16 Feb 2026
Emanuele Petrilli joins RSM Studio Tax Legal & Advisory as partner to lead Data, AI & Digital Law
"RSM Studio Tax Legal & Advisory appoints partner Emanuele Petrilli to lead its Data, AI & Digital Law department; lawyer Giacomo Azzolini joins to assist. Petrilli specializes in data, AI, cybersecurity and new technologies."
Emanuele Petrilli joins RSM Studio Tax Legal & Advisory as a partner and will assume responsibility for the firm’s Data, AI & Digital Law department. He comes from EY and brings solid experience in data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and new technologies. Petrilli has handled numerous projects for banks, utilities and large industrial groups, supporting them in defining and implementing governance models, processes and high-technology solutions compliant with European and national regulations. He combines legal expertise with an understanding of IT and business dynamics, focusing on concrete, sustainable solutions oriented to value creation.
Giacomo Azzolini will support Petrilli in the Data, AI & Digital Law department. The announcement identifies him as part of Petrilli’s team and as the lawyer who will co‑operate in the department.
Marco Carlizzi, partner and head of the legal department at RSM Studio Tax Legal & Advisory, welcomed Petrilli’s entry, noting that it will significantly contribute to the expansion of the firm’s legal services in the strategically important area of digital technology and help clients navigate a rapidly evolving regulatory and technological landscape.