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Marilena Hyeraci

Marilena has 20 years' experience in strategic legal advice in the fields of personal data protection, cybersecurity and new technology law. She also has experience in general compliance, risk mapping and organisational models pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, whistleblowing, judicial proceedings and internal investigations, also in cross-border contexts. Marilena assists international groups and leading Italian companies in the definition of data governance plans, compliance with privacy and cybersecurity regulations, including the GDPR and the AI Act, the NIS2 Directive and the Dora Regulation. He assists in the analysis and management of IT incidents, supporting clients in legal proceedings, interactions and disclosures to the Authorities, as well as in the definition of information flows, risk analysis and strategic assessments on possible disclosures to stakeholders and interested parties. Marilena has also assisted in proceedings pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001, focusing on computer crimes, fraud and corruption, both domestic and international, with implications in multiple jurisdictions. · Chiomenti

ItalyData Protection, CybersecurityItalian, English, French

About

Marilena Hyeraci is Of Counsel at Chiomenti in Italy with 20 years' experience advising on data protection, cybersecurity and new technology law. She assists international groups and leading Italian companies on GDPR, the AI Act, NIS2, DORA, data governance, IT incident response, compliance (including Legislative Decree no. 231/2001), whistleblowing and cross-border internal investigations and proceedings.

Practice areas

Data ProtectionCybersecurityTechnology / ITComplianceWhite-Collar CrimeInternal InvestigationsCorporate GovernanceRegulatory

Office

Expertise

GDPR & EU privacy lawAI Act and new technology regulationNIS2 and cybersecurity regulationDORA (digital operational resilience)Data governance and risk mappingIT incident response and breach managementLegislative Decree 231/2001 (corporate liability) and related proceedingsWhistleblowing and internal reportingCross-border internal investigations

Education

  • Graduated in Law, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy), 2004
  • Master ISPI - Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (Italy), 2007
  • Master Just Legal Services - Scuola di Formazione Legale (Italy), 2015
  • Master ASSO DPO - Associazione Data Protection Officer (Italy), 2022

Admissions

  • Member of the Milan Bar (Italy), 2008

Languages

ItalianEnglishFrench