Giorgia is an Associate in the Employment team at Lewis Silkin, advising employers and individuals on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters. She has a particular interest in contentious work, including advising on Employment Tribunal claims and High Court litigation. She also has significant experience in workplace investigations, having conducted a sensitive and complex investigation involving numerous witnesses and allegations of inappropriate language and behaviour spanning several years on a TV production set.

 

During her training contract at the firm, she gained broad experience across a number of practice areas. She spent 8 months with the Employment team, focusing on contentious and investigations matters. She also completed a secondment to the Employment Legal team at Creative Artists Agency, a leading entertainment and sports agency, where she provided comprehensive support on a wide range of employment and HR matters across the company's global operations. She further spent 6 months in the Digital, Creative and Commerce team, advising clients on matters ranging from general commercial agreements, including sale of goods and services and drafting or reviewing terms and conditions, through to IP-heavy deals such as sponsorships and branded content agreements, and advertising-specific work including media buying agreements and advice on advertising regulation and clearance. She then spent 6 months in the firm's Dispute Resolution team, obtaining extensive experience in debt recovery and commercial disputes, including obtaining injunctive relief and managing fast-moving matters.

 

She is a member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion group at Lewis Silkin, specifically the Gender group. She is also an active member of the firm's Sports Business group - as a keen netball player and an all-round sports enthusiast, she is particularly interested in gaining experience in the sports industry as well as the wider media and entertainment sector.

 

Born in Milan, she is fluent in Italian and enjoys applying her language skills to her work.

 

Prior to qualification, she graduated with first-class honours in BA History from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She then undertook the PGDL at BPP University, before completing the Solicitors Qualifying Examination in 2024, passing both SQE1 and SQE2 in the top quintile.