Carolina Magli has joined BLF Studio Legale as Of Counsel. With her arrival, the firm aims to strengthen its client offering in food law, product safety and product liability.
«Carolina Magli’s arrival is part of BLF’s ongoing effort to strengthen practice areas that are increasingly strategic for businesses, in a constantly evolving regulatory environment,» says Roberto Ludergnani, Senior Partner at BLF. «Product safety, regulatory compliance and product liability are particularly relevant given the nature of Bologna’s business community, which has strong ties to manufacturing, the agri-food sector and production supply chains. Our goal is to provide companies with specialist expertise to help them manage risk and support their growth, including in international markets».
Carolina advises companies in the food supply chain on compliance with the EU and Italian regulatory framework, with a focus on greenwashing, packaging, deforestation, unfair commercial practices and agri-food offences, with the aim of preventing penalties and disputes. Her regulatory expertise in product compliance and safety, environmental claims and product liability also extends to other sectors, including packaging, cosmetics and large-scale retail.
She assists clients in both out-of-court and court proceedings, and handles supply chain, contract manufacturing and private label agreements, including in support of export projects and entry into new markets. In investment, M&A and capital markets transactions involving companies in her sectors, she advises on regulatory and product compliance matters.
«Companies today face a complex regulatory framework, in which product compliance and the accuracy of information provided to consumers have become key factors in safeguarding their business and strengthening market confidence», says Carolina Magli. «My aim is to support companies through an integrated approach that combines in-depth legal analysis with an understanding of industrial and commercial dynamics, prioritising risk prevention wherever possible and identifying practical solutions tailored to companies’ operational needs and development plans».
A former university researcher, she earned her Ph.D. in Civil Law from the University of Bologna and was a visiting researcher at Yale Law School, where, alongside Prof. Guido Calabresi, she conducted in-depth research on the liability of food manufacturers in the United States.
She is the author of four monographs, including Il danno da alimenti tra responsabilità del produttore e stili di vita del consumatore [Food-related harm between producer liability and consumer lifestyles], and of numerous articles in Italian and international journals and in edited volumes, including La responsabilità del produttore [Product Liability], edited by Guido Alpa. Her work covers food safety and product liability, commercial contracts, unfair commercial practices, corporate social responsibility and generational succession in family businesses.
She currently collaborates with the departments of Civil Law and Private Law at the University of Bologna and serves on the editorial board of the journal Sanità pubblica e privata (Public and Private Healthcare).
