EU Regulations

• Antitrust and commercial advising

• Assistance before EU courts

• Extra judicial assistance

• EU financing assistance

• Notifications to the EU Commission

• Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements from an Italian and EU Competition law perspective

• Assisting clients with complaints of anti-competitive behavior

• Advising clients on freedom to establish and provide services in EU member states

• Representing clients before the EU Commission and the Italian Competition Authority

Competition Statute laws is widely acknowledged as being one of the leading practices in the field of EUROPEAN competition statute laws. The field is, however, bigger.

Legal Advisor role of our law firm in Italy (Milan, Bologna, Rome) in the typical transaction is as follows. The lawyers are frequently involved in notifications to the Merger Task Force and national competition authorities. The field implies advising on the application of Sections 81 and 82 (formerly Sections 85 and 86) to business practices and transactions and preparing notifications and complaints to the European Commission (see Wikipedia definition of European Commission); advising on EUROPEAN state aid rules; advising companies on the deregulation of markets that have traditionally been subject to a state monopoly pursuant to Article 86 (former Article 90) of the EC Treaty; drafting compliance scheme. On other side, the EUROPEAN Anti-Dumping and Trade Statute laws are recognized as the leading field in EUROPEAN trade statute laws. An important aspect of this activity in the field of international trade involves assisting corporate and governmental clients with broader trade policy issues.