Francesca has been involved in privacy for more than 20 years and in this field she has held and still holds the position of Data Protection Officer for major Italian companies and also in the public sector.

She assists our clients in compliance and litigation as well as contractual matters related to the privacy sector of the Internet & E-commerce and new technologies; she has gained extensive experience in legal advice on data protection for leading Italian and multinational companies, across many sectors such as industry, banking, insurance, fashion as well as Local Authorities and Public Administrations.

Francesca publishes articles on data protection and privacy law and she is a speaker at workshops and conferences. 

She is certified as a “Data Protection Officer – UNI 11697:2017”.

Before joining WST, she has worked as an Associate in the Corporate and Litigation department of one of the ‘Big Four’ law and tax firms for several years.