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Italo de Feo

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Italian
English
German

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Italo de Feo is Co-Head of the TMC department – Technology, Media and Communication and is also responsible for the International Technology Group at CMS. Italo joined the firm as Partner in 2012.

Throughout his career, Italo has developed far-reaching expertise in the fields of commercial law, technology and intellectual property law, with particular expertise in matters of technology services outsourcing, software and licenses, internet and telecommunications regulation and privacy issues.

Italo de Feo is both an Italian attorney and an English solicitor.

Awards & Recognitions

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Italo de Feo has cultivated an outstanding reputation in the IT market. He is often instructed by technology companies, insurance providers and banks on a range of matters including IT agreements, cybersecurity and regulatory issues.

Chambers IT & TMT 2025 - Band 1 - Review
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Italo de Feo has cultivated an outstanding reputation in the IT market. He is often instructed by technology companies, insurance providers and banks on a range of matters including IT agreements, cybersecurity and regulatory issues.

Chambers IT & TMT 2024 - Band 1 - Review
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Ranked in the Hall of Fame - Tier 2

Legal 500 2024 - Industry Focus: TMT
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Ranked in Band 1

Chambers 2024 - TMT: Information Technology
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15 years ranked in Chambers Band 1 : TMT: Information Technology

Chambers Europe Guide
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IT Lawyer of the Year

Legalcommunity IP&TMT - 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016 and 2014

Memberships & Roles

Rome Bar Association
Chairman of the European Outsourcing Association - Italy
Vice-chair of the Outsourcing Committee of Itechlaw

Education

2006 – Admitted as a Solicitor at the Supreme Court of England and Wales
2000 – Admitted to the Italian Bar Association
1999 – Humboldt University of Berlin, L.L.M. in German Law

Practice Areas

Commercial Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution

sectors

TMC - Technology, Media and Communications

Insights by Italo

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Publication Italy

The new Italian law on the space economy: regulatory framework and incentives for businesses

12 Feb 2026 5 min read

Event International

CMS at World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival 2026

12 Feb 2026

Legal Update Italy

The EU’s digital omnibus: simplification, consolidation, and a sharper edge on compliance

20 Nov 2025 9 min read