Europe Guide 2026 : Italy
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Freshfields is a popular choice with clients from the energy, transportation and TMT sectors. The firm frequently acts on investigations into possible cartels or abuses of dominant positions and is also well regarded for representing clients in standout follow-on damages actions. The team has further experience in merger clearance mandates.
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Freshfields represented Volvo Trucks in a follow-on damages action based on an EC cartel investigation.
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Freshfields provides a very high-quality service; it is always punctual, and feedback is immediate.
Freshfields is always very supportive and fast in taking the initiative. It is very well prepared and capable of finding solutions.
Freshfields' lawyers are highly experienced in the field and highly thorough in the study and investigation of the legal matters entrusted to them.
Freshfields is highly satisfactory in making sure the client is competition and antitrust compliant, and is crucial in helping the client avoid unnecessary contentious issues.
Freshfields makes the client's life easier. The team understands the client, and it understands data pulling and how to provide data.
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Gian Luca Zampa is particularly active in behavioural matters, representing clients in investigations into alleged anti-competitive behaviour, as well as in appeals against fines and significant follow-on damages actions. He has further experience in merger control mandates. He is a popular choice with clients in the TMT sector.
Gian Luca Zampa is extremely available, highly responsive and very dedicated to the client. He gets to heart of the matter and is highly technically gifted and also very commercial.
He helps clarify matters. He doesn't make them more complicated than necessary and can explain complex matters simply and clearly.
Gian Luca Zampa is good, attentive and commercial in his outlook.
Gian Luca Zampa is a very strong lawyer who is very thorough and detailed. He is also very available and communicative.
He is an extremely competent professional who is capable of dealing with highly complex issues with great clarity and who is also endowed with great commercial acumen.
Ermelinda Spinelli advises clients on merger clearance notifications. She also assists clients with behavioural investigations into possible horizontal agreements and allegations of abuse of economic dependence, as well as representing them in high-profile follow-on damages actions.
She can talk very knowledgeably of what is happening in the Italian market; she knows her stuff.
Ermelinda Spinelli is a super responsive, attentive and dedicated lawyer, who is good on detail and very thorough.
She is good at balancing and prioritising the right arguments, both economic and legal.
She knows the market super well and has good horizon-scanning ability.
Ermelinda Spinelli is very confident, but also easy to talk with. She is very approachable, highly responsive and helpful, very technically skilled and has a good attitude.
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