In the first of two episodes from Italy, Kate is in Rome to meet the team at their office, inside a heritage building on Piazza Venezia. The lawyers here have expertise in diverse areas, from data privacy to renewable energy, VC investments and art law.

• Data protection and cyber law focused corporate lawyer, Gaia Morelli argues that the ‘digital native’ position occupied by early career lawyers puts them in an ideal position to practice technology and corporate law, across areas like AI and cybersecurity.
• Real estate and finance partner Sergio Esposito Farber gives a window into the fascinating - and singular - world of Roman real estate and art law, and has advice for any young lawyer on identifying the kind of practice you want, and making it happen; and
• Corporate partner Carmine Gravina explains how Curtis’s work with venture capital clients can move at astonishing pace and shares some stories about the intricacies of renewable energy deals in the African desert.