Mario Siragusa focuses on corporate and commercial matters, and he specializes in EU and Italian competition law and complex commercial litigation.

He appears frequently before the European Court of Justice, the General Court of the European Union, the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission, as well as the Italian Antitrust Authority and Italian civil and administrative courts.

Mario joined the firm in 1973, became partner in 1980, and became senior counsel in 2018.

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Cases pleaded before EU Courts

  • 61978CJ0030: Judgment of the Court of 10 July 1980. Distillers Company Limited v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - spirituous beverages. Case 30/78. European Court Reports 1980 -02229

  • 61981CJ0246: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 June 1982. Nicholas William, Lord Bethell, v Commission of the European Communities. Competition. Air transport. Case 246/81. European Court Reports 1982 -02277

  • Cases pleaded before EU Courts (continued)

    • 61978CJ0030: Judgment of the Court of 10 July 1980. Distillers Company Limited v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - spirituous beverages. Case 30/78. European Court Reports 1980 -02229
    • 61981CJ0246: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 10 June 1982. Nicholas William, Lord Bethell, v Commission of the European Communities. Competition. Air transport. Case 246/81. European Court Reports 1982 -02277
    • 61984CO0142: Order of the Court of 18 June 1986. British American Tobacco Company Ltd and R. J. Reynolds Industries Inc. v Commission of the European Communities. Request for the production of documents - Confidentiality. Joined cases 142 and 156/84. European Court Reports 1986 -01899
    • 61989TO0001: Order of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 15 November 1990. Rhône-Poulenc SA and others v Commission of the European Communities. Confidentiality. Joined cases T-1/89 to T-4/89 and T- 6/89 to T-15/89. European Court Reports 1990 II-00637
    • 61994TJ0159: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber, extended composition) of 18 December 1997. Ajinomoto Co. Inc. and The NutraSweet Company v Council of the European Union. Action for annulment - Dumping - Aspartame - Right to a fair hearing - Normal value - Reference country - Patent - Injury. Joined cases T-159/94 and T-160/94. European Court Reports 1997 II- 02461
    • 61994TJ0290: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, extended composition) of 27 November 1997. Kaysersberg SA v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Regulation No 4064/89 - Decision declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market - Commitments - Feminine hygiene products - Action for annulment - Admissibility - Infringement of essential procedural requirements - Consultation of third parties - Dominant position. Case T-290/94. European Court Reports 1997 II-02137
    • 61995TJ0149: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber, extended composition) of 5 November 1997. Etablissements J. Richard Ducros v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Restructuring aid - Commission decision - Annulment - Admissibility. Case T-149/95. European Court Reports 1997 II-02031
    • 61994TJ0277: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, extended composition) of 22 May 1996. Associazione Italiana Tecnico Economica del Cemento (AITEC) v Commission of the European Communities. Decision declaring State aid unlawful - Requests for initiation of Treaty infringement proceedings - Rejected - Action for annulment of measures – Decision - Action for declaration of failure to act - Inadmissible. Case T-277/94. European Court Reports 1996 II-00351
    • 61993TJ0442: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, extended composition) of 27 April 1995. Association des Amidonneries de Céréales de la CEE, Levantina Agricola Industrial SA, Società Piemontese Amidi e Derivati SpA, Pfeifer & Langen, Ogilvie Aquitaine SA, Cargill BV and Latenstein Zetmeel BV v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Admissibility - Non-existence - Prior decision authorizing a general scheme of aid - Rights of complainants. Case T-442/93. European Court Reports 1995 II-01329
    • 61993TJ0435: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, extended composition) of 27 April 1995. Association of Sorbitol Producers within the EC (ASPEC), Cerestar Holding BV, Roquette Frères SA and Merck oHG v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Admissibility - Non-existence - Habilitation - Prior decision authorizing a general scheme of aid. Case T-435/93. European Court Reports 1995 II-01281
    • 61993TJ0443: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, extended composition) of 27 April 1995. Casillo Grani SNC v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Applicant declared bankrupt - Interest in bringing proceedings - No need to give a decision. Case T-443/93. European Court Reports 1995 II-01375
    • 61989TJ0080: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 6 April 1995. BASF AG and others v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Procedure - Competence - Commission’s Rules of Procedure. Joined cases T-80/89, T-81/89, T-83/89, T-87/89, T-88/89, T- 90/89, T-93/89, T-95/89, T-97/89, T-99/89, T-100/89, T-101/89, T-103/89, T-105/89, T-107/89 and T-112/89. European Court Reports 1995 II-00729
    • 61992TJ0034: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 27 October 1994. Fiatagri UK Ltd and New Holland Ford Ltd v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Information exchange system - Anti-competitive effect - Refusal to grant an exemption. Case T-34/92. European Court Reports 1994 II-00905
    • 61993TJ0017: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 15 July 1994. Matra Hachette SA v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Exemption decision - Joint venture. Case T-17/93. European Court Reports 1994 II-00595
    • 61991CJ0222: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 22 June 1993. Ministero delle Finanze and Ministero della Sanità v Philip Morris Belgium SA and others. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Consiglio di Stato - Italy. Labelling of tobacco products - Placing of health warnings on unit packets of tobacco products. Case C-222/91. European Court Reports 1993 I-03469
    • 61991CJ0225: Judgment of the Court of 15 June 1993. Matra SA v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Complaint by a competitor - Failure to initiate the investigation procedure - Action for annulment. Case C-225/91. European Court Reports 1993 I-03203
    • 61989TJ0079: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 27 February 1992. BASF AG and others v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Concepts of agreement and concerted practice - Procedure - Competence - Commission’s Rules of Procedure - Non- existence of the measure. Joined cases T-79/89, T-84/89, T-85/89, T-86/89, T-89/89, T-91/89, T-92/89, T-94/89, T-96/89, T- 98/89, T-102/89 and T-104/89. European Court Reports 1992 II-00315
    • 61989TJ0006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 17 December 1991. Enichem Anic SpA v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Concepts of agreement and concerted practice - Collective responsibility - Whether a party is answerable for an infringement. Case T-6/89. European Court Reports 1991 II-01623
    • 61989TJ0007: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 17 December 1991. SA Hercules Chemicals NV v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Concepts of agreement and concerted practice - Collective responsibility. Case T-7/89. European Court Reports 1991 II-01711
