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January 24, 2026
Freshfields represents eBay in its acquisition of Certilogo

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- Freshfields is advising eBay on its acquisition of Certilogo, a company specializing in AI-powered digital IDs and authentication for apparel and fashion goods
- The legal team includes partners and associates from Freshfields' offices in the US, Italy, and the UK, covering areas such as corporate and M&A, executive compensation and benefits, intellectual property, tax, data privacy and cybersecurity, and antitrust and foreign direct investment matters.
Freshfields is representing eBay in its acquisition of Certilogo, a provider of AI-powered apparel and fashion goods digital IDs and authentication. Details of the transaction can be found here. The Freshfields team is led by Corporate and M&A Partners Zheng (Jonathan) Zhou and Ethan Klingsberg and Associates Devony Schmidt and Athanasios Tasopoulos in the US, and partner Nicola Asti, Counsel Luca Sponziello, Senior Associate Federico Ferrari and Trainee Solicitor Giorgia Bove in Milan, and includes Partner Sarah Ghulamhussain and Associate Jeffrey Anand in the US, and Partner Luca Capone and Associates Maria Vittoria Dello Ioio and Giovanni Fabris in Italy on executive compensation and benefits matters; Partner Menachem Kaplan, Senior Associate Marissa Yu and Associate Jennifer Lei in the US on IP matters; Partner Joe Soltis and Associate Hannah Golden in the US, and Principal Consultant Renato Paternollo and Senior Associate Toni Marciante in Italy on tax matters; Partners Chris Lyon and Brock Dahl and Associate Christine Chong in the US, and Associate Matteo Tola in Italy on data privacy and cybersecurity matters; and Partner Meghan Rissmiller, Senior Associate Tom Morgan and Associate Emily Abbott in the US, Partner Ermelinda Spinelli, Counsel Alessandro Di Giò and Associate Luigi Bisogno in Italy, and Partner Alex Potter and Senior Associate Liam Oldham in the UK on antitrust and FDI matters.
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