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EU and competition law

Denis Fosselard and Gabriele Accardo lead the EU and competition law team at Ashurst, advising on abuse of dominance, cartel investigations and unfair contract disputes before the Italian Competition Authority and the European Commission. Fosselard focuses on appeals before the General Court involving joint ventures and follow-on damages claims, while Accardo advises on compliance and merger control matters. The team assists clients across sectors such as telecoms, manufacturing and private equity.
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  • ‘In our case, they know the business, which makes them unique for us. High availability and working in a dialogue are core factors. Their experiences in different countries are a basis to find different approaches also in difficult cases.’
  • ‘You feel you are in good hands.’
  • ‘Denis Fosselard combines great knowledge of competition law with flexibility in reasoning and wide availability.’
  • ‘The team at Ashurst has developed deep insights into our particular sector and how EU and national competition law proceedings impact our association and membership. In addition to their wealth of legal expertise, this insight enables them to provide highly efficient and effective legal advice.’
  • ‘Denis Fosselard is a seasoned competition lawyer who manages to provide excellent counsel while navigating a complex industry and the complexities of an association's involvement in contentious antitrust proceedings.’
  • ‘Great expertise and a lot of experience with the Italian market. Good insight into the way the Italian competition authority operates. Prepared to go the extra mile for the client.’

Key clients

  • VISA Europe Ltd.
  • Iliad Italia S.p.A.
  • Travel Tech
  • Alcon
  • Alfa Acciai S.p.A.
  • Ferriera Valsabbia S.p.A.
  • Wietersdorfer Group
  • Babcock International
  • Hertz Italiana S.r.l.
  • Apax Partners LLP
  • Banco BPM S.p.A.

Work highlights

Advised VISA in successfully intervening in Bancomat’s appeal against the AGCM’s decision rejecting its request to extend the Mastercard proceedings to cover conduct related to mobile payment applications.
Advised Travel Tech in relation to its intervention in the AGCM’s investigation into Ryanair’s alleged abuse of dominance in the air transport sector.
Advised Alpacem, Wietersdorfer Group, on the antitrust aspects of its acquisition of a cement plant in Italy from Buzzi.

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Practice head

Denis Fosselard; Gabriele Accardo