Sonia Selletti

Sonia Selletti is a lawyer, partner and head of the life sciences team at Astolfi e Associati Studio Legale, a Milan firm with a long-standing specialisation in pharmaceutical and health law. She was named Pharmaceuticals Sector Law Expert of the Year in Italy at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025, a distinction that recognises her authority in one of the most technically demanding and heavily regulated areas of practice, and her sustained contribution to legal thinking in the life sciences field.

Ms Selletti has been with Astolfi e Associati since 1995 and is widely regarded as a lawyer adept at handling regulatory matters across the life sciences sector. She provides legal advice and assistance, both judicial and extrajudicial, to businesses and trade associations operating principally in the pharmaceutical, medical device, healthy food product and cosmetics sectors. Her work sits at the intersection of administrative, regulatory and commercial law, addressing the rules that govern the development, approval, marketing and supply of products in a field where regulatory compliance is central to commercial success and where the legal framework is constantly evolving.

Her path to this specialism reflects a career built on both practice and industry experience. Before joining Astolfi e Associati she was a member of Professor Michele Tamburini's law firm in Milan, where she developed experience in the international law field, and she subsequently served as head of the internal legal office of an important Italian pharmaceutical company. That in-house experience gives her a practical, business-oriented understanding of the pressures and priorities of the companies she advises, and informs the pragmatic character of her regulatory counsel.

Ms Selletti is also a notable contributor to education and scholarship in her field. She has collaborated with the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Pavia, delivering lectures within the administrative law course on the drug approval processes required for market access, and she speaks regularly at conferences and congresses, providing training in the pharmaceutical and healthcare fields, including continuing medical education for healthcare professionals. She is the director in charge of the legal review Rassegna di diritto farmaceutico e della salute, the firm's specialised journal covering pharmaceutical and health law, a role that places her at the centre of professional debate on developments in the sector.

Astolfi e Associati was founded in 1955 by Antonio Astolfi, who from the outset directed the firm's attention to international and pharmaceutical law, and it has since grown into a leading legal adviser to Italian and foreign clients in the life sciences field, covering pharmaceutical law, medical devices, cosmetics, food supplements and medical food, as well as pharmacies law and sanitary law. Operating from Milan, the firm draws on more than fifty years of experience in the sector. Within this specialist environment, Ms Selletti leads the life sciences team and provides clients with the deep regulatory expertise that pharmaceutical and health law demands. Her recognition at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2025 confirms her standing as one of Italy's foremost experts in the field.