Bianca Zavanone

Bianca Zavanone

She/her
Junior Legal Advisor
Brussels
About
Bianca Zavanone is a junior legal advisor with a dual legal and policy background. She has recently re-joined AKD Partners after completing a Master's degree at the College of Europe. 

Bianca focuses on EU financial and trade sanctions, as well as export controls compliance. In addition, Bianca has provided strategic legal and policy advice on a range of tech and digital EU policies, particularly on the artificial intelligence regulation and related initiatives (AI Act, AI Liability Directive, Generative AI Code of Practice etc.). 

She has also assisted clients on several environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulatory matters, including advice on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the Batteries Regulation.
 
Areas of FocusRegulatory and Government AffairsSustainability
Languages
  • Italian
  • English
  • French
Education
  • College of Europe, Master's degree in International Relations and EU Diplomacy, mention tr s bien, 2024
  • Bocconi University, single-cycle Master's degree in Law, 2023

Prior Experience

  • April 2023 - September 2023, Paralegal in the Litigation & Regulatory department of AKD Partners Brussels
  • September 2022 - December 2022, Intern at the European Commission, DG FISMA (Sanctions Unit)
  • March - June 2022, Intern at the Italian Foreign Ministry
  • September - November 2021, Intern at the Italian Delegation to NATO

My latest insights

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EU-US trade agreement establishes framework for transatlantic cooperation

20 August 2025 .10 minute read

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18th package of EU sanctions against Russia

30 July 2025 .7 minute read

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UK-EU Summit kick-starts negotiations to reset relations

29 May 2025 .8 minute read

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Phone

+32 492 347 628
(Work, Brussels)