Ermelinda focuses on EU and Italian competition law, helping clients navigate complex regulatory challenges and strengthen their market position. Her decisive approach empowers businesses to leverage compliance as an opportunity for growth.
Specializing in cartel and dominance investigations, state-aid cases, merger reviews and antitrust compliance, Ermelinda provides comprehensive counsel that enables clients to achieve their strategic objectives while managing regulatory risk. Her expertise in antitrust due diligence during merger proceedings and internal audits allows companies to execute complex transactions with confidence.
Ermelinda’s work spans the financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, manufacturing, technology and transport sectors, where she delivers industry-specific insights that enhance clients’ strategic positioning. Her experience before EU courts further strengthens her ability to defend clients’ interests in contentious matters.
Ermelinda’s expertise is widely acknowledged in the legal community. She was recognized in the 2019 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Competition - Future Leaders and commended as a Rising Star in Competition and Antitrust at the Legal Media Group’s Europe Rising Stars Awards in November 2019. Ermelinda has also been nominated as one of the ‘Rising Stars’ in Euromoney’s 2022 Expert Guides - Competition and antitrust section.
An Italian, English and French speaker, Ermelinda provides support across jurisdictions, bridging language and legal systems to meet clients’ needs seamlessly.
- Providing merger control and regulatory assistance to a major player in the telecommunications sector in relation to the creation of a joint venture with one of their main competitors in Italy. The merger was cleared in phase two by the European Commission and was subject to a notification to the Italian government under the so-called 'Golden Power' rules.
- Advising a major player in the insurance sector on an investigation started by the Italian Antitrust Authority against the key insurance companies active in Italy with regard to alleged parallel exclusive contractual agreements with agents in the areas of damages insurance, particularly motor vehicle liability insurance. Following the submission of remedies, the case was closed without the finding of infringement (and no fine).
- Advising a major player in the insurance sector on the merger review by the European Commission of the acquisition of a going concern from one of their main competitors in Italy, obtaining unconditional phase-one clearance.
- Advising a major player in the food-packaging sector in relation to a cartel in the retail food packaging industry, obtaining full immunity from the European Commission.
- Advising a major player in the hospitality sector in parallel investigations by various European competition authorities (including in Italy, France and Sweden) against Booking.com and Expedia on MFN/parity clauses adopted vis-à-vis hotels.
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