Francesca has been working for over 30 years as a lawyer focusing on antitrust law, in Brussels, Frankfurt am Main, Rome and Milan and is a member of our EU - Global antitrust practice. She has a consolidated experience in competition law, representing companies in proceedings concerning antitrust law violations both in Italy and before the European Institutions. She advises companies on a wide range of antitrust law issues, such as merger filings, compliance programs and internal audits, actions for damages, antitrust issues in public tenders, distribution and agency agreements, investigations (including dawn raids) and requests for information, ESG and sustainability issues within the framework of competition law, as well as on unfair competition practices. Francesca advises frequently on regulatory matters in areas such as media, telecommunications and energy. She counsels a variety of industries, including construction materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, entertainment, vending, media and telecommunications. Francesca cooperates with Universities in Milan and Rome on antitrust law seminars. She is a widely-published author of articles and a contributor to books on antitrust law issues. She is co-founder of LexGreen, a blog on antitrust law and sustainability.
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Strengthening of the powers of the Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) (“ICA”) Mergers The Competition Law amends the test applied by the ICA for the assessment of mergers by aligning it with the test adopted at the EU level. In particular, the (...)
