Daniele D’Alvia is a Lecturer in Banking and Finance Law at CCLS – Queen Mary University of London, an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London, and an Associate Researcher at the European Banking Institute in Frankfurt. Prior to joining Queen Mary University of London, he was the Ronnie Warrington Scholar in Comparative Law at Birkbeck College, University of London, and he was the Module Convener of Business Law at Bayes Business School, City University of London, former Cass. He is an internationally recognised expert on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Corporate Finance Law, M&As Law, and Regulation of Financial Markets. A pioneer in SPAC studies in law, author of the first book on SPACs ever published by Routledge in 2021, and award-winner of the Colin B. Picker Prize by the American Society of Comparative law. He has authored law review articles, books, and edited collections addressing issues ranging from payment systems, mobile payments, and CBDC to financial stability treats stemming from fintech and mutual or pension funds. His research is eclectic, and it takes into account issues concerning financial history as well as sociology and comparative law methodologies. He is frequently mentioned on financial newspapers or interviewed on matters related to financial regulation, private equity and SPACs. He is also a Bloomberg Contributor in New York City. He is an Italian Qualified Lawyer, and he has worked at international law firms such as Bonelli Erede, Dewey&Leboeuf LLP, and Deloitte LLP where he assisted clients in relation to M&As transactions, bond issuance and IPOs. He has also worked for the Financial Conduct Authority in London in the Criminal Investigation Unit and he has acted as consultant at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He has been a visiting researcher in leading Universities and Institutions such as the Commercial Law Centre at Harris Manchester College University of Oxford, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law.
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On the 21th of January 2016, the Italian Competition Authority (the “Authority” or “Italian Authority”) opened an investigation against the Italian banks’ association, Associazione Bancaria Italiana (“ABI”) for a possible anticompetitive agreement under Article 101 of the Treaty on the (...)
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On the 30th of March 2015 the Italian Competition Authority (the “Authority”) imposed a fine to Generali Italia S.p.A. (“Generali”) and UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A. (“UnipolSai”) for an anticompetitive agreement that was entered into against companies that were in charge of public transport (...)
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On the 25th of March 2015 the Italian Competition Authority (the “Authority”) fined SEA – Società Esercizi Areoportuali S.p.A. (“SEA”) for abuse of dominant position due to anticompetitive conducts that were carried out against Cedicor Sociedad Anonima (“Cedicor”) within the context of a (...)
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On the 5th of June 2014, the Italian Administrative Court of first instance (the “Court”) held a judgment against the Joint-venture formed, inter alia, by Snav S.p.A. and Rifim S.r.l., the Joint-venture formed, inter alia, by Marworld Ship Management and Service S.p.A., and the operator (...)
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On the 13th of May 2014, the Italian Administrative Court of first instance (the “Court”) held a judgment against a Joint-venture that is formed between Fastweb S.p.A. (“Fastweb”) and Vitrociset S.p.A. (“Vitrociset”) for a breach of disclosure duties relating to technical specifications. (...)
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On the 19th of February 2014, the Italian Competition Authority (the “Authority” or “Italian Authority”) opened an investigation against Unipol Gruppo Finanziario (“UGF”) and Premafin Finanziaria S.p.A. – Holding di Partecipazioni S.p.A. (“Premafin”) for a possible breach of obligations set (...)
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On the 20th of December 2013, the Italian Competition Authority (the “Authority”) opened an investigation against Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione S.p.A. (“CIN”) and Moby S.p.A. (“Moby”) for breach of obligations set forth in the decision issued by the Authority on the 21st June 2012. (...)
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On the 22nd of October 2013, the Italian Competition Authority (the “Authority”) opened an investigation against ERG S.p.A. for a breach of disclosure duty in accordance with section 3 (1) of Legislative Decree 13 August 2010, n. 130, relating to incentives of competition for the natural gas (...)
