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Martino Sforza is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery Studio Legale Associato, based in its Milan office. He focuses his practice on merger filings, distribution, cartels and abuse of dominance, before the Italian Competition Authority and the European Commission.
Before joining McDermott Will & Emery, Martino gained experience from the Italian Competition and EU law group of a leading international law firm.
Martino contributes to the Italian chapter of Practical Law Company’s Cross-border Practice Manual “International Sales and Marketing”.
Representative Experience
- Representing one of the leading companies active in the manufacturing and sales of private label pasta worldwide, in the alleged pasta cartel investigation under Article 81 of the EC Treaty, before the Italian Competition Authority, and the following appeal proceedings.
- Assisting two leading worldwide companies operating in the medical devices sector, in filing oppositions with the European Commission to the merger between Boston Scientific, Guidant and Abbott
- Advising a major international beer manufacturer on potential complex acquisitions
- Assisting leading international private equity funds in the notification of their acquisitions to the competition authorities
- Advising a major car manufacturer on the application of the Italian implementing legislation of European directives
- Advising a multinational company active in the rolling stock sector in relation to competition issues arising from a contractual joint venture with a major competitor in Italy
- Assisting a leading chemical company in the merger control procedure before the European Commission, for the acquisition of a major competitor, in one of the few cases of referral ex Article 22 Regulation EC 139/2004
- Advising a major pharmaceutical company in relation to competition law issues arising from licence and distribution agreements
Education
- Ghent University Law School, Master of Laws - LL.M., 2004
- University of Bologna, 2003
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
- Italian
