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Veronica Mazzaferro

Senior Associate

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CMS Adonnino Ascoli & Cavasola Scamoni
Via A. Depretis 86
00184 Rome
Italy
Languages Italian, English

Veronica Mazzaferro joined the Firm in 2017 and she currently works in the TMC – Technology, Media and Communications department.

Before joining CMS, Veronica has served as corporate counsel for TheBlogTV S.p.A. (2010) and Hanergy S.r.l. (from 2012 to 2015) dealing with all aspects associating to the companies’ business (employment, litigation, corporate, etc.). From December 2017 to May 2019, she has been seconded to the Contracting Department of Accenture S.p.A. where she has gained extensive experience on all aspects of complex IT agreements and technology projects (including those related to pricing and service levels).

Veronica assists domestic and multinational clients in the areas of TMC, including complex IT contracts, data protection and general commercial matters. Her expertise includes advising on infrastructure agreements (Cloud, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, hosting and housing), software agreements, system integration and agile based contracts, application maintenance, outsourcing agreements, etc.. Veronica also advises client on data protection and cybersecurity matters as well as on media and regulatory matters.  

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11/03/2024
Looking ahead to the EU AI Act
Introduction The European Union is preparing for the imminent adoption of the world’s most significant legislation on Artificial Intelligence, solidifying its position as a pioneer among global legislators. This initiative aims to establish and reinforce the EU’s role as a premier hub for AI while ensuring that AI development remains focused on human-centered and trustworthy principles. To expedite the achievement of these goals, on 8 December 2023, after three days of debate, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union finally reached a provisional agreement on the “Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence” (the so-called AI Act), which aims to ensure that AI systems placed on the European market are safe and respect the fundamental rights and values of the EU. Subsequent to this provisional agreement, technical refinement of the AI Act continued to finalise the regulation’s details and text. The final vote of the European Parliament on the AI Act will take place at 13 March 2024. Since the European Parliament's Committees on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) have endorsed overwhelmingly the proposed text, the approval of the European Parliament can be expected. After a long and complex journey that began in 2021 with the European Commission’s proposal of a draft AI Act, this new regulation is expected to be passed into law in spring 2024, once it has been approved by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union . The AI Act aims to ensure that the marketing and use of AI systems and their outputs in the EU are consistent with fundamental rights under EU law, such as privacy, democracy, the rule of law and environmental sustainability. Adopting a dual approach, it outright prohibits AI systems deemed to pose unacceptable risks while imposing regulatory obligations on other AI systems and their outputs. The new regulation, which also aims to strike a fair balance between innovation and the protection of individuals, not only makes Europe a world leader in the regulation of this new technology, but also endeavours to create a legal framework that users of AI technologies will be able to comply with in order to make the most of this significant development opportunity. In this article we provide a first overview of the key points contained in the text of the AI Act1This article (including the relevant citations below) is based on the latest draft available on the Council’s website. The AI Act remains subject to possible further refinement, but not as regards content, and the text referred to for this article should be considered as the closest to the one that will be voted on by the EU Parliament. footnote that companies should be aware of in order to prepare for the implementing regulation.
09/05/2023
Online gambling law and regulation in Italy
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30/12/2022
The Italian Budget Law 2023 extends gambling licences to the end of 2024
Last December 29th, the Italian Parliament gave final approval to the Budget Law 2023 (Law No. 197 of Dec. 29, 2022), covering the three-year period 2023-2025.    Among the many measures approved is...