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The Italian Competition & Trade Practice Group offers efficient, high-quality legal services to companies. Our team has significant experience in all areas of competition law, such as: cartel investigations, abuse of dominance position as well as abuse of economic dependence proceedings, appeals before Administrative courts against decisions rendered by the competition authorities, private antitrust enforcement cases, merger control and risk assessment relating to merger transactions, compliance programs, dawn raids, unfair commercial practices, risk analysis, assistance in analyzing and assessing vertical agreements with a specific focus on selective and franchising networks.                                                                                                                 

The Italian team is a core part of our Global Antitrust & Competition practice, which includes more than 300 lawyers across 40 jurisdictions and remains the largest, most experienced competition practice in the world.

Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - Italy

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie's Italian team is particularly active in consumer protection and unfair commercial practices mandates, representing clients in investigations into allegations of abuse of dominance. The firm frequently assists clients with challenges to ICA decisions. In addition, the team acts on merger clearance mandates and the competition compliance aspects of franchising agreements. It is a popular choice for clients in the TMT sector.

Work Highlights

  • Baker McKenzie assisted Cassina with the competition law compliance aspects of the revision and implementation of a multilayer selective distribution system in the European Economic Area.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Baker McKenzie has excellent problem-solving skills and a business-oriented approach.

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

I appreciate the speed with which the team identifies the main problems, risks and opportunities of a matter.

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

Baker McKenzie stands out for its skills, knowledge, strategic vision and speed.

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

Baker McKenzie is distinguished by its specialisation and high seniority, which allows continuity of support, and its vast experience, which allows it to get to the point immediately.

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

The law firm has extensive field experience and the ability to immediately contextualise the case and its legal implications.

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Andrea Cicala
3
Andrea Cicala
3
Band 3

Andrea Cicala often assists clients with contentious competition law matters, defending them in investigations into anti-competitive agreements and representing them in appeals against authority decisions, as well as acting on follow-on damages actions. He also assists clients with merger clearance mandates and competition law compliance queries.

Andrea Cicala combines excellent knowledge of antitrust issues with a keen understanding of the client's business vision and the dynamics of business processes.

Andrea Cicala is always available, effective and efficient.

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Andrea Cicala
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Andrea Cicala
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Members

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Giacinto Zampetti

Head of Department

Clients

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IMG Media

IMG Worldwide LLC

Mercedes Benz Financial Services Italia

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Automotive

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