A&O Shearman‘s EU and competition team advises on the full range of competition and regulatory issues, with a core practice in merger control, cartel defence, behavioural investigations, and State aid. Its antitrust litigation work includes a private enforcement practice. Practice head Dirk Arts has particular experience in the energy, media, chemical, retail, and automotive sectors, and Francesca Miotto provides ’exceptional strategic advice’ regarding multi-jurisdictional merger reviews.
Testimonials
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‘Francesca Miotto is partner that greatly combines availability, legal and commercial expertise to explore grey areas of competition law. She infuses her advice with insights from her experience that help customize the advice to the relevant industry sector.'
‘Francesca Miotto provides exceptional strategic advice and has a first rate understanding of the global merger control landscape.’
Key clients
- Advent
- BelOrta
Work highlights
- Advised Scania on the European Commission heavy trucks investigation and on Scania’s defence strategy in follow-on private damages claims across the EEA and beyond.
- Advised Korean Air on securing conditional merger control clearance from the European Commission on their historic aviation transaction with Asiana Airlines, which will bring together the two largest airlines in South Korea.