Francesca Basto
Francesca is an associate in the Italian IP and Commercial Disputes practice.
Francesca mainly focuses on both contentious and non-contentious matters, advising clients on the protection and enforcement of valuable intellectual property rights. She also assists the team with a wide range of domestic and cross-border IP-related commercial transactions. Her experience includes drafting and negotiating various commercial agreements, including NDAs, licensing, manufacturing, design, and distribution contracts across multiple industries, ranging from pharmaceutical and life sciences, design, fashion, telecommunications, consumer goods, media and advertising.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- assisting a world leading pharmaceutical company in patent and SPCs litigations
- advising and assisting an Italian agro-food company in drafting and negotiating multiple NDAs, MTAs, and license agreements
- supporting Italy's largest valve manufacturer in the protection of its IP assets and management of its commercial relationships with suppliers and distributors worldwide
- assisting a major Italian retailer in negotiating and drafting multiple agreements with luxury Brands, and advising on the creation and implementation of an e-commerce platform
- advising and assisting an Italian artist on copyright infringement related to the unauthorized online reproduction of his works
Background
Francesca is admitted to the Milan Bar as of June 2025.
She graduated cum laude in law from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. During her studies, she spent a semester at the Université de Lausanne, focusing on Private International Law and Intellectual Property, as part of the Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP). She further gained practical experience through an internship at a Milan-based boutique law firm with a strong focus on intellectual property.
Her native language is Italian, and she is fluent in English and French.
