Diritto al Digitale

In this episode of Legal Break, Giulio Coraggio, location head of the Italian Intellectual Property & Technology Law group at the law firm DLA Piper and the journalist Antonio Ravenna explain an important Italian court decision about DPO liability, GDPR, and cyber fraud. A company lost €390,000 in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack: criminals sent fake payment instructions and the money...

Is your organization truly ready for NIS 2? Italy transposed the NIS 2 Directive through Legislative Decree 138/2024 — but implementation is complex, obligations are strict, and the criticalities are real. In this episode of The Legal Break, Giulio Coraggio, location head of the Italian Intellectual Property and Technology department at the global law firm DLA Piper and the journalist Antonio Rave...

Italy just became the first EU country to pass a comprehensive national AI law — and the real game-changer is what comes next. In the time it takes to finish your coffee, Giulio Coraggio, location head of the Italian Intellectual Property and Technology department at the global law firm DLA Piper, and journalist Antonio Ravenna break down how Italy's Law No. 132/2025 plugs into the EU AI Act,...

The European Union is already revisiting the AI Act before many companies have even completed their first compliance assessments. In this episode, Giulio Coraggio and Antonio Ravenna discuss the impact of the changes introduced by the EU Digital Omnibus package and what businesses should expect next from the evolving European AI regulatory framework. The conversation explores: • why the European C...

The European Union has agreed on major changes to the AI Act to reduce overlap with machinery, product safety, and sector-specific regulation. But is this just simplification — or the beginning of a broader rethink of AI regulation in Europe? In this episode of Diritto al Digitale, Giulio Coraggio, technology and data lawyer at DLA Piper, analyzes the latest AI Act amendments, the delay of high-ri...

Why are 82% of companies investing in artificial intelligence, yet 81% fail to generate real business value? In this episode of Diritto al Digitale , hosted by Giulio Coraggio, technology and data lawyer at the global law firm DLA Piper, we explore the growing AI value gap and its profound legal and strategic implications for businesses. The episode provides a detailed legal analysis of why artifi...

The global race to regulate artificial intelligence is accelerating—and companies can no longer afford to ignore it. In this episode of Diritto al Digitale, Giulio Coraggio, Technology and Data Lawyer at DLA Piper, analyzes the growing divergence between the EU AI Act and the US AI Policy Framework, two competing models that are reshaping AI governance, compliance, and innovation strategies worldw...

Artificial intelligence, semiconductors, satellites, robotics. Most people see them as civilian technologies powering the digital economy. But many of these innovations also have a military dimension. They are what regulators call dual-use technologies — technologies that can serve both civilian and defence purposes. As geopolitical tensions rise and global defence spending reaches record levels,...

In this episode of Diritto al Digitale , Giulio Coraggio , Technology & Data Lawyer at DLA Piper , hosts a roundtable with DLA Piper colleagues to share their predictions on the legal developments that will most impact digital business in 2026 . Rather than looking at regulation in isolation, the discussion focuses on how EU digital rules will increasingly converge in practice , and what compa...

A new US lawsuit brought by authors against leading AI developers reopens a core legal question: can large-scale AI training on copyrighted books systematically qualify as fair use? In this episode of Diritto al Digitale , Giulio Coraggio of the global law firm DLA Piper analyzes the legal strategy behind the case, compare the US and EU copyright frameworks, and explore the practical implications...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector — but innovation in this field comes with some of the highest regulatory, ethical, and governance expectations. In this episode of Legal Leaders Insights from Diritto al Digitale , Giulio Coraggio of DLA Piper speaks with Oliver Patel , Head of Enterprise AI Governance at AstraZeneca , about how AI governan...

The EU’s new Digital Omnibus proposal aims to simplify and align Europe’s most important digital laws — from the GDPR and AI Act to the Data Act, NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act. But will it really make compliance easier, or create even more complexity? In this episode of Diritto al Digitale, Giulio Coraggio from the law firm DLA Piper breaks down the Digital Omnibus in simple, clear language, e...

The European Commission is preparing to codify “legitimate interest” as a lawful basis for AI training — a reform that could become the most significant update to the GDPR since 2018. In this episode, Giulio Coraggio, Technology & Data Lawyer at DLA Piper, explores how this proposal could reshape the legal foundations of AI development, bridging the gap between data protection and innovation....

