Our Antitrust and Competition Law Department provides legal assistance to Italian and international clients in the field of antitrust and competition law, at both national and EU levels, with a particular focus on the areas of anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominant position, merger control, and state aid. We regularly assist clients in proceedings before the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM), the European Commission, and the Communications Authority (AGCOM), as well as in litigation before the competent courts in Italy and the European Union.

The Department also assists clients in matters relating unfair commercial practices and consumer protection, cases involving abuse of economic dependence, as well as media and publishing regulation. Our professionals have also gained extensive experience in designing and implementing customized antitrust compliance programs, as well as in providing legal assistance in connection with competition law aspects of distribution contracts and horizontal cooperation agreements.

The Antitrust Department works closely with the firm’s M&A and Corporate Department, providing legal assistance at every stage of extraordinary transactions: from the preliminary assessment of regulatory compliance to competition-related due diligence, to the drafting of contractual provisions addressing antitrust risks, as well as the filing preparation and related submission of such transactions to the relevant authorities and the management of the related proceedings.