Rita La Manna

Professional background

Rita La Manna was admitted to the Rome Bar in 2026 and has worked with Patti Legal since December 2023. Her practice focuses on Family & Succession, with additional experience in Litigation & Contracts.

She graduated with honors in Law from the University of Naples Federico II in 2023, with a particular focus on comparative private law. In 2022, she received an Erasmus+ scholarship at the University of Cologne and, in 2023, undertook a research period at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. In 2024, she attended the Munich University Summer Training in German and European Law.

In 2024, she received a doctoral scholarship in Law, Market and Person at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, where she is currently a PhD candidate in Private Law and contributes to teaching and research. Her doctoral research examines civil liability in artificial intelligence and digital healthcare, with particular emphasis on medical liability, the collection and governance of clinical data, and the allocation of responsibility under European private law.

She also holds a teaching appointment at Bocconi University in Milan within the course Privacy, Ethics and Regulations in the Application of AI. Her teaching addresses the legal implications of artificial intelligence in healthcare, particularly medical liability, algorithmic decision-making, and the protection of patients’ rights.

Her academic interests encompass obligations and contracts, civil liability, family law, and the relationship between private law and technological innovation, with particular emphasis on comparative and European private law. She has authored scholarly publications in these fields and presented her research at national and international academic conferences.

She serves on the editorial boards of Familia and Diritto delle successioni e della famiglia and is a member of the European Association for Family and Succession Law.

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