‘Composed of outstanding professionals’, Dentons advises clients on a broad spectrum of issues, including consumer protection, State aid, merger control, FDI screening and antitrust law. In addition, the firm is well-versed in representing multinational clients in administrative proceedings before Italian and European authorities. Michele Carpagnano is the team’s practice head, advising on FDI and golden power screening as well as bid rigging issues. Giulia Giordano advises on antitrust audits and compliance programmes.
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‘Dentons' EU and competition law practice has a deep knowledge of the sector and they are able to explain very complex matters in simple terms.’
‘Michele Carpagnano is a great professional, very competent, flexible, solution and business oriented and capable of managing very complex matters.’
‘The practice is composed of outstanding professionals and led by a top-level lawyer: Michele Carpagnano.’
‘The individuals are completely skilled, both in terms of legal skills and in terms of soft skills.'
'A special mention is due to Giulia Giordano, who always assesses clients with empathy and curiosity, showing on every occasion her deep knowledge of the legal aspects.’
'Flexible, adaptable and deeply knowledgeable of the business.'
‘A big shout out to Michele Carpagnano, who is exceptional in understanding the client's needs and in ensuring the delivery of a sophisticated and, at the same time, easy-to-get legal products.’
Key clients
- Eni
- Esselunga
- Artoni Group and SRH
- Volotea
- L'Oréal
- Czechoslovak Group
- My Taxi Italia
- Itron Italia
- Telecom Italia
- Fujifilm
Work highlights
Advising Eni on the antitrust profiles and global coordination of merger control aspects related to the signing of a joint venture agreement with LG Chem for the development and operation of a new biorefinery at LG Chem's petrochemical site in Daesan, South Korea.
Advising the Czechoslovak Group, a global industrial and technology group, on the antitrust and golden power aspects related to the acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Armi Perazzi S.p.A., a manufacturer of competition shotguns for sport shooters, including Olympic medalists and athletes.
Advising the FUJIFILM Group on the golden power aspects related to the corporate reorganization of the Italian companies aimed at splitting the medical and non-medical business into two different Italian legal entities.
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Practice head
Michele Carpagnano
Other key lawyers
Giulia Giordano