About Me:

I’m a Rome, Italy-based trilingual writer, editor and intellectual property lawyer who loves the visual arts, performing arts and fashion.

My written work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Bloomberg Law, GRAZIA USA, the Chicago Tribune, France24, Beauty Inc. and WWD, where I was a Milan-based correspondent for four years, covering everything from European country of origin legislation to fashion and design week events. I’ve also contributed to Italian news publications Il Foglio and D La Repubblica, and once spent three days holed up with the team of Corriere della Sera journalists covering Italian political elections, translating articles as they were written.

Early in my career I served as a News Desk Assistant at TIME magazine and a press liaison for fashion brands Versace and Valentino.

I’m admitted to the New York Bar.

Contact: cemartens (at) gmail.com