Expertise

• Intellectual property, with particular focus on:
  • trademarks
  • patents
  • copyright
  • design
  • unfair competition
  • e-commerce
• IT/data protection, with particular focus on:
  • privacy
  • e-commerce
  • direct marketing
  • the Internet of Things
  • Big Data
  • internal investigations
  • cloud computing
  • negotiation and drafting of contracts
  • litigation
  • representation of clients before the authorities
• Management of a cross-practice team devoted to guiding businesses on implementing the industry 4.0 model

• Foreign Languages: English

Background

• Team leader of the Digital Innovation Focus Team
• Member of the Insurance Focus Team
• Member of the Family Businesses & SMEs Focus Team
• Country Partner for the United States California
• Made partner in 2012
• Joined in 2006
• Member of the advisory board of CIONET
• Member of the editorial board of Giurisprudenza Annotata di Diritto Industriale

Ranking and Awards

The Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 EMEA international legal directories list Tommaso as one of Italy’s major experts in intellectual property, Data Privacy & Protection and TMT.

Testimonials

“Tommaso Faelli has an outstanding style of work, he is able to anticipate your needs, and demonstrates a deep knowledge of the matter. He is efficient and responsive.”
(The Legal500 EMEA)

Qualifications

• Professor of industrial and intellectual property law at the University of Como and Varese
• Member of the Italian Bar
• PhD in commercial law, intellectual property and market competition law from the University of Parma
• Law degree from Cattolica University of Milan