Emilio is a market leader in antitrust private enforcement with extensive experience in antitrust litigations before the Italian courts in terms of number, value, complexity and market-first cases worked on.
Emilio leads is Head of Italy Antitrust and has over 20 years’ experience of assisting Italian and multinational companies in behavioural investigations before the Italian Antitrust Authority and the European Commission (including cartels, abuse of dominance position, unfair commercial practices and misleading advertising), obtaining merger clearances at national and European levels and coordinating multi-jurisdictional filings.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
EUR10m fine for an abuse of dominant position involving CTS Eventim: CTS Eventim in the successful appeal of the Italian Antitrust Authority’s to impose EUR10m fine for an abuse of dominant position in the ticketing service market.
EUR150m fine involving two alleged cartels: DS Smith in securing a full immunity against a EUR150m fine in relation to two alleged cartels in the corrugated board and related packaging sector.
EUR200m settlement involving Sky Italia: Sky Italia in a successful litigation for an alleged abuse of dominant position in the pay-tv market securing a settlement for a value exceeding EUR200m.
EUR2bn international football rights cartel sanction: MP & Silva in relation to a damages action before the Court of Milan based on the international football rights cartel sanctioned by the Italian Antitrust Authority for an aggregated value exceeding Euro 2bn.
Sky Italia, in the assistance as a complainant before the Italian Antitrust Authority concerning the infringement of art. 101, TFEU in relation to the Serie A football rights having a value exceeding EUR 3bn (Case I857).
Scania, in relation to various follow-on actions based on the truck cartel fined by the European Commission (Case AT.39824).
DS Smith, in relation to various follow-on actions based on two alleged cartels in the corrugated board and related packaging sector fined by the Italian Antitrust Authority (Case I805).
Husky Injection Molding Systems, a Canadian multinational group, in relation to an abuse of dominant position investigation before the IAA in the market for PET injection molding machineries (Case A537).
Wind Tre, in relation to a cartel investigation before the IAA for an alleged coordination with other telcos on the billing cycles for fixed-limne and mobile services (Case I820).
Sky Italia in an unfair competition practice investigation conducted by the Italian Antitrust Authority related to the “Coronavirus Discount” (case PS11778), including in the appeal stages before administrative courts.
Sky Italia in an unfair competition practice investigation conducted by the Italian Antitrust Authority related to the advertising campaign “Football Package – Freedom to choose” (case PS12073).
Malacalza Investimenti before the EU General Court against the European Central Bank in relation to the refusal to grant access to the ECB decision to place into extraordinary administration the Italian banking group “Gruppo Banca Carige” and to the ancillary documents (Case T-552/19).
Published Work
- Antitrust e legal privilege secondo la Cassazione francese: quali impatti per l’Italia, Quotidiano Giuridico, April 2022
- Accesso agli atti dell’AGCM da parte di danneggiati da un illecito antitrust, Quotidiano Giuridico, February 2022
- Competition Law in Italy, Second Edition, Part III Administrative Procedure, Wolters Kluwer, 2019.
- The Cartel and Leniency Review, Law Business Research, Editor Christine A. Varney, Chapter on Italy, January 2016.
Recognition
“A great practitioner, very nice to deal with, always available and able to find solutions in a very quick and smooth manner within tight deadlines.”
Chambers Europe 2023 (EU and Competition Law: Italy)
“Emilio De Giorgi comes highly recommended by market observers for his activity and longstanding experience in the market.”
Chambers Europe 2022 (EU and Competition Law: Italy)
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted to the bar, State of New York, USA, 2010.
Admitted as avvocato, Italy, 2003.
Academic
LL.M., University of Pennsylvania, 2008-2009.
International Trade Law Post-Graduate Course, 1999.
J.D., University of Milan, 1999.
Languages
Italian, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.