    • 61988CJ0021: Judgment of the Court of 20 March 1990. Du Pont de Nemours Italiana SpA v Unità sanitaria locale Nº 2 di Carrara. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale amministrativo regionale della Toscana - Italy. Public supply contracts - Reservation of 30 % of such contracts to undertakings located in a particular region. Case C-21/88. European Court Reports 1990 I-00889
    • 61987CJ0380: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 July 1989. Enichem Base and others v Comune di Cinisello Balsamo. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale amministrativo regionale della Lombardia - Italy. Approximation of laws - Prevention and disposal of waste - Plastic bags. Case 380/87. European Court Reports 1989 -02491
    • 61984CJ0142: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 November 1987. British-American Tobacco Company Ltd and R. J. Reynolds Industries Inc. v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Rights of complainants - Shareholding in a competing company. Joined cases 142 and 156/84. European Court Reports 1987 -04487
    • 61985CJ0089: Judgment of the Court of 27 September 1988. A. Ahlström Osakeyhtiö and others v Commission of the European Communities. Concerted practices between undertakings established in non-member countries affecting selling prices to purchasers established in the Community. Joined cases 89, 104, 114, 116, 117 and 125 to 129/85. European Court Reports 1988 – 05193
    • 61990CO0257: Order of the President of the Court of 25 October 1990. Italsolar SpA v Commission of the European Communities Aid financed by the European Development Fund - Invitation to tender - Readmission to the tendering procedure. Case C-257/90 R. European Court Reports 1990 I-03841
    • 61991TO0035: Order of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 28 November 1991. Eurosport Consortium v Commission of the European Communities. Intervention. Case T-35/91. European Court Reports 1991 II-01359
    • 61991CO0225: Order of the President of the Court of 4 December 1991. Matra SA v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Regional aid in the motor vehicle sector. Case C-225/91 R. European Court Reports 1991 I-05823
    • 61985CJ0089(01): Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 31 March 1993. A. Ahlström Osakeyhtiö and others v Commission of the European Communities. Concerted practices between undertakings established in non-member countries affecting selling prices to purchasers established in the Community. Joined cases C-89/85, C-104/85, C-114/85, C-116/85, C-117/85 and C-125/85 to C-129/85. European Court Reports 1993 I-01307
    • 61990CJ0257: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 January 1993. Italsolar SpA v Commission of the European Communities. Lomé Convention - Public works contract - Exclusion of a tenderer by the ACP States - Approval by the Commission - Action for annulment - Action for failure to act - Action for compensation. Case C-257/90. European Court Reports 1993 I-00009
    • 61985CO0089(04): Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 20 January 1994. A. Ahlström Osakeyhtiö and others v Commission of the European Communities. Costs - Rectification of the judgment. Joined cases C-89/85, C-104/85, C-114/85, C-116/85, C- 117/85, C-125/85, C-126/85, C-127/85, C-128/85 and C-129/85. European Court Reports 1994 I-00099
    • 61992CJ0137: Judgment of the Court of 15 June 1994. Commission of the European Communities v BASF AG, Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV, DSM NV, DSM Kunststoffen BV, Hüls AG, Elf Atochem SA, Société Artésienne de Vinyle SA, Wacker Chemie GmbH, Enichem SpA, Hoechst AG, Imperial Chemical Industries plc, Shell International Chemical Company Ltd and Montedison SpA. Appeal - Competition - Commission decision - Non-existence. Case C-137/92 P. European Court Reports 1994 I-02555
    • 61994TO0066: Order of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber, extended composition) of 6 February 1995. Auditel Srl v Commission of the European Communities. Intervention - Confidentiality - Rules on the use of languages. Case T-66/94. European Court Reports 1995 II-00239
    • 61994TO0290: Order of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber, extended composition) of 16 August 1995. Kaysersberg SA v Commission of the European Communities. Case T-290/94. European Court Reports 1995 II-02247
    • 61995TO0011: Order of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, extended composition) of 26 June 1996. BP Chemicals Ltd v Commission of the European Communities. Intervention - Rules on languages - Supporting documents in a language other than the language of the case - Request for derogation from the requirement that they be translated. Case T-11/95. European Court Reports 1996 II-00599
    • 61995CJ0267: Judgment of the Court of 5 December 1996. Merck & Co. Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd and Merck Sharp & Dohme International Services BV v Primecrown Ltd, Ketan Himatlal Mehta, Bharat Himatlal Mehta and Necessity Supplies Ltd and Beecham Group plc v Europharm of Worthing Ltd. References for a preliminary ruling: High Court of Justice, Chancery Division - United Kingdom. Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal - Interpretation of Articles 47 and 209 - End of transitional period - Articles 30 and 36 of the EC Treaty - Parallel imports of unpatentable pharmaceuticals. Joined cases C-267/95 and C-268/95. European Court Reports 1996 I- 06285
    • 61992CJ0051: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 July 1999. Hercules Chemicals NV v Commission of the European Communities. Appeal - Procedure - Obligation to deliver judgments in cases concerning the same decision at the same time - Rules of Procedure of the Commission - Procedure for the adoption of a decision by the College of Members of the Commission - Competition rules applicable to undertakings - Rights of the defence - Access to the file - Fine. Case C-51/92 P. European Court Reports 1999 I-04235
    • 61997TJ0296: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber, extended composition) of 12 December 2000. Alitalia - Linee aeree italiane SpA v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Recapitalisation of Alitalia by the Italian authorities - Classification of the measure - Private investor test - Examination by the Commission. Case T-296/97. European Court Reports 2000 II-03871
    • 61998CJ0291: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 November 2000. Sarrió SA v Commission of the European Communities. Appeal - Competition - Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty, now Article 81(1) EC - Concept of single infringement - Information exchange - Order - Fine - Determination of the amount - Method of calculation - Statement of reasons - Mitigating circumstances. Case C-291/98 P. European Court Reports 2000 I-09991
    • 61997TJ0125: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber, extended composition) of 22 March 2000. The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 - Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the common market - Action for annulment - Statement of reasons - Admissibility. Joined cases T-125/97 and T-127/97. European Court Reports 2000 II- 01733
    • 61995TJ0025: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber, extended composition) of 15 March 2000. Cimenteries CBR and Others v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) - Cement market - Rights of the defence - Access to the file - Single and continuous infringement - General agreement and measures of implementation - Liability for an infringement - Evidence of participation in the general agreement and measures of implementation - Links between the general agreement and the measures of implementation as regards objects and participants - Fine - Determination of the amount. Joined cases T-25/95, T-26/95, T-30/95, T-31/95, T-32/95, T- 34/95, T-35/95, T-36/95, T-37/95, T-38/95, T-39/95, T-42/95, T- 43/95, T-44/95, T-45/95, T-46/95, T-48/95, T-50/95, T-51/95, T-52/95, T-53/95, T- 54/95, T-55/95, T-56/95, T-57/95, T-58/95, T-59/95, T-60/95, T-61/95, T-62/95, T-63/95, T-64/95, T-65/95, T-68/95, T- 69/95, T-70/95, T-71/95, T-87/95, T-88/95, T-103/95 and T- 104/95. European Court Reports 2000 II-00491
