About Pietro Missanelli

Pietro focuses his practice on European Union law and competition law, covering litigation on state aid, antitrust, and merger control before the European Commission and the Italian Competition Authority. Pietro also deals with unfair competition practices and commercial contracts, particularly in matters involving French-speaking parties. He regularly speaks on antitrust law in Masters of the Business School of Sole 24 Ore.

Pietro was previously a trainee at The Directorate-General for Competition European Commission (DG COMP), and at the antitrust competition & trade department of an international law firm in Brussels. He also practiced at the French desk of a law firm in Milan.

Concentrations

•EU State aid litigation
•EU and Italian merger control assessment
•Antitrust proceedings before the EU Commission and the Italian Competition Authority
•Unfair practices and misleading advertising
•International agreements
•Health care and pharmaceutical regulation
•Food law

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Chambers Europe, Competition/European Law, 'Associates to Watch,' 2024-2026
•Listed, EMEA Legal 500, EU and Competition Law, 2022 - 2025

 

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Areas of Law

  • International Trade
  • Other 4
    • Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation
    • Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
    • Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
    • Fintech

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Italian
    Native
    English
    Fluent
    French
    Fluent
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Counsel
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: assistance to leading Italian pharmaceutical company in the antitrust assessment of a partnership for the development of a new product with one of its main competitors.
    assistance to major operator in the chemical sector in a dispute concerning abuse of economic dependence
    abuse of dominant position against one of its main suppliers.
    assistance to a leading Italian pharmaceutical company in a litigation concerning an abuse of dominant position
    unfair competition against two international operators active in the same sector.
    assistance to an Italian fund in the framework of the antitrust filing to AGCM of the acquisition of a major Italian IT operator.
    assistance to a bank active in the south of Italy in the framework of the antitrust filing to AGCM of the acquisition of a major competitor.
    Involved in a litigation before the EU General Court
    EU Court of justice concerning an alleged State aid granted to an Italian bank.
    Involved in a State aid litigation before the EU Court of justice concerning fiscal exemptions granted to certain private educational establishments.
    Assisting clients in a litigation before the Court of Milan
    a parallel proceeding before the Italian Competition Authority concerning misleading advertising.
    Involved in the merger control assessment of global transactions between leading operators of the pharmaceutical sector.
    Involved in the merger control filing before the EU Commission of a merger between two global operators of the cement industry.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. Missanelli prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig.
    Teaching Experience: Lecturer, Antitrust Law, Masters of the Business School of Sole 24 Ore, 2017-2019
    Lecturer, Food Law, Master on Consumer & Market Law of University of Milan - Bicocca, 2019
    Internships: Trainee, DG Competition, Unit A/4 - European Competition Network, European Commission, 2014
    Trainee, Council of Europe (International Organization on Human Rights), Strasbourg, 2010
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2016, Italy
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, Milan Bar Association, 2016-Present
    •Passed the exam of the Organization of French and German Bar Associations of Belgium, 2015
    •Amnesty International, Paris, 2009-2010

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    College of Europe, Bruges
    LL.M.
    European Law

    University of Florence
    J.D.

    Universite de Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Business School of Sole 24 Ore, Milano
    Master
    International Trade Law

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  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Pietro Missanelli attended College of Europe, Bruges; Universite de Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne and University of Florence.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.