Experts’ contributions

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment just published a committee report including a proposal for a new Trade Secrets Act.

A legal guide that addresses the broad range of issues related to doing business is an ambitious project: Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners’ intent is to highlight the most

The Luxembourg Parliament has adopted a new law on the posting of workers that implements into domestic law Directive 2014/67/UE dated May 15, 2014 (the ”Enforcement Directive”) on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (the “Posting Directive”).

Just over nine months after the June 23, 2016 referendum, the British Government finally triggered Article 50 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, thereby opening the two-year negotiation period that will lead to the effective withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.

New measures aimed at making Italy an attractive destination for high-net-worth individuals to live were included in the 2017 Italian Budget Law and came into effect on 1 January 2017.

President Obama has now signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“the Act”), which was passed by Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support. Effective upon the President’s signature, and applicable to any misappropriation of trade secrets on or after the date of signing, the Act creates a new federal civil remedy for trade secret misappropriation. It adds another important tool for the protection of intellectual property rights, which are often the most important assets of a business.