    • 61992CJ0049: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 July 1999. Commission of the European Communities v Anic Partecipazioni SpA. Appeal - Commission’s Rules of Procedure - Procedure for the adoption of a decision by the College of Members of the Commission - Competition rules applicable to undertakings - Concepts of agreement and concerted practice - Responsibility of an undertaking for an infringement as a whole - Attachment of liability for the infringement - Fine. Case C-49/92 P. European Court Reports 1999 I-04125
    • 61994TJ0305: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber, extended composition) of 20 April 1999. Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV, Elf Atochem SA, BASF AG, Shell International Chemical Company Ltd, DSM NV, DSM Kunststoffen BV, Wacker-Chemie GmbH, Hoechst AG, Société artésienne de vinyle, Montedison SpA, Imperial Chemical Industries plc, Hüls AG and Enichem SpA v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Article 85 of the EC Treaty - Effects of a judgment annulling e measure - Rights of the defence - Fine. Joined cases T-305/94, T-306/94, T-307/94, T-313/94 to T-316/94, T-318/94, T-325/94, T-328/94, T-329/94 and T-335/94. European Court Reports 1999 II-00931
    • 61995TJ0011: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, extended composition) of 15 September 1998. BP Chemicals Limited v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Action for annulment - Time-limits - Persons individually concerned - Private market economy investor principle - Opening of the procedure provided for in Article 93(2) of the Treaty. Case T-11/95. European Court Reports 1998 II-03235
    • 61995CJ0008: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 28 May 1998. New Holland Ford Ltd v Commission of the European Communities. Appeal - Admissibility - Question of law - Question of fact - Competition - Information exchange system - Restriction of competition - Refusal to grant an exemption. Case C-8/95 P. European Court Reports 1998 I-03175
    • 61998CJ0076: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 3 May 2001. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and The NutraSweet Company v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities. Appeal - Dumping - Normal value - Existence of a patent in the exporter’s domestic market - Effect on the lawfulness of the regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty of an allegedly illegal element of the regulation imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty. Joined cases C-76/98 P and C-77/98 P. European Court Reports 2001 I- 03223
    • 61999CJ0280: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 21 June 2001. Moccia Irme SpA, Ferriera Lamifer SpA and Ferriera Acciaieria Casilina SpA v Commission of the European Communities. Appeal - Aid to the steel industry - Restructuring of the iron and steel sector. Joined cases C-280/99 P to C-282/99 P. European Court Reports 2001 I-04717
    • 62001TO0105: Order of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 6 June 2002. Società Lavori Impianti Metano Sicilia (SLIM Sicilia) v Commission of the European Communities. European Regional Development Fund - Projects co-financed by the ERDF - Refusal to extend the time-limit for the submission of an application for final payment - Action for annulment - Admissibility. Case T-105/01. European Court Reports 2002 II-02697
    • 61999CJ0238: Judgment of the Court of 15 October 2002. Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV (LVM) (C-238/99 P), DSM NV and DSM Kunststoffen BV (C-244/99 P), Montedison SpA (C- 245/99 P), Elf Atochem SA (C-247/99 P), Degussa AG (C- 250/99 P), Enichem SpA (C-251/99 P), Wacker-Chemie GmbH and Hoechst AG (C-252/99 P) and Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI) (C-254/99 P) v Commission of the European Communities. Appeal - Competition - Polyvinylchloride (PVC) - Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) - Annulment of a Commission decision - New decision - Documents predating the first decision - Res judicata - Principle of non bis in idem - Limitation - Reasonable period - Statement of reasons - Access to the file - Fair hearing - Professional secrecy - Self-incrimination - Private life - Fines. Joined cases C-238/99 P, C-244/99 P, C-245/99 P, C-247/99 P, C- 250/99 P to C-252/99 P and C-254/99 P. European Court Reports 2002 I-08375
    • 61999TJ0061: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 11 December 2003. Adriatica di Navigazione SpA v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) - Definition of the relevant market - Statement of reasons - Price fixing agreements - Evidence of participation in a cartel - Evidence of distantiation - Principle of non-discrimination - Fines - Criteria for assessment. Case T-61/99. European Court Reports 2003 II-05349
    • 62000CJ0204: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 January 2004. Aalborg Portland A/S (C-204/00 P), Irish Cement Ltd (C- 205/00 P), Ciments français SA (C-211/00 P), Italcementi - Fabbriche Riunite Cemento SpA (C-213/00 P), Buzzi Unicem SpA (C-217/00 P) and Cementir - Cementerie del Tirreno SpA (C-219/00 P) v Commission of the European Communities. Appeal - Competition - Cement market - Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) - Jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance - Rights of the defence - Access to the file - Single and continuous infringement - Liability for an infringement - Evidence of participation in the general agreement and measures of implementation - Fine - Determination of the amount. Joined cases C-204/00 P, C-205/00 P, C-211/00 P, C-213/00 P, C- 217/00 P and C-219/00 P. European Court Reports 2004 I-00123
    • 62000TJ0050: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 8 July 2004. Dalmine SpA v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Cartels - Markets for seamless steel pipes and tubes - Duration ofthe infringement - Fines. Case T-50/00. European Court Reports 2004 II-02395
    • 62006TO0011: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 13 July 2006. Romana Tabacchi SpA v Commission of the European Communities. Application for interim measures - Application for suspension of operation - Competition - Payment of a fine - Bank guarantee -Prima facie case - Urgency - Weighing up of interests - Partial and conditional suspension. Case T-11/06 R. European Court Reports 2006 II-02491
    • 62004CJ0407: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 January 2007. Dalmine SpA v Commission of the European Communities. Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Seamless steel tubes market - Protection of domestic markets - Supply contract - Rights of the defence - Self-incrimination - Anonymous evidence - Fine - Statement of reasons - Equal treatment - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Size of the relevant market and of the undertaking concerned - Attenuating circumstances. Case C-407/04 P. European Court Reports 2007 I-00829
    • 62005CJ0020: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8 November 2007. Criminal proceedings against Karl Josef Wilhelm Schwibbert. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale civile e penale di Forlì - Italy. Directive 98/34/EC - Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations - Obligation to communicate draft technical regulations - National law requiring the distinctive sign of the national body responsible for collecting copyright royalties to be affixed to compact discs placed on the market - Definition of ‛technical regulation’. Case C-20/05. European Court Reports 2007 I-09447
