Van Bael & Bellis

Competition, Trade

Associate Francesco Pilli focuses on EU and Italian competition law as well as EU and international trade law.

Prior to joining Van Bael & Bellis, Francesco worked as a référendaire in the Chambers of the then Vice-President of the European Court of Justice, Prof. Antonio Tizzano, where he gained experience in the fields of EU procedural and substantive law across a wide array of areas, including antitrust and State aid law, data protection, access to documents, free movement rules and fundamental rights. He was also responsible for several interim measures proceedings in the fields of EU public procurement law and REACH.

Francesco Pili speaks Italian, English, French, German

Member of the Brussels Bar

University of Leuven, Master of EU and International Law, magna cum laude, 2015 University of Turin, Bachelor of Law, summa cum laude, 2013 University of Göttingen, Erasmus exchange, 2011-2012