With a specialism in antitrust law and regulation, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP’s team is equipped to advise Italian and multinational media, telecoms and technology companies on a wide range of legal matters, spanning commercial and regulatory advice, M&A transactions and litigation before the European Commission and the Italian Antitrust Authority. Competition law expert Marco D’Ostuni notably advises major companies in the telecommunications and media sectors, while Gianluca Faella is routinely engaged by electronic communications operators. Merger control expert Matteo Beretta is another name to note.
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Key clients
- Asterion Industrial Partners
- FiberCop
- Infinite Electronics
- KKR
- Philips S.p.A.
- SKY Italia
- TIM S.p.A.
- Samsung
Work highlights
- Represented Google in numerous mandates.
- Acted as counsel to KKR in connection with the possible public tender offer for the acquisition of control over TIM - Telecom Italia.
- Assisted Retelit in obtaining financing for a total amount of €340m, aimed at refinancing existing debt and supporting the group’s upcoming planned investments.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marco D’Ostuni, Matteo Beretta