    • 62001TJ0301: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber, extended composition) of 9 July 2008. Alitalia - Linee aeree italiane SpA v Commission of the European Communities. State aid - Recapitalisation of Alitalia by the Italian authorities - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market - Decision taken following a judgment of the Court of First Instance annulling an earlier decision - Admissibility - Infringement of Article 233 EC - Infringement of Articles 87 EC and 88 EC - Conditions for authorising the aid - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based. Case T-301/01. European Court Reports 2008 II-01753
    • 62006TA0332: Case T-332/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 March 2009 Alcoa Trasformazioni v Commission (State aid — Electricity — Preferential tariff — Decision initiating the procedure under Article 88(2) EC — Admissibility — Notion of State aid — New aid or existing aid — Advantage — Statement of reasons — Legitimate expectations — Legal certainty) OJ C 113, 16.5.2009, p. 32–32
    • 62007CJ0352: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 2 April 2009. A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite Srl and Others v Ministero della Salute and Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) (C-352/07), Sanofi Aventis SpA v Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) (C-353/07), IFB Stroder Srl v Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) (C-354/07), Schering Plough SpA v Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) (C-355/07), Bayer SpA v Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) and Ministero della Salute (C-356/07), Simesa SpA v Ministero della Salute and Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) (C-365/07), Abbott SpA v Ministero della Salute and Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) (C- 366/07), Baxter SpA v Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) (C-367/07) and SALF SpA v Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA) and Ministero della Salute (C-400/07). References for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale amministrativo regionale del Lazio - Italy. Directive 89/105/EEC - Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use - Article 4 - Price freeze - Price reduction. Joined cases C-352/07 to C- 356/07, C-365/07 to C-367/07 and C-400/07. European Court Reports 2009 I-02495
    • 62004TJ0127: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 6 May 2009. KME Germany AG, KME France SAS and KME Italy SpA v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for copper industrial tubes - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Price-fixing and market-sharing - Fines - Actual impact on the market - Size of the market concerned - Duration of the infringement - Attenuating circumstances - Cooperation. Case T-127/04. European Court Reports 2009 II-01167
    • 62005TA0025: Case T-25/05: Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2010 KME Germany and Others v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Copper plumbing tube industry — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Fines — Actual impact on the market — Size of the relevant market — Duration of the infringement — Ability to pay — Cooperation) OJ C 179, 3.7.2010, p. 31–32
    • 62006TJ0196: Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber, extended composition) of 16 June 2011. Edison SpA v European Commission. Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Imputability of the infringement - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based. Case T-196/06. European Court Reports 2011 II-03149
    • 62007TJ0059: Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 13 July 2011. Polimeri Europa SpA v European Commission. Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Imputability of the offending conduct - Single infringement - Proof of the existence of the cartel - Fines - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Aggravating circumstances. Case T-59/07. European Court Reports 2011 II-04687
    • 62009CJ0194: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 July 2011. Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl v European Commission. Appeal - State aid - Preferential electricity tariff - Finding that there is no aid - Measure amended and extended - Decision to initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) EC - Existing or new aid - Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 - Article 1(b)(v) - Obligation to state reasons - Principles of legal certainty and the protection of legitimate expectations. Case C-194/09 P. European Court Reports 2011 I-06311
    • 62006TJ0011: Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 5 October 2011. Romana Tabacchi Srl v European Commission. Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Italian market for the purchase and first processing of raw tobacco - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Price-fixing and market- sharing - Participation in the infringement- Duration of the infringement - Fines - Attenuating circumstances - Maximum limit of 10% of turnover - Equal treatment - Power of unlimited jurisdiction. Case T-11/06. European Court Reports 2011 II-06681
    • 62009CJ0272: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 December 2011. KME Germany AG, KME France SAS and KME Italy SpA v European Commission. Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for copper industrial tubes - Fines - Size of the market, duration of the infringement and cooperation capable of being taken into consideration Effective judicial remedy. Case C-272/09 P. European Court Reports 2011 -00000
    • 62010CJ0389: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 December 2011. KME Germany AG, KME France SAS and KME Italy SpA v European Commission. Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for copper plumbing tubes Fines - Size of the market, duration of the infringement and cooperation capable of being taken into consideration - Effective judicial remedy. Case C-389/10 P. European Court Reports 2011 -00000
    • 62011CJ0446: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 5 December 2013. European Commission v Edison SpA. Appeals - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European market for hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Imputability of the unlawful conduct - Obligation to state reasons. Case C-446/11 P. European Court Reports 2013 -00000
    • 62013TB0305: Case T-305/13 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 13 June 2014 SACE and Sace BT v Commission (Application for interim measures — State aid — Capital injections in favour of an insurance company by its public holding company — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery Application for suspension of operation of the decision — Prima facie case — Urgency — Weighing up of interests) OJ C 315, 15.9.2014, p. 60–60
    • 62012TB0241: Joined Cases T-241/12 and T-210/13: Order of the General Court of 7 March 2014. Versalis v Commission (Competition Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Partial annulment and alteration by the General Court of the Commission’s decision — Reopening of the procedure — New statement of objections — Closure of the procedure — No need to adjudicate) OJ C 135, 5.5.2014, p. 37–38
    • 62000TO0231: Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 December 2012. Adriatica di Navigazione SpA and Comitato “Venezia vuole vivere” v European Commission. Action for annulment - State aid - Relief from social security contributions for firms in Venice and Chioggia - Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the common market and requiring recovery of aid paid - Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law. Case T-231/00. European Court Reports 2012 -00000
