Gabriele Accardo
AshurstAshurst’s team regularly represents clients in proceedings before both the European Commission and the Italian Competition Authority in merger control, abuse of dominance cases, and anticompetitive behaviours. Co-head of the Italian practice Denis Fosselard advises leading European companies in relation to behavioural and merger control cases, while Gabriele Accardo splits his time between Brussels and Milan and notably focuses on vertical restraints, dominance, as well as unfair commercial practices.
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Testimonials
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‘Ashurst supported our company across a wide and deep spectrum of competition matters in the last three years. The team has demonstrated that they can manage very complex projects/cases managing very strict deadlines and demanding expectations.’
‘Gabriele Accardo is flexible, business-focused and available. He has created with our legal team a very trustable relationship.’
Key clients
- VISA
- Eni SpA
- Ferriera Valsabbia
- Babcock International
- Terna
- F2i MedTech
- Costa Crociere
- Hertz
- Itochu
- eToro
- Iliad
- Ardian
- Xiaomi
- Carfax / IHS Markit group
- Apax
- IBSA
- Alcon
Work highlights
- Advised Alfa Acciai S.p.A., Ferriera Valsabbia S.p.A., Valsabbia Investimenti S.p.A. in relation to the appeal of the third readopted decision of the European Commission in case COMP/37.956.
- Advised Iliad in relation to the appeal before the General Court of the decision of the European Commission clearing with commitments the joint venture between Vodafone Italia and TIM (Inwit).
- Assisted VISA, in relation to proceedings opened by the AGCM on an alleged abuse of dominant position by Mastercard in the market for debit cards payments closed with a decision accepting the commitments submitted by Mastercard and in relation to its intervention in Bancomat's appeal challenging the AGCM's decision not to broaden the scope of the proceedings.
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Leading associates
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Practice head
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Denis Fosselard, Gabriele Accardo