Cecilia Tommasi is an Associate at LEXIA and operates within the Litigation, Arbitration & Legal Risk Management department, focusing specifically on civil law, civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, and legal risk management.
She assists national and international clients in dispute prevention, pre-litigation management, and representation before ordinary courts, providing strategic advice on civil liability (contractual and tortious) and contract law.
Cecilia boasts solid experience in statutory and case-law analysis, combining academic rigor with a practical and strategic approach aimed at legal risk management and the construction of targeted, effective defenses. She has also developed a strong specialization in the application of the European Artificial Intelligence regulation (AI Act) and the related civil and professional liability profiles.
She is the author of scholarly articles published in leading national law journals on the allocation of the burden of proof in contractual liability and on informed medical consent.
As part of her academic path as a Ph.D. Candidate in Civil Law at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, she conducted international research stays at the University of Oxford, England, and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, exploring professional liability, the implementation of new technologies in the healthcare sector, and the regulatory impact of the AI Act.
Before joining LEXIA, Cecilia gained significant experience working directly in support of the judiciary at the Third Civil Chamber of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation (Suprema Corte di Cassazione), dealing with civil liability, medical malpractice, and insurance law.