I am the location head of the Italian Intellectual Property & Technology department and the global co-head of the IoT and Gaming and Gambling groups at the world-leading law firm DLA Piper. IoT and artificial intelligence influencer and FinTech and blockchain expert, finding solutions to what's next for our client's success.
Fantasy sports gaming regulations have been in place in Italy for a long time, but no operator so far has been able exploit it in a market that lives of football.ย
EU privacy regulators took their first position on the Safe Harbor decision when negotiations on the TTIP agreement between the EU and the US reach a delicate stage.
The just published Italian draft budget law provides for the award of new online gaming and betting shop licenses as well as the change in taxation from AWPs and VLTs and a new cure procedure for CTDs.
The position of a German privacy authority challenging data transfers under the EU model clauses following the Safe Harbor decision of the ECJ created a higher level of uncertainty.
The growth of cybercrime risks created a massive market for cyber risk insurance policies, but can any liability be insured? And what is the difference between a cyber risk policy and an ordinary liability policy? What companies shall do in case of cyber attack?
The clearance by Italian competition authority of the merger between SNAI and Cogetech opens new scenarios for major gaming transactions that have been rumored for long time in Italy. ย
From relative anonymity less than a few years ago, eSports has seen an explosion in popularity, fuelled by our seemingly insatiable appetite to be entertained. From community-based amateur game-playing to competitive tournaments, eSports encompasses casual leisure users through to professional video game players.
Online penny auctions have been considered to hide misleading practices under unfair commercial practices legislation so opening to new questions on such auctions.
The European Court of Justice (the CJEU) held that the Safe Harbor privacy principles for the transfer of data to the US are invalid opening questions on past and future data transfers relying on such data protection rules and calling for immediate actions.
The launch of IoTItaly, the association on the Internet of Things (IoT) in Italy, has created a considerable interest among the companies operating in the sector. Companies need to gather together in order to avoid to miss the opportunity of the IoT and need to do it now.ย