Giuseppe Curtò

About Giuseppe Curtò

Giuseppe Curtò is one of the Partners of our Dispute Resolution practice group in Milan. With 20 years’ experience in banking and finance litigation advising on disputes of all kinds (including criminal investigations), he has recently focused on assisting clients in the Telecommunications, Media and Tech (TMT) sector and in respect of consumer claims, as well as class actions and mass claims.

With over twenty-five years’ experience as litigator, Giuseppe helps clients with the entire breadth of disputes, from very specific technical issues to extremely complex legal issues, such as derivatives litigation, mis-selling claims, and post-M&A claims. Giuseppe also has experience handling class actions and mass claims and is well aware of the typical risks of this type of litigation and is therefore able to provide pragmatic solutions.

Particularly interested in issues relating to the TMT sector, such as the development of AI, and as the advisor of globally active technology companies, Giuseppe has acquired a very good understanding of the tech industry. This helps him find avenues and solutions for defending the clients in complex litigation.

Giuseppe always ensures he understands the client’s business thoroughly in order to choose the best course of action.

Recent work

TMT

Assisting OTT sports streaming service in relation to the acquisition of the licence for audio-visual rights for sporting events, including assistance in relation to the participation in the tender, assistance and advice in the negotiation of distribution agreements, representation in civil proceedings concerning the assignment of the rights and the termination of certain agreements.

Advising a multinational telecommunications services company on an internal investigation with possible wrongdoing and misconduct at the level of the Italian parent company.

Assisting a globally active cloud-based software company in an internal investigation into potential manipulations of internal records.

Representing a multinational technology company in a class action started by a consumer association on the allegation of misleading advertising claims on qualities of certain IT devices.

Representing a multinational telecommunications services company in civil litigation on termination of a software development contract.

Representing a multinational telecommunications services company in a dispute concerning a claim for damage indemnification for alleged deficiencies in the realisation of an IP MPLS telecommunications network.

Banking

Advising a major Italian bank on a damages claim against a competitor for poaching a team from its private banking division and almost 400 clients.

Assisting some international banks with civil proceedings concerning derivatives entered into with Italian local authorities.

Assisting an international bank with regulatory proceedings concerning the alleged violation of reporting duties under Italian anti-money laundering legislation.