Overview

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.

Experience

Civil Litigation, Medical Liability, and Insurance Law: Study and analysis of highly complex issues of law, case-law and doctrinal research, and drafting of official case headnotes (massimazione) as part of the judicial clerkship pursuant to Art. 73 of Law Decree 69/2013 at the Supreme Court of Cassation (Third Civil Chamber).

Contract Law and Civil Litigation: Drafting of pleadings, defense briefs, contracts, and private agreements in civil law matters.

Legal Risk Management and Artificial Intelligence: Legal analysis and risk assessment in relation to the European Artificial Intelligence regulation (AI Act), new paradigms of civil liability allocation in the technological and healthcare sectors, as well as data protection and consumer law.

Bars and Membership

Bar Association of Milan

Academic Activity

"Consenso dei minori e responsabilità genitoriale: il primato del diritto alla salute", in Giurisprudenza Italiana, 2026, n. 2, UTET - Wolters Kluwer, p. 321.
"Il riparto dell'onere probatorio nella responsabilità civile contrattuale", in Giurisprudenza Italiana, 2025, n. 5, UTET -Wolters Kluwer, p. 999.

Education

Ph.D. Candidate in "Ius Civile. Storia e teoria del diritto privato" (39th cycle), University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
Master's Degree in Law (Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza, 110/110 cum laude), LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome
Erasmus Exchange Program, University of Copenhagen (exams in Drafting and negotiation in international contracts and Arbitration and negotiation in private contracts)

Languages

English
Italian

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