BonelliErede maintains a leading role in advising companies from a broad range of sectors on often cross-border competition proceedings before the European Commission and the Italian Competition Authority. Large multinationals companies also regularly turn to the team for its expertise in competition-related damages actions in cases brought before various European and non-European courts. Here is Francesco Anglani, who notably focuses his capabilities on antitrust compliance programmes and revision of distribution systems, regularly representing clients before European and national courts, while Claudio Tesauro specialises in concentrations, restrictive agreements and abuse of dominant position. Particularly recommended in this sector are European Union law specialist Sara Lembo, who also focuses on anti-corruption agreements, state aid, regulations and unfair trading practices, antitrust expert Giorgio Bitonto, and Marta Contu, who concentrates on economic dependence, merger control and unfair trading practices.
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Partner, Claudio Tesauro specialises in competition/antitrust law and EU law with particular focus on concentrations, restrictive agreements and abuse of dominant position. He is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Focus Team and the Competition Litigation Task Force.
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Senior Associate, Marta Contu specialises in Competition/antitrust, with particular expertise in anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position, abuse of economic dependence, merger control, unfair trading practices, action for damages deriving from antitrust offences, adjustment and antitrust compliance programs.
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Partner, Francesco Anglani specialises in competition/antitrust law and EU law, with particular focus on corporate compliance and antitrust advice relating to the various distribution systems in Italy and abroad, preliminary proceedings for breach of regulations on restrictive practices and abuse of dominant position, representing and advising clients before European and national courts and authorities. He is Team Leader of the Luxury Focus Team and a member of the Sports Law and Shipping, Transport & Logistics Focus Teams, as well as the Competition Litigation Task Force.
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Partner, Sara Lembo specialises in European Union law, antitrust law and regulatory law, with particular focus on advising companies before administrative and judicial authorities on anti-competitive agreements including bid rigging, abuse of dominant position and economic dependence, antitrust compliance programs, actions for damages deriving from antitrust offences, control of corporate concentrations, state aid and unfair trading practices. She is member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences and Public International Law & Economic Diplomacy Focus Teams. She is also member of the Competition Litigation Task Force.