    • 62009TB0058: Case T-58/09: Order of the General Court of 2 September 2010. Schemaventotto v Commission (Action for annulment — Concentrations — Abandonment of an intended concentration — Decision to close the procedure opened under Article 21(4) of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 — Act not amenable to review — Inadmissibility) OJ C 288, 23.10.2010, p. 41–41
    • 62010CO0446: Order of the President of the Court of 14 December 2011. Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl v European Commission. Appeal - Application for interim measures - State aids. Case C-446/10 P(R). European Court Reports 2011 -00000
    • 62010TB0422: Case T-422/10 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 12 July 2011. Emme v Commission (Interim measures — Competition — Commission decision imposing a fine — Bank guarantee. Application to suspend the operation of a measure — Financial loss — No exceptional circumstances — No urgency) OJ C 269, 10.9.2011, p. 49–49
    • 62010TB0177: Case T-177/10 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 9 July 2010. Alcoa Trasformazioni v Commission (Interim measures — State aid — Preferential electricity tariffs — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency) OJ C 234, 28.8.2010, p. 38–38
    • 62008TB0433: Case T-433/08 R: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 20 November 2008. SIAE v Commission (Application for interim measures — Commission decision ordering the cessation of a concerted practice in relation to the collective management of copyright — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency) OJ C 32, 7.2.2009, p. 36–37
    • 62007TB0012: Case T-12/07: Order of the Court of First Instance of 2 July 2008. Polimeri Europa v Commission (No need to give a decision) OJ C 223, 30.8.2008, p. 43–43
    • 62008TJ0103: Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 December 2012. Versalis SpA and Eni SpA v European Commission. Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Chloroprene rubber market - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Price fixing and market sharing - Attributability of the unlawful conduct - Obligation to state the reasons on which a decision is based - Rights of the defence - Evidence of involvement in the agreement - Single and continuous infringement - Fines - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Repeat offending - Deterrence - Attenuating circumstances - Maximum turnover limit of 10% - Cooperation - 2002 Leniency Notice - Equal treatment - Proportionality. Case T-103/08. European Court Reports 2012 -00000
    • 62008TA0433: Case T-433/08: Judgment of the General Court of 12 April 2013. SIAE v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Copyright relating to public performance of musical works via the internet, satellite and cable retransmission — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Sharing of the geographic market — Bilateral agreements between national collecting societies — Concerted practices precluding the possibility of granting multi-territory and multi-repertoire licences — Proof — Presumption of innocence) OJ C 156, 1.6.2013, p. 36–36
    • 62011CJ0511: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 June 2013. Versalis SpA v European Commission. Appeals - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in butadiene rubber and styrene-butadiene rubber manufactured by emulsion polymerisation - Fixing price targets, sharing clients by non- aggression agreements and exchanging commercial information - Evidence - Attributability of unlawful conduct - Amount of the fine - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Aggravating circumstance - Repeated infringement. Case C-511/11 P, EU:C:2013:386.
    • 62011TA0305: Case T-305/11: Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2014. Italmobiliare v Commission (Competition — Administrative proceeding — Decision to request information — Necessity of the information requested — Principle of sound administration — Duty to state reasons — Proportionality) OJ C 135, 5.5.2014, p. 32–32
    • Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber), 16 October 2014. Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl v European Commission. State aid — Electricity — Preferential tariff — Decision declaring aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery — Advantage — Obligation to state reasons — Amount of the aid — New aid. Case T‑177/10, EU:T:2014:897
    • Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber), 12 December 2014. Eni SpA v European Commission. Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for paraffin waxes — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Price-fixing — Evidence of the infringement — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Equal treatment — Aggravating circumstances — Repeated infringement — Obligation to state reasons — Mitigating circumstances — Substantially limited participation — Infringement committed as a result of negligence — Rights of the defence — Unlimited jurisdiction. Case T‑558/08, EU:T:2014:1080
    • 62013CJ0093: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 5 March 2015. European Commission v Versalis SpA and Eni SpA and Versalis SpA and Eni SpA v European Commission. Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices. Chloroprene rubber market - Succession of production entities - Imputability of the unlawful conduct - Fines - Repeated infringement - Unlimited jurisdiction. Joined cases C-93/13 P and C-123/13 P, EU:C:2015:150.
    • Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 June 2015. Servizi assicurativi del commercio estero SpA (SACE) and Sace BT SpA v European Commission. State aid — Export-credit insurance — Reinsurance cover provided by a public undertaking to its subsidiary — Capital contributions to cover the subsidiary’s losses — Concept of State aid — Imputability to the State — Private investor test — Obligation to state reasons. Case T-305/13, T:2015:435
    • Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 July 2015. Trafilerie Meridionali SpA v European Commission. Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for prestressing steel — Price-fixing, market-sharing and exchange of commercially sensitive information — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Single and continuous infringement — Proportionality — Principle that the penalty must fit the offence — Unlimited jurisdiction. Case T-422/10, EU:T:2015:512
    • Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 January 2016. DHL Express (Italy) Srl and DHL Global Forwarding (Italy) SpA v Autorità. Garante della Concorrenza e del mercato. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Competition policy — Article 101 TFEU — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — International freight forwarding sector — National competition authorities — Legal status of instruments of the European Competition Network — Model Leniency Programme of that network — Application for immunity submitted to the Commission — Summary application for immunity submitted to national competition authorities — Relationship between those two applications. Case C-428/14, ECLI:EU:C:2016:27
    • Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 January 2016. Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl v European Commission. Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure — State aid — Aid granted by the Italian Republic in favour of Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl — Reimbursement by the Equalisation Fund of part of the electricity costs invoiced to that company by its supplier — Incompatibility with the common market — Advantage — European Commission required to undertake an economic analysis. Case C-604/14 P, EU:C:2016:54
    • Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 10 March 2016. Italmobiliare SpA v European Commission. Appeal — Competition — Market for ‘cement and related products’ — Administrative procedure — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 18(1) and (3) — Decision requesting information — Statement of reasons — Clarification of the application. Case C-268/14 P, EU:C:2016:152
    • Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 September 2016. (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio — Italy) — Google Ireland Limited, Google Italy Srl v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Lack of sufficient information concerning the factual and legal context of the dispute in the main proceedings and the reasons justifying the need for a reply to the question referred — Manifest inadmissibility) Case C-322/15: ECLI:EU:C:2016:672
    • Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 September 2016. Microsoft Mobile Sales International Oy and Others v Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali (MiBAC) and Others. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Approximation of laws — Intellectual property — Copyright and related rights — Directive 2001/29/EC — Exclusive right of reproduction — Exceptions and limitations — Article 5(2)(b) — Private copying exception. Fair compensation — Conclusion of agreements governed by private law to determine the criteria for exemption from payment of fair compensation — Request for reimbursement of compensation confined to the final user. Case C-110/15, EU:C:2016:717
    • Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 23 November 2017. Servizi assicurativi del commercio estero SpA (SACE) and Sace BT SpA v European Commission. Appeal — State aid — Export credit insurance — Reinsurance cover provided by a public undertaking to its subsidiary — Capital contributions to cover the subsidiary’s losses — Notion of State aid — Imputability to the State — Private investor test. Case C-472/15 P, EU:C:2017:885
    • Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 23 January 2018. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Others v Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Competition — Article 101 TFEU — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Medicinal products — Directive 2001/83/EC — Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 — Allegations of risks associated with the use of a medicinal product for a treatment not covered by its marketing authorisation (off-label) — Definition of relevant market — Ancillary restriction — Restriction of competition by object — Exemption. Case C-179/16, EU:C:2018:25
    • Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 12 July 2018. Pirelli & C. SpA v European Commission. Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for power cables — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Single and continuous infringement — Imputability of the infringement — Presumption — Obligation to state reasons — Fundamental rights — Proportionality — Equal treatment — Beneficium ordinis seu excussionis — Unlimited jurisdiction. Case T-455/14, EU:T:2018:450
    • Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 12 July 2018. Prysmian SpA and Prysmian Cavi e Sistemi Srl v European Commission. Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for power cables — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Single and continuous infringement — Illegal nature of the inspection decision — Reasonable time — Principle of sound administration — Principle of personal responsibility — Joint and several liability for payment of the fine — Sufficient proof of the infringement — Duration of the infringement — Fines — Proportionality Equal treatment — Unlimited jurisdiction. Case T-475/14, EU:T:2018:448
    • Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 September 2018. Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato v Wind Tre SpA and Vodafone Italia SpA. References for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. References for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 2005/29/EC — Unfair commercial practices — Article 3(4) — Scope — Articles 5, 8 and 9 — Aggressive commercial practices — Annexe I, point 29 — Commercial practices which are aggressive in all circumstances — Inertia selling — Directive 2002/21/EC — Directive 2002/22/EC — Telecommunication services — Sale of SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards containing certain pre-installed and pre- activated services — Failure to give prior information to consumers. Joined Cases C-54/17 and C-55/17, EU:C:2018:710
    • Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber, Extended Composition) of 19 March 2019. Italian Republic and Others v European Commission. State aid — Measures adopted by a consortium of banks governed by private law for the benefit of one of its members — Measures authorised by the Central Bank of the Member State — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Action for annulment — Definition of State aid — Whether imputable to the State. State resources. Joined Cases T-98/16, T-196/16 and T-198/16, EU:T:2019:167
    • Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 March 2019. Mobit Soc. cons. arl v Regione Toscana and Autolinee Toscane SpA v Mobit Soc. cons. arl. Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 — Public passenger transport services by rail and by road — Article 5 — Award of public service contracts — Article 5(2) — Direct award — Concept of ‘internal operator’ — Authority exercising similar control — Article 8(2) — Transitional arrangements — Deadline for the expiry of the direct award. Joined Cases C-350/17 and C-351/17, EU:C:2019:237
    • Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 24 September 2020. Prysmian SpA and Prysmian Cavi e Sistemi Srl v European Commission. Appeal – Competition – Cartels – European market for submarine and underground power cables – Market allocation in connection with projects – Single and continuous infringement – Succession of legal entities – Attributability of unlawful conduct – Principle of equal treatment – Distortion of evidence – Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Article 20 – European Commission’s powers of inspection in cartel proceedings – Power to copy data without a prior examination and to examine the data subsequently at the Commission’s premises – Fines. Case C-601/18 P, EU:C:2020:751
    • Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 28 October 2020. Pirelli & C. SpA v European Commission. Appeal – Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – European market for power cables – Market allocation in connection with projects – Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Article 23(2) – Powers of the European Commission in the area of fines – Imputability of the infringement – Presumption of actual exercise of decisive influence – Obligation to state reasons – Fundamental rights – Beneficium ordinis seu excussionis – Unlimited jurisdiction. Case C-611/18 P, EU:C:2020:868
    • Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber, Extended Composition) of 24 February 2021. Anthony Braesch and Others v European Commission. Action for annulment – State aid – Aid for the precautionary restructuring of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena – Preliminary examination stage – Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market – Plea of inadmissibility – Status as an interested party – Interest in bringing proceedings – Locus standi – Admissibility. Case T-161/18, EU:T:2021:102
    • Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 2 March 2021. European Commission v Italian Republic and Others. Appeal – State aid – Measures adopted by a consortium of banks governed by private law for the benefit of one of its members – Measures authorised by the Central Bank of the Member State – Concept of ‘State aid’ – Whether imputable to the State – State resources – Evidence supporting the conclusion that a measure is imputable – Distortion of elements of fact and of law – Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market. Case C-425/19 P, EU:C:2021:154
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SELECTED ACTIVITIES

  • President, Associazione Italiana Giuristi Europei (AIGE)
  • Member, Commission on Law and Practices Relating to Competition, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris

  • Professor, College of Europe, Bruges

Publications

“ECN+ Directive Transposed Into Italian Law,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memorandum, December 7, 2021

“Artificial intelligence: algorithms and competition”, M. SIRAGUSA, Artificial Intelligence and Competition Law, Concurrences, N.3-2021;

“Do we need to revise antitrust law?”, M. SIRAGUSA, XIV Treviso Antitrust Virtual Conference, E.A. Raffaelli ed. Giuffrè, forthcoming by 2021; 

“Agents and Distributors: should definitions be revised?” M. SIRAGUSA-A. SETARI, The VBER and Vertical Guidelines: Revision or Reform? Reflection on critical issues, Concurrences N° 1-2021;

“I 30 anni della legge antitrust”, M. SIRAGUSA, Legalcommunity, November 2020;

“Selection of Recent Developments in EU Competition Law”, M. SIRAGUSA-A. V. ROCCHI, Concorrenza e Mercato, Rassegna Stampa, 2020;

“Le intese orizzontali”, M. SIRAGUSA-L. RUOCCO, Dizionario sistematico della Concorrenza,  L. F. Pace ed., CEDAM, 2nd edition 2020;

“Vertical Restraints”, M. SIRAGUSA & G. FAELLA eds, EU Competition Law Vol. VI, Claeys & Casteels, 2020;

“Payment Services in the EU: Price Regulation to Protect a Duopoly”, M. SIRAGUSA- M. DOLMANS-R. SUBIOTTO-P. GILBERT & J. MESSENT, Competition Law Journal. Elgaronline, 2020;

“Il ruolo degli operatori pubblici nella transizione energetica”, M. SIRAGUSA La Strategia energetica nazionale: ‘governance’ e strumenti di attuazione. Annuario di Diritto dell’energia, L. Carbon, G. Napolitano & A. Zoppini eds. Il Mulino, 2019;

“USA Against Big Tech, All Possible Scenarios and What It Means to Europe”, M. SIRAGUSA, Agenda Digitale, 2019;

“Private Antitrust Enforcement in Italy”, M. SIRAGUSA-A. COMINO, Antitrust Chronicle, Vol. 3, N°1. Competition Policy International, 2019;

“A un anno dall’attuazione della direttiva: analisi di un caso”, M. SIRAGUSA, XIII Treviso Antitrust Conference, E.A. Raffaelli ed. Giuffrè, 2019;

“The Electricité De France ‘Blue Ciel’ Trademark Case Between Competition and Intellectual Property: Old or New Form of Abuse of Dominance?”,  M. SIRAGUSA-F.M. SALERNO, The Interplay Between Competition Law and Intellectual Property: An International Perspective, G. Muscolo & M. Tavassi eds. Wolters Kluwers, 2018;

“Disapplication of National Law Conflicting with EU Competition Rules: the Italian Competition Authority’s Decision-Making Practice”, M. SIRAGUSA, Europäisches, deutsches und internationales Kartellrecht, Otto Schmidt, 2018;

“The EU Court of Justice Clarifies the Scope of the Regulatory Framework for Three-Party Schemes but Individual Assessment Is Needed to Determine Whether Fee Caps Apply”, M. SIRAGUSA. Concurrences, 2018;

“The Italian chapter”, M. SIRAGUSA-G.C. RIZZA, Competition: Merger Control, Chambers Legal Practice Guide, 2014;

“L’effetto delle decisioni delle autorità nazionali della concorrenza nei giudizi per il risarcimento del danno: la proposta della Commissione e il suo impatto nell’ordinamento italiano”, M. SIRAGUSA, Concorrenza e Mercato. Giuffrè 2014;

“Italy”, M. SIRAGUSA-G.C. RIZZA, The International Comparative Legal Guide to Cartels & Leniency, Global Legal Group, from 2008 to 2013.

Excessive Prices in Energy Markets: Some Unorthodox Thoughts, M. SIRAGUSA,  European Competition Law Annual 2007, C.-D. Ehlermann & M. Marquis eds. Oxford and Portland Oregon, 2008;

“Leniency for companies that cooperate with the Commission’s investigation”, M. SIRAGUSA-G.C. RIZZA-C. SJÖDIN, EU Competition Law, Vol. III: Cartels and Collusive Behaviour - Restrictive Agreements and Practices Between Competitors, M. SIRAGUSA-G. C. RIZZA eds. Claeys & Casteels, Leuven, 1st edition 2007, 2nd edition 2012;

“Italian Merger Control Law”, M. SIRAGUSA-M. BERETTA, Merger Control Worldwide. Cambridge University Press, 2012;

“Italy chapter”, M. SIRAGUSA-M. BERETTA-M. BAY, Competition Laws Outside the United States. ABA, 2nd edition, 2012;

“I mercati rilevanti dei prodotti e servizi e la regolazione ex ante”, M. SIRAGUSA-M. D’OSTUNI-F. MARINI BALESTRA, Diritto delle comunicazioni elettroniche: Telecomunicazioni e televisione dopo la terza riforma comunitaria del 2009, F. Bassan ed. Giuffré, 2010;

“Italy”, M. SIRAGUSA-G. C. RIZZA, Anti-Cartel Enforcement Worldwide, M. H. Dabbah & B. E. Hawk eds. Cambridge University Press, 2009;

“Legge 10 ottobre 1990 n. 287. Norme per la tutela della concorrenza e del mercato – Art. 3”, M. SIRAGUSA, Codice Ipertestuale della concorrenza e del mercato, Kluwer, 2009;

“La responsabilità civile in materia antitrust (art. 33, comma 2, L. 10.10.1190 n. 287)”, M. SIRAGUSA-C. F. EMANUELE-M. D’OSTUNI,  Codice Ipertestuale della Responsabilità Civile. Kluwer, 2008;

“Collective Actions in Italy: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’”, M. SIRAGUSA-E. GUERRI, Global Competition Litigation Review, Vol. 1. Thomson Sweet & Maxwell, 2008;

“Gli strumenti di iniziativa dell’impresa nei procedimenti davanti all’Autorità”, M. SIRAGUSA-E. GUERRI, Poteri e garanzie nel diritto antitrust. L’esperienza italiana nel sistema della modernizzazione, G. Bruzzone ed. Il Mulino, 2008.

“Italy”, M. SIRAGUSA-M. BERETTA, Merger Control Worldwide, 2nd Supplement to the 1st edition, Cambridge University Press, 2008;

“Italy, Private Antitrust Litigation” M. SIRAGUSA-G.C. RIZZA-M. D’OSTUNI, Getting the Deal Through. Law Business Research, 2008;

“Economia e Diritto Antitrust”, M. SIRAGUSA-L. PROSPERETTI-M. BERETTA-M. MERINI. Carocci, 2006;

“Recent Developments in Italian Competition Law”, M. SIRAGUSA-M. BERETTA-S. VALENTINO, First Supplement and Update of Competition Laws Outside the United States. ABA Section of Antitrust Law, 2005;

“Italian Merger Control Law”, M. SIRAGUSA-M. BERETTA, Merger Control Worldwide. Cambridge University Press, 2005;

“L’applicazione degli articoli 81 e 82 del trattato CE in seguito all’introduzione del Regolamento 1/2003”, M. SIRAGUSA-E. GUERRI, Il Diritto Industriale, N°4. Ipsoa, 2004;

“Critical Remarks on the Commission’s Legal Analysis in its Report on Competition in Professional Services” M. SIRAGUSA, The Relationship Between Competition Law and the (Liberal) Professions, European Competition Law Annual 2004. Hart Publishing 2014;

“Joint Venture and Cooperation Between Undertakings”, M. SIRAGUSA, Competition Law of the European Community, 2nd edition, V. Korah ed. LexisNexis, 2003;

“Il campo di applicazione del Nuovo Regolamento Auto: alcune osservazioni in tema di pezzi di ricambio e servizi di riparazione”, M. SIRAGUSA-P. MERLINO Contratto e Impresa – Europa. Cedam-Padova, 2003;

“I Rapporti tra i soggetti del sistema della concorrenza: riparto di competenze e circolazione di informazioni”, M. SIRAGUSA, La formazione dei giudici nazionali nel diritto comunitario della concorrenza, Quaderni del Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura, 2003.

“Una prima analisi del regime delle prove nel diritto della concorrenza: la giurisprudenza del Tar e del Consiglio di Stato”, M. SIRAGUSA-L. DE SANCTIS, Antitrust between EC Law and National Law XII Conference, E.A. Raffaelli ed. Bruylant, 2003;

“Il nuovo quadro regolatorio delle comunicazioni e i rapporti con il diritto della Concorrenza”, M. SIRAGUSA-S. CIULLO, Mercato Concorrenza Regole N° 3, December 2002;

“Il ruolo del giurista nella costruzione dell’Europa”,  M. SIRAGUSA, Diritto Romano Attuale. 2001;

“The Modernization of EC Competition Law: Risks of Inconsistency and Forum Shopping”, M. SIRAGUSA, European Competition Law Annual 2000. The Modernisation of EC Antitrust Policy, C.-D. Ehlermann & I. Atanasiu eds. Hart Publishing 2001;

“A Critical Review of the White Paper on the Reform of the EC Competition Law Enforcement Rules”, M. SIRAGUSA, Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 23, 1999.

“Il diritto della concorrenza italiano e comunitario: un nuovo rapporto”, M. SIRAGUSA-G. SCASSELLATI-SFORZOLINI,  Cronache Italiane, A. Tizzano ed. Il Foro Italiano, April 1992;

“Il Controllo delle Concentrazioni a Livello CEE:  Una Prima Analisi Pratica delle Decisioni della Commissione”, M. SIRAGUSA-R. SUBIOTTO, Giurisprudenza Commerciale, Anno XIX, 1992;

“Ein Jahr EG-Fusionskontrolle - eine Zwischenbilanz aus der Sicht des Praktikers”, M. SIRAGUSA-R. SUBIOTTO, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb, 1991;

“The EEC Merger Regulation: the Commission’s Evolving Case Law”, M. SIRAGUSA-R. SUBIOTTO, Common Market Law Review. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991;

“The EEC Merger Control Regulation – the Fruits of Nine Months’Application”,  M. SIRAGUSA,  Private Investments Abroad - Problems and Solutions in International Business. The Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1991;

“Current Procedural and Litigation Aspects of Mergers and Takeovers,” M. SIRAGUSA. Fordham Corporate Law Institute, 1990;

“Notification of Agreements in the EEC-To Notify or Not to Notify”, M. SIRAGUSA, United States and Common Market Antitrust Policies 1986, Hawk ed. Fordham Corporate Law Institute, 1987;

“Recent Developments and Future Trends of Community Law Affecting Business Operations”, M. SIRAGUSA, Private Investments Abroad - Problems and Solutions in International Business.  The Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1984;

“Technology Transfers under EEC law: A Private View”, M. SIRAGUSA, Fordham Corporate Law Institute, 1983;

“The Application of Article 86 to the Pricing Policy of Dominant Companies:  Discriminatory and Unfair Prices”, M. SIRAGUSA,  Common Market Law Review, Vol. 16. Wolters Kluwer, 1979;

“Application of Article 86: Tying Arrangements, Refusals to deal, Discrimination and other cases of Abuse”, M. SIRAGUSA, Regulating the Behavior of Monopolies and Dominant Undertakings in Community Law, J. A. Van Damme ed. De Tempel, 1977.

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