CBA strengthens compliance, data protection and cybersecurity practice with appointment of Riccardo Guarino

CBA has announced the appointment of Riccardo Guarino as counsel, a strategic move designed to develop and consolidate the firm’s corporate compliance, data protection, and cybersecurity offerings. Guarino focuses on corporate risk management, with specific expertise in Legislative Decree 231/2001, privacy regulations, and the management of corporate delegations and internal control processes in high-risk environments.

Guarino joins CBA from a leading company in the large-scale retail sector (GDO), where he served as general counsel. He brings extensive experience in advising complex corporate groups on the integrated management of legal, regulatory, and organisational profiles. His professional background is further enhanced by his academic and institutional contributions; he serves as a director of university master’s programmes and is the founder and director of the law review “Ius in Itinere,” which focuses on legal and compliance issues.

Within the compliance sector, Guarino has overseen the design, implementation, and updating of numerous organisational and management models under Decree 231/2001, conducting risk assessments and establishing control protocols aimed at crime prevention. In his capacity as a data protection officer (DPO), he assists organisations in managing compliance with the GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679) and managing relationships with competent authorities.

His governance practice includes supporting management in defining corporate structures and decision-making flows, as well as serving as a member or chairman of various supervisory bodies. Additionally, Guarino provides legal assistance in corporate and commercial contracting, specifically regarding procurement and partnerships, aiming to mitigate operational and reputational risks.

The Management Committee of CBA stated that his arrival reinforces the firm’s capabilities in areas that are increasingly essential for modern corporate governance and strategic risk oversight.