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Alessandra Prastaro

Work Department
Counsel - Antitrust and EU Law
Position
Alessandra specialises in national and EU competition law (collusion, abuse of dominant position). She has experience in competition law enforcement programmes, state aid, unfair commercial practices, unfair competition, and abuse of economic dependence. Alessandra regularly advises leading national and international companies and financial institutions on complex legal matters. She is involved in EU and national level litigation before Italian civil and administrative courts, and European courts.
Career
Alessandra Prastaro joined the Firm in 2012. Since 1999, she has been an Associate and since 2006 she serves as Counsel to a leading international law firm.
Languages
Italian, English
Memberships
Member of the Lecce Bar (Italy), 2000
Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court (Italy), 2013
Education
Graduated in Law, University of Parma (Italy), 1996
Postgraduate course, Company Lawyers and Human Resources Managers, Tecnopolis, Valenzano, Bari (Italy), 1998.
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > EU and competition law
(Leading associates)Chiomenti supports domestic and international clients in proceedings before the Italian Competition Authority and the EU Commission over abuse of dominant position issues and merger notifications. The firm is also well-versed in State aid proceedings and has a particular niche in the automotive and electronic communications sectors. Split between Milan and Rome, the team includes Cristoforo Osti, an expert in State aid. Guido Bellitti advises on internal market and public procurement issues, whilst Patrick Actis Perinetto focuses on the pharma and medtech sectors. Alessandra Prastaro assists with enforcement programmes and abuse of economic dependence. New practice head Marco D’Ostuni moved to the firm from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in September 2024. Gian Michele Roberti left the firm in 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition law
- Industry focus: Luxury goods
- Industry focus: Retail
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax