Deloitte Legal Italy -Società tra Avvocati a r.l.’s antitrust practice represents clients in a range of EU and competition law matters such as merger control, antitrust compliance programmes, unfair commercial practices, and cartel. The team is jointly led by head of the antitrust department Emilio Cucchiara, who regularly assists in proceedings before the European Commission and the Italian Competition Authority, and Francesco Munari, who chairs the international and EU law – ports shipping and transport department. Andrea Blasi notably focuses on the ports, transports, shipping and regulated markets, while Annalisa D’Urbano has experience in administrative litigation concerning competition law infringements and unfair commercial practices.
Testimonials
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'Emilio Cucchiara is an outstanding professional. He has a deep knowledge of competition law and of the industries he works with. He is extremely practical and simple when providing advice, but at the same time precise and accurate.'
- 'Extremely well-connected, excellent consulting on complex competition law matters in the maritime industry. They have a very pragmatic approach, and they are able to keep the client comfortable even under stress situations. They are accessible anytime.'
‘I had the pleasure to work several times with Emilio Cucchiara. Emilio is an excellent antitrust lawyer. He combines quality, commitment and strategy. He is also extremely fair in the relationships with his colleagues.’
'The team was able to handle a multitude of disciplines related to the highly specific field of port activities, including antitrust and M&A advisory, administrative profiles and contracts.'
'Francesco Munari is widely acknowledged as an expert in the port industry in Italy. He is able to handle complex processes with strong technical and academic competence, while retaining the due business approach.'
'The competition law team is very strong. All the lawyers have high-level litigation skills and experience. In the area of logistics and port infrastructures and services, it is almost certainly the best team of lawyers in Italy.'
'Francesco Munari is a renowned expert in the field. A super-smart legal mind with terrific legal knowledge of almost any field of law, and a very strong leading personality.'
'Andrea Blasi is a very experienced and clever lawyer, with vast experience in the area of complex litigation.'
Key clients
- CCPL
- ENI S.p.A.
- Granterre
- Autorità Sistema Portuale Mare Ligure occidentale
- COREPLA
Work highlights
- Advised CCPL on a cartel-related judicial proceedings before the EU General Court and obtained a significant fine reduction.
- Advised ENI on merger-control related aspects of the acquisition of control over LabAnalysis and the creation of a market leader in the area of ecological consulting.
- Advised COREPLA, the main plastic recycling consortium in Italy, in the implementation of an antitrust compliance programme involving all functions.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Emilio Cucchiara, Francesco Munari