AI solutions for psychological support are crossing into the territory of medical devices — raising complex legal questions about qualification, liability, data protection, and regulatory oversight.  In this episode, Giulio Coraggio, location of the Italian Intellectual Property & Technology department of the global law firm DLA Piper, explores how law, technology, and ethics intersect when ar...

Italy has passed its first national AI law—the first in Europe. How does it align with the EU AI Act, what duties does it add for lawyers and companies, and where are the risks of overlap?  Send us Fan Mail 📌 You can find our contacts 👉 www.dlapiper.com

In this episode of Legal Leaders Insights, Giulio Coraggio, Head of Intellectual Property & Technology at DLA Piper Italy, interviews Emerald De Leeuw-Goggin, Global Head of AI Governance & Privacy at Logitech. We dive into her career journey from founding Eurocomply to leading AI governance and privacy at one of the world’s most innovative consumer electronics companies. Emerald reveals t...

The European Union and the United States are taking radically different paths when it comes to copyright and generative AI training. While the EU’s top court is about to weigh in on the first case of alleged copyright infringement by an AI model, US judges have already started embracing fair use arguments from tech giants. In this episode of Diritto al Digitale, Giulio Coraggio unpacks the landmar...

In this episode of Diritto al Digitale, we explore Italy’s bold move to criminalize ransom payments in response to the growing threat of ransomware attacks. With Italy ranking among the top ransomware targets globally, a new legislative proposal aims to disrupt the business model of cybercriminals by banning ransom payments for critical infrastructure operators, mandating rapid breach notification...

Il nuovo Data Act europeo è alle porte e cambierà profondamente il modo in cui i dati vengono generati, condivisi e utilizzati, soprattutto nel mondo dell’Internet of Things (IoT). Questo webinar è pensato per tutte le aziende, startup, professionisti e stakeholder che operano in ambito digitale e vogliono capire cosa cambierà concretamente a livello normativo, operativo e strategico. Argomenti tr...

How do legal teams support strategic investments in the fast-evolving technology sector? In this episode of Legal Leaders Insights, Giulio Coraggio speaks with Benedetta Volpi, General Counsel of Nextalia SGR, about how private equity can be a powerful engine for digital transformation and innovation across tech-driven industries. Benedetta begins by reflecting on her career journey and how it led...

Google has agreed to pay $ 1.375 billion to settle two major privacy lawsuits in Texas—its largest data-related payout ever. But is the U.S. finally outpacing the EU in regulating Big Tech? In this episode of Diritto al Digitale, Giulio Coraggio, technology and data lawyer at DLA Piper, compares this record-breaking settlement to key GDPR fines in Europe. From biometric data enforcement to locatio...

Join Giulio Coraggio of the law firm DLA Piper in this exciting episode of Legal Leaders Insights, featuring Ronan Davy, the Associate General Counsel Europe of Anthropic, a leading company in responsible artificial intelligence. Dive into an insightful conversation on the future of AI law, compliance, and innovation. Discover the career journey of a top legal executive who has successfully naviga...

The European Commission has just released an updated version of the Model Contractual Clauses for AI Procurement — but what do they actually mean for your business? In this episode of Diritto al Digitale, Giulio Coraggio, technology and data lawyer at DLA Piper, explores how these clauses aim to simplify compliance with the AI Act, reduce legal uncertainty, and reshape the way public and private p...

Join Giulio Coraggio and Tommaso Ricci of DLA Piper in this compelling episode of Legal Leaders Insights as they sit down with Santiago Silva, Senior Legal Counsel at Red Bull. Together, they delve into the exciting intersection of law, innovation, and artificial intelligence. Santiago shares his personal and professional journey, revealing key decisions and turning points that guided him to becom...

In this episode of Diritto al Digitale , host Giulio Coraggio, technology and data lawyer at the global law firm DLA Piper, is joined by Giulia Zappatterra, expert in cybersecurity compliance, to break down the real impact of the NIS 2 Directive and what Italian companies must do now. What we cover: The official timeline and what’s due by May 31st and January 2026 The detailed obligations outlined...