Cases
Experience: State Aid: Obtained the annulment of an EU Commission decision concerning an Italian bank before the EU Court of Justice.
Advised an Italian energy company on public contracts
State aid issues.
Represented a competitor of State aid recipients in a direct action before the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
Involved in the defense of several major Italian banks before the ECJ with respect to the validity of an Italian law deemed to be an illegal State aid.
Advised a major energy
utility company before the ECJ in relation to a preliminary reference concerning interests accrued on a negative State aid decision of the European Commission.
Assisting a shipping
ferry service operator in a State aid investigation.
Regularly advises on complaints to the European Commission against State aid measures.
Competition Law
Merger Control: Assisted a pharmaceutical operator in the antitrust assessment of a partnership for the development of new product with one of its main competitors.
Assisted a major Italian commercial bank in the antitrust assessment of its partnership with a global asset management company.
Represented a leading Italian operator in the payment services sector in its filing before the IAA of the acquisition of a major competitor.
Represented a leading Italian bank in the filing before the IAA of the acquisition of a competitor.
Obtained numerous EU
Italian merger clearances
coordinated multi-national clearances for clients in a variety of industries.
Advised in coordination with U.S.
non-EU lawyers on several multi-jurisdictional cartel investigations.
Successfully defended before the EU General Court a steel producer fined for alleged cartel activities.
Assisted the national association of the hoteliers in the appeal of the decision of the Italian Antitrust Authority (IAA) on MFN clauses.
Represented the Italian association of hotels in a litigation before the Italian administrative courts
a preliminary ruling procedure before the EU Court of Justice concerning the compliance of the Italian fiscal regime applicable online
intermediaries with EU Law.
Acted on behalf of a large-scale retail group in the sector inquiry launched by the IAA.
Assisted several companies in proceedings opened by the IAA for unfair commercial practices or misleading advertising.
Litigation: Successfully represented one of the leading Italian pharma operators before the Court of Milan in a st
-alone lawsuit for abuse of dominant position brought by two competitors.
Represented a major EU player in the sealant market in an abuse of dominance/economic dependance case against a major global chemical player.
Assisted a leading IT operator in various st
-alone competition cases brought by commercial partners before Italian courts.
Represented a main supplier in the automotive industry in a st
- alone competition
abuse of economic dependence case.
Assisted a major Italian farmers association before Italian administrative courts defending a decree requiring the indication of the origin of the wheat used for pasta.
EU Law: Assisted several Italian companies providing interception services as complainants in an infringement proceeding opened by the European Commission against Italy
before the EU Court of Justice.
Representing a major player in the hotel industry in proceedings for a preliminary ruling before the Court of Justice.
Assisting numerous Italian
foreign companies in foreign investment notification proceedings before the Italian Prime Minister's Office.
Represented two leading telecom companies before the ECJ in relation to a preliminary reference on the interpretation of the directive on general authorizations
individual licenses.
Involved in the assistance of a telecom operator in relation to a preliminary reference to the ECJ on the level of contributions required to licensed telecommunications operators for providing services to private customers.
The above representations were h
led by Mr. Gambaro prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig.
Teaching Experience: Teaching Fellow, EU Law
EU Procedural Law, Bicocca University (Milan)
Invited Professor, Public Services
Antitrust, State Aid
EU Law, LUISS University (Rome), 2021 - present
Invited Professor, Antitrust Law, Bicocca University (Milan), 2018 - present
Visiting Lecturer, EU Competition Law, Postgraduate Course 'Diritto e Impresa' - Business School24, Milan, 2017-present
