Marco Grechi

Marco Grechi is a Senior Associate in the Milan office. His practice focuses primarily on intellectual property law, domestic and international commercial contracts, and strategic compliance advisory services, including anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, corporate liability, and risk management.

Since the beginning of his legal career in 2015, Marco has gained extensive experience in intellectual property law, competition law, commercial contracts, and compliance while working at leading Italian and international law firms, as well as at the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, within the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM), where he was also involved in public policy and legislative activities.

Marco graduated with honors in Law from the University of Milan and was admitted to the Italian Bar by the Milan Court of Appeal. During his academic career, he completed a second-level Master’s degree at LUISS Business School – Torino School of Management, sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy.

Marco advises domestic and international clients on a broad range of intellectual property matters, including judicial and non-judicial legal advice, filing, monitoring, valuation, commercialization and protection of trademarks, patents, designs and models, know-how, copyright, competition law, licensing, and commercial agreements.

He has represented numerous international companies operating in, among others, the fashion, e-commerce and IT platforms, pharmaceutical, agrifood, and music and film production sectors, as well as public institutions during his tenure at the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM).

Marco also provides strategic advice on corporate compliance, with a particular focus on anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and corporate administrative liability pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, assisting clients in the preparation and updating of organizational and compliance models and in the implementation of effective risk management systems. He has served as Compliance Officer and as a member of Supervisory Bodies (Organismo di Vigilanza) for Italian companies, including businesses operating in the hospitality (Ho.Re.Ca.) sector.

In the field of public policy, while serving at the Ministry and in coordination with European institutions, Marco organized stakeholder working groups involving online platforms and public authorities in connection with the drafting of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Marco contributed to the third and fourth editions of Intellectual Property and Competition: Course on Industrial Law (Proprietà intellettuale e concorrenza, Corso di diritto industriale), authored by Gustavo Ghidini and Giovanni Cavani and published by Zanichelli.