Competition/European Law

DLA Piper assists international and Italian clients with competition and EU law issues. It is engaged in a range of mandates such as antitrust litigation and investigations, as well as providing assistance with compliance and dawn raids. The department advises on multi-jurisdictional merger clearance mandates and is able to draw on the expertise and geographic reach of its global network.

A client regards DLA Piper as "excellent in competition and telecommunications," elaborating: "They have great international reach combined with strong skills and expertise in the Italian market."

DLA Piper assisted RCI Banque with an Italian Competition Authority investigation into the existence of a cartel.

Alessandro Boso Caretta offers extensive expertise in handling merger control and compliance mandates for clients in the energy, telecommunications and retail industries. A client comments: "Alessandro's strength is that he knows the regulations very well but also how the business works."

Domenico Gullo is best known for representing clients from the pharmaceutical and energy industries in merger control proceedings, cartel investigations and abuse of dominant position allegations.