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The European Union and Antitrust Department is one of the Firm' s fastest
growing areas of practice. The majority of the Department's Attorneys has
acquired their skills through work experience in main European Union Institutions
and public or private international structures.
The Firm provides assistancein the following fields:
- Italian and EU Antitrust Law (concentration operations, restrictive
agreements and dominant position abuses.
- State subsidies.
- Misleading and comparative advertising.
- Unfair competition.
- Drafting and assistance in negotiating horizontal and vertical agreements
and conglomerate mergers in conformity with the EU directives.
- Free circulation of goods, services and capitals.
The Firm provides assistance in proceedings before the Antitrust Authority
(Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) and the European
Commission (preventive measures for concentration operations, proceedings for
restrictive agreements and dominant position abuses, etc.), judicial consulting
before Administrative and Civil Tribunals, and opinion drafting.
In addition, the Firm has assisted professional Italian organizations with
regard to EU Treaty infringements proceedings issued against the Italian Government
for non-conformity of national legislation with EU directives.
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