer, Avio and President, AIGI), Frederic Puel (Partner, Fidal), Javier Ramirez (Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Regions Litigation, HP Inc and Head of Advocacy, ACC Europe), and Mahmoud Shaarawy (Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, HSA Group).

Networking cocktail

The opening day wrapped up with two exclusive events that put the finishing touch to this dynamic Monday: the General Counsel Cocktail at Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, reserved for in-house professionals, and the eagerly awaited Garden Terrace Party organized by CastaldiPartners on its rooftop terrace in Milan.

With such a packed agenda and a high level of participation, Legalcommunity Week 2025 is setting an ambitious pace for the rest of the week, consolidating itself as an unmissable event for the international legal world.