In this episode of Legal Break, Giulio Coraggio, location head of the Italian Intellectual Property & Technology Law group at the law firm DLA Piper and the journalist Antonio Ravenna explain an important Italian court decision about DPO liability, GDPR, and cyber fraud.

A company lost €390,000 in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack: criminals sent fake payment instructions and the money went to the wrong bank account. The company tried to blame its external DPO, but the Court of Florence (Decision No. 3034 of 29 May 2026) said no.

Giulio and Antonio explain, in clear and simple words, why the DPO’s job under the GDPR is to advise and monitor, not to make security decisions, and why the duty to put real security measures in place stays with the company. They also share practical lessons: why good documentation is the DPO’s best defense, why ignoring the DPO’s advice can create liability for the company, and why naming a DPO is not a replacement for real cybersecurity.

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Is your organization truly ready for NIS 2? Italy transposed the NIS 2 Directive through
Legislative Decree 138/2024 — but implementation is complex, obligations are strict, and
the criticalities are real.

In this episode of The Legal Break, Giulio Coraggio, location head of the Italian Intellectual Property and Technology department at the global law firm DLA Piper and the journalist Antonio Ravenna give a clear, practical breakdown of what NIS 2 means for companies operating in Italy today.

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📌 KEY TOPICS COVERED
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✔ NIS 2 Directive (EU 2022/2555) — what changed vs. NIS 1
✔ Italian transposition via Legislative Decree 138/2024
✔ 18 sectors in scope, including 11 "highly critical" sectors
✔ Essential vs. important entities: how to determine your category
✔ Registration obligations with ACN (Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale)
✔ Technical and organizational security measures
✔ Incident notification timelines and requirements
✔ Supply chain and third-party vendor risk
✔ Management body accountability and personal liability
✔ Sanctions up to 0.1% of global turnover for essential entities
✔ Remaining open questions and compliance roadmap

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👥 SPEAKERS
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🔹 Giulio Coraggio — Partner, Technology & Data, DLA Piper Italy
LinkedIn: / giulio-coraggio
Blog: https://www.gamingtechlaw.com

🔹 Antonio Ravenna — Legal Journalist

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🔗 USEFUL RESOURCES
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📄 D.Lgs. 138/2024 (Official text): https://www.normattiva.it
🌐 ACN – Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale: https://www.acn.gov.it
🌐 DLA Piper Technology & Data practice: https://www.dlapiper.com

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Italy just became the first EU country to pass a comprehensive national AI law — and the real game-changer is what comes next.

In the time it takes to finish your coffee, Giulio Coraggio, location head of the Italian Intellectual Property and Technology department at the global law firm DLA Piper, and journalist Antonio Ravenna break down how Italy's Law No. 132/2025 plugs into the EU AI Act, and why the upcoming implementing decrees could reshape compliance for anyone building or deploying AI in Italy.

No 40-page memos. No jargon. Just the essentials — in one coffee break. ☕

In this episode:
🇮🇹 Why Italy moved first in Europe — and what Law No. 132/2025 actually changes
⚖️ How the Italian framework is designed to sit inside the EU AI Act (not on top of it)
📜 The implementing decrees coming by October 2026 — and what they'll cover
🏥 Sector hotspots: healthcare, employment, professional services, justice & deepfakes
🚨 The compliance traps companies need to watch now

Whether you're in-house counsel, a compliance lead, or a founder shipping AI products, this is the short briefing you didn't know you needed.

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