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Annamaria studied law at L.U.I.S.S. Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy and holds a master’s in European business law from Nijmegen University, The Netherlands.
She speaks English, Italian and French.
Annamaria studied law at L.U.I.S.S. Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy and holds a master’s in European business law from Nijmegen University, The Netherlands.
She speaks English, Italian and French.
Annamaria is a senior competition lawyer with considerable experience representing clients in international merger control, FDI, cartel investigations and litigation matters in a wide range of industries, with a focus on the energy, financial sponsors, healthcare, telecommunications and FMG sectors. She has acted before a wide range of regulators in and outside Europe, and conducted proceedings in English, French and Italian.
She co-heads the firmwide Global Healthcare Sector, spearheading client initiatives and more widely the direction of travel of the Firm.
Praised for her “outstanding communication and client-handling abilities”, Annamaria was ranked among the “40 under 40” top antitrust practitioners worldwide (Global Competition Review) and as one of the top female M&A lawyers in EMEA.
In 2017, she was seconded for three months to a major client as acting general counsel for competition, providing strategic advice, and leading a team of competition lawyers in a wide range of business-critical matters.
Annamaria has led or co-led on some of the most challenging global transactions, including securing merger control clearances and FDI authorisations in various jurisdictions for:
Her work on behavioural competition and litigation includes representing and assisting:
Annamaria regularly publishes and speaks at major industry conferences on topics of high relevance for clients, such as the interplay between sustainability and competition law or the increasing level of scrutiny in the merger world.
Examples include: