Media Mentions
2011
"McDermott Advises Munich Re and Methorios Capital S.p.A. on Key Matters"
TopLegal Magazine, September 27, 2011
McDermott Italy is cited in relation to our work in assisting Munich Re and Methorios Capital S.p.A. on a corporate, antitrust and tax matter. Partners Filippo Mazza, Mario Martinelli and Veronica Pinotti are mentioned.
Mario Martinelli, Filippo Mazza, Veronica Pinotti, Antitrust & Competition, Corporate, International Tax, Italy, Tax
2010
“Italy: hottest PV market in Europe in 2011”
Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 10 November 10
Carsten Steinhauer was quoted in an article which looks at Italy topping the European PV markets in 2011 in terms of year-on-year growth and returns available to PV project equity investors.
Carsten Steinhauer, Energy - Italy, Energy Advisory, European Energy, Italy
“Italy requests bank acquisition review”
Global Competition Review, 12 October 2010
Veronica Pinotti was quoted in an article which looks at Italy’s Competition Authority's request for power to review Crédit Agricole’s €740 million purchase of 172 bank branches from Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo.
Veronica Pinotti, Antitrust & Competition, EU Competition, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Veronica Pinotti was quoted in Global Competition Review (22 June 2010) in a piece which looks at Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo's plans to merge its four insurance businesses. Ms Pinotti said, ''Four years on from the commitment decision and with the consequences of the financial crisis and market conditions have substantially changed in the insurance sector." She continued, ''This may have a decisive impact on the authority's decision as to whether the divesture of Sud Polo Vita is still required. It will also depend on what other commitments are offered by Intesa Sanapaolo and whether they are capable of outweighing the authority's remaining competition concerns.''
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, EU Regulatory, Italy
Carsten Steinhauer was quoted in an article published byProject Finance Magazine (1 May 2010) which looks at Italian PV solar projects and the period of uncertainty as the Italian government backs away from the most attractive feed-in tariffs in Europe.
Carsten Steinhauer, Corporate, Energy - Italy, Energy Advisory, European Renewable Energy, Italy, Mergers & Acquisitions
Veronica Pinotti, Martino Sforza and the Firm are ranked in a TopLegal survey on antitrust (March 2010). Ms. Pinotti is mentioned throughout for her major cartel advice, in particular the recent pasta cartel investigation. She also discusses expected increase in class actions in Italy.
Veronica Pinotti, Martino Sforza, Antitrust & Competition, Cartel & Criminal Investigations, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Carsten Steinhauer was ranked in a TopLegal energy survey (February 2010). Overall, McDermott was ranked in the survey by both the number of practicing energy lawyers and a snapshot of specialist firms.
Carsten Steinhauer, Energy - Italy, Energy Advisory, European Energy, Global Renewable Energy, Emissions and New Products, Italy
2009
Massimiliano Russo provided four articles in the 8-14 December 2009 issue of Il Sole 24 ore, which looked at pharma supply contracts with the Italian government (vaccines against H1N1 influenza) and the comparison with U.S. law.
Massimiliano Russo, Health, Italy
Veronica Pinotti is quoted in the August 7 issue of Global Competition Review in a piece which looks at Intesa Sanpaolo’s extension from the Antitrust Authority.
Massimo Trentino was quoted in the July/August issue of TopLegal commenting on the Italian legal market and the future growth plans for the Rome office.
Veronica Pinotti and Martino Sforza were quoted in the July 28 issue of Global Competition Review in a piece which covers Italy's Competition Authority raising the turnover thresholds at which companies must notify planned mergers and acquisitions.
Veronica Pinotti, Martino Sforza, Italy
Veronica Pinotti is quoted in the 22 June 2009 edition of Global Competition Review which covers Italy’s Competition Autority’s investigation into a pact between Italian back Intesa Sanpaolo’s two principle investors, France’s Credit Agricole and Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali.
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Massimo Trentino is mentioned in the 28 May issue of TopLegal in for his advice in the creation of joint venture Orizzonte Solare which will construct 50 MWp photovoltaic fields for an investment of over Euro 250 million by the end of 2010.
Massimo Trentino, Banking & Finance - Italy, Italy, M&A and Corporate - Italy
Massimo Trentino and Francesca Viggiani are mentioned in the 24 April edition of TopLegal for their work for Barclays Global Investors in the registration and listing of a brand new ETF belonging to the iShares family bearing the name of iShares III plc. McDermott also assisted in the launch on the Italian Exchange of a new sub-fund of iShares II plc.
Massimo Trentino, Francesca Viggiani, Banking & Finance - Italy, Italy, M&A and Corporate - Italy
Filippo Mazza and Carsten Steinhauer are mentioned in the 15 April 2009 edition of TopLegal for their advice to ERGO Insurance Group in the sell-out and squeeze-out procedures aimed at the delisting from the Milan Stock Exchange of one of ERGO’s Italian subsidiaries ERGO Previdenza S.p.A..
Filippo Mazza, Carsten Steinhauer, Corporate, Italy, M&A and Corporate - Italy, Mergers & Acquisitions
Veronica Pinotti is mentioned in the 26 February 2009 edition of TopLegal for her work with De Matteis in the recent pasta cartel investigation.
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Veronica Pinotti is mentioned in the 1 January 2009 edition of Global Competition Review’s GCR 100. Veronica Pinotti is recommended in this guide to the world’s leading competition law practices.
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Francesco Mattina is quoted in the December 2008/January 2009 issue of Legal Business in a piece which assesses which firms are best placed to come through the tough times ahead.
Francesco Mattina, Intellectual Property, Italy
2008
Massimo Trentino was interviewed by The Magazine Post (November 2008) in a live broadcast in which he analyzed the new economic and political situation world-wide.
"Legal advisor of Ergo Versicherungsgruppe"
Juve Rechtsmarkt, November 2008
Carsten Steinhauer and Filippo Mazza were mentioned as legal advisors of Ergo Versicherungsgruppe.
Filippo Mazza, Carsten Steinhauer, Corporate, Italy, M&A and Corporate - Italy, Mergers & Acquisitions
Filippo Mazza and Carsten Steinhauer are mentioned in the October 29 issue of JUVE in a piece which covers their assistance to ERGO Versicherungsgruppe with the takeover of Italian listed company ERGO Previdenza.
Filippo Mazza, Carsten Steinhauer, Corporate, Italy, M&A and Corporate - Italy, Mergers & Acquisitions
Veronica Pinotti was quoted in the October 7 issue of Global Competition Review in an article which covers the departure of Alberto Heimler, director of research and international relations, from Italy's Antitrust Authority. "He has been working with the authority since 1991, only one year after the Italian antitrust legislation was adopted," Ms. Pinotti said. "He has therefore contributed, since the very beginning, to the development of competition law principles in the Italian market." His academic interests were apparent in his role in charge of research at the authority, so it is "no surprise" that he has decided to make the move, she said.
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Veronica Pinotti was quoted in the October 3 issue of Global Competition Review which looks at Ryanair's formal complaint to the European Commission about the bailout of Italy's flagship carrier. Ms. Pinotti said, before Ryanair brought the complaint, that the airline may have grounds to protest. "The aids granted to Alitalia over the past years had a negative impact on competition in the Italian airline market, obliging low-cost companies, such as Ryanair and others, to struggle to enter and survive on the market," she said.
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Filippo Mazza and Carsten Steinhauer are mentioned in Economy (October 3) in a piece which covers ERGO’s delisting.
Filippo Mazza, Carsten Steinhauer, Corporate, Italy, M&A and Corporate - Italy, Mergers & Acquisitions
Massimo Trentino was extensively quoted in the September 2008 issue of TopLegal which looks at the procedures for listing Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) in the Italian Stock Exchange. The piece mentions Mr. Trentino as the pioneer of this procedure, having advised Barclays Global Investors AG in the largest ETF listing ever to have occurred in Italy, and introducing a simplified procedure to list an ETF in Italy, which is now used by other lawyers.
Massimo Trentino, Banking & Finance - Italy, Italy
Massimo Trentino was quoted in the September 2008 issue of TopLegal in a short piece which covers the relocation of the Rome office. Mr. Trentino commented that the objective is to reach 35 professionals.
Veronica Pinotti was quoted in the September 24 issue of Milano Finanza regarding the Italian Competition Authority's investigation against the recent business plans of Italian railway company, Trenitalia S.p.A, for abuse of dominant position in the application of unfair and discriminatory conditions for the supply of train timetable data to Nuovo Orario Grippaudo snc and La Veltro, the two oldest publishers of Italian train timetable booklets. Ms. Pinotti advises Nuovo Orario Grippaudo snc and La Veltro.
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Veronica Pinotti was quoted in the July 28 issue of Global Competition Review in an article regarding Ryanair's recent claim that the Italian government is stifling competition in the airline market by subsiding the country's flagship carrier, Alitalia.
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Veronica Pinotti was quoted in the July 7 issue of Global Competition Review in an article regarding Italy's Antitrust Authority's recent recommendation that the country's government review their recently amended motorway legal framework, which it says eliminates competition and will raise toll prices in the motorway infrastructure market.
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Veronica Pinotti is quoted in the June 12 issue of Global Competition Review in relation to Italy's Antitrust Authority's recent statement to the country's law makers that slow decision-making by the government and a lack of competition are preventing growth of Italy's economy. Ms. Pinotti said, "Even in markets which in principle should be liberalised, there is in fact significant lack of competition, which limits the will of global competitors to participate in these markets - the rail transport sector is a typical example."
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Martino Sforza was quoted in the May 7 issue of Global Competition Review in relation to Italy's Antitrust Authority's consideration of commitments offered by the country's motorway operators and recovery services, following an investigation into possible abuse of dominance in the industry. Martino agreed that motorway operators' commitments are likely to be accepted, but adds that it's "difficult to say" regarding the recovery services commitment.
Martino Sforza, EU Competition, Italy
Veronica Pinotti was quoted in the May 6 issue of Global Competition Review in relation to Italy's Competition Authority's increase in the country's merger control thresholds. Veronica says, "The increase might lead to a slight decrease in mandatory filings, since less transactions are likely to meet the thresholds," and continues, “However, statistical data published by the authority shows that the number of transactions filed has remained constant over the past five years, notwithstanding the annual adjustment of turnover thresholds."
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition, Italy
Veronica Pinotti was quoted and Francesco Mattina was mentioned in the April issue of TopLegal in a piece that looked at Italian partners who are department heads and under the age of 40.
Francesco Mattina, Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, IP, Media & Tech - Italy, Italy
Veronica Pinotti was quoted in the 21 April 2008 issue of Global Competition Review in relation to Italy's investigation into football rights. Ms. Pinotti said the investigation was prompted by the Football League's refusal to allow individual match broadcasting sales by second division clubs. "This may amount to an anti-competitive agreement aimed at limiting the clubs' freedom to individually sell their rights, to the detriment of final customers, who are not allowed to watch their favorite team's football match," she commented. Ms. Pinotti continued, "The selling of sports broadcasting rights is a very hot topic at the moment, with reviews being carried out by the German and Spanish competition authorities, and following the exemption granted by the European Commission in relation to UEFA Champions League."
Veronica Pinotti, EU Competition and Regulatory - Italy, Italy
Massimo Trentino was extensively quoted in the March 2008 issue of TopLegal in this piece on the expansion of McDermott in Italy during 2007. It covers the arrival of partners Mario Martinelli, Andrea Tempestini and Carlo Paolella in the Tax Department, Veronica Pinotti in the antitrust group and Francesco Mattina in the intellectual property group. The article also covers the major areas of expansion planned for the future.
2007
Veronica Pinotti has an individual ranking in the Recommended section of the November issue of the Global Competition Review survey on Italy’s competition bar which looks at the Italian marketplace. The Firm's Italian competition practice is also mentioned in the Recommended section of this survey.
Veronica Pinotti, Antitrust & Competition, Italy
Veronica Pinotti and Martino Sforza are mentioned in 31 October issue of TopLegal for their assistance in the notification to the Italian Competition Authority of the sale to a private equity buyer of Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated, the exclusive manufacturer and the largest worldwide operator of the S-64 Air-Crane heavy-lift helicopter.
Veronica Pinotti, Martino Sforza, Antitrust & Competition, Italy
Veronica Pinotti was quoted in the October 24, 2007 issue of Global Competition Review in an article regarding Italy's antitrust authority's investigation into alleged price-fixing in the pasta industry. "The Italian consumer associations are becoming incredibly active on antitrust complaints," commented Ms. Pinotti. She continued, "Customers are complaining about the general increase in the prices of food products and an antitrust complaint is a way to react. In my view there will be other sectors under investigation very soon."
Veronica Pinotti, Antitrust & Competition, Italy
Veronica Pinotti was mentioned in the July issue of Il Mondo regarding her arrival to McDermott's Rome office.
Mario Martinelli, Andrea Tempestini and Carlo Paolella were mentioned in the January 20 issue of Italia Oggi as new tax partners in our Rome office.
Mario Martinelli, Carlo Maria Paolella, Andrea Tempestini, Italy, Tax, Tax - Italy
Carlo Paolella, Mario Martinelli and Andrea Tempestini were mentioned in the January 5 issue of Il Mondo in regard to their move to McDermott from Trivoli & Associates.
Mario Martinelli, Carlo Maria Paolella, Andrea Tempestini, Italy, Tax, Tax - Italy
Carlo Paolella, Mario Martinelli and Andrea Tempestini were mentioned in the January 4 issue of Economy in regard to their move to McDermott from Trivoli & Associates.
Mario Martinelli, Carlo Maria Paolella, Andrea Tempestini, Italy, Tax, Tax - Italy
Thomas Giegerich, Mario Martinelli, Andrea Tempestini and Carlo Paolella were mentioned in the January 1 issue of The National Law Journal for joining McDermott's Tax Department.
Thomas W. Giegerich, Mario Martinelli, Carlo Maria Paolella, Andrea Tempestini, International Tax, Italy, Tax
2006
Carlo Paolella, Mario Martinelli and Andrea Tempestini were mentioned in the December 18 issues of Daily Deal and The Lawyer about joining McDermott's Italian tax practice.
Massimo Trentino commented in the January 9 issue of Financial News on the continuance in 2006 of mergers between European retail groups and how the appointment of a new governor marks a change in strategy for the Bank of Italy.
Massimo Trentino, Corporate, Italy
Sergio Vento was mentioned in the January 6 issue of Italia Oggi regarding the former ambassador's joining our Rome office as a senior business partner.
2005
Massimo Trentino was listed among the "The 200 Magnificent Commanders: Bankers, managers, lawyers, architects, politicians and scientists, who have in their hands the future of Italy," which appeared in the October issue of Class magazine.
