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Alex D'Elia

Alex D'Elia

Alex D'Elia is a correspondent for Law.com International based in Portugal. She writes primarily about legal and regulatory issues related to Southern Europe, and also about regulatory rulings at the EU. Her coverage includes the business of law at international and domestic law firms and in-house legal departments and the impact of regulatory decisions on law firms and global companies. She can be reached at [email protected].

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April 08, 2024 | International Edition

Four Firms Lead on Gucci Owner's €1.3B Property Deal in Milan

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Gide Loyrette Nouel, PedersoliGattai and Chiomenti are behind the deal in Milan's iconic fashion district.

By Alex D'Elia

2 minute read

April 05, 2024 | International Edition

K&L Gates Brings On Finance Quintet From DLA Piper in Milan

The Pittsburgh-based law firm's hires bring the total number of professionals in its Milan finance practice to 11.

By Alex D'Elia

2 minute read

April 03, 2024 | International Edition

Freshfields Lands Another Latham Private Capital Partner

Milan-based Giancarlo D'Ambrosio is the third Latham & Watkins partner to join Freshfields' global private capital practice in the space of a month.

By Alex D'Elia

2 minute read

March 25, 2024 | International Edition

European Commission Investigates Apple, Meta, Alphabet Under New Digital Markets Act 

The Commission has opened its first investigations under the new Digital Markets Act as big tech faces regulatory scrutiny across the globe.

By Alex D'Elia

5 minute read

March 17, 2024 | International Edition

8 Firms Line Up on €8 Billion European Telecoms Merger

The purchase of Vodafone Italia by Swisscom is the latest in a series of recent M&A megadeals in European telecommunications.

By Alex D'Elia

3 minute read

March 13, 2024 | International Edition

European Parliament Passes Landmark AI Act, World's First Comprehensive Law Regulating Artificial Intelligence

The first-ever legal framework on artificial intelligence, the AI Act, could set the tone for AI regulation around the world.

By Alex D'Elia

3 minute read

February 29, 2024 | International Edition

Ireland Ordered to Pay €2.5M to European Commission Over Online Safety Rules Delay

The EU's highest court has ordered Ireland to pay a lump sum and a daily penalty to the European Commission for not transposing a 2018 EU directive into national law.

By Alex D'Elia

3 minute read

February 29, 2024 | International Edition

NFL Tackles New Markets with Baker McKenzie

The National Football League is continuing its global push with first-ever regular season games in Spain and South America, quarterbacked by lawyers in the Baker McKenzie network.

By Alex D'Elia

3 minute read

February 22, 2024 | International Edition

Bar Associations and Human Rights Arms Speak Out on Navalny's Death

"This is a pattern we have seen too many times with the imprisonment, and murders of Russian opposition figures," the director of the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute said, as governments began imposing sanctions on Russia in response to Navalny's death.

By Alex D'Elia

5 minute read

February 21, 2024 | International Edition

Garrigues Hits €454M Revenue as Firm Charts 10 Years of Growth

However, the firm's growth trajectory has slowed, with leaders citing 'global geopolitical crisis and political and institutional instability'.

By Alex D'Elia

3 minute read


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