Francesca Miotto
Counsel
Brussels
Francesca Miotto
Counsel
Brussels
Contact Details
Francesca acts on the full range of competition law issues across a variety of industries and has dealt extensively with the EU Commission, as well as other regulators around the world.
Francesca's experience is truly diverse - she has represented clients in several EU investigations, including cartel settlement procedures and abuse of dominance issues. She also has particular experience in advising on complex multi-jurisdictional merger reviews, including two Phase II clearances before the EU Commission (one of which was based on a 'failing firm' defence).
Francesca has considerable experience representing clients before the European courts in Luxembourg and frequently advises on private enforcement matters, having developed particular expertise in this field since the implementation of the Private Damages Directive in the EU.
Francesca is a member of the life sciences group and regularly publishes and speaks on competition law and life sciences topics.
Francesca is qualified in the UK and Belgium and has spent time working in both the London and Brussels antitrust teams, as well as in our Paris office. She is fluent in Italian and has a good command of French.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2007
Admitted as “avocate” (Brussels, Belgium), 2019
Academic
GDL, Economics for Competition Law, King's College London
GDL, Competition Law, King's College London
PLC (Distinction), BPP Law School, London
LLB (Hons), Law, City University London
MA (Hons), Modern Languages, Christ Church, Oxford University
Related articles
Publications: 01 September 2022
A step-change in merger control and antitrust enforcement in Italy
IAA granted significant new powers under Italian Annual Market and Competition Law 2021.
Blog Post: 04 August 2022
ΑG opines that all of Servier’s pay-for-delay deals were restrictions of competition by object
Blog Post: 02 August 2022
Compulsory licensing for expensive medicines – new report published in Belgium
Publications: 09 June 2022
Excessive pricing and orphan drugs: Leadiant sanctioned by the Italian Antitrust Authority
Experience highlights
Advising Scania in the EC’s trucks cartel investigation and related private damages claims, as well as in appeal proceedings before the General Court of the EU.
Advising Major global banks in confidential and parallel antitrust investigations by various competition authorities, including the EC.
Advising Huntsman in the Phase II merger control review by the EC of its acquisition of Rockwood.
Advising Nynas in the Phase II merger control review by the EC of its acquisition of the Harburg refinery from Shell.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2007
Admitted as “avocate” (Brussels, Belgium), 2019
Academic
GDL, Economics for Competition Law, King's College London
GDL, Competition Law, King's College London
PLC (Distinction), BPP Law School, London
LLB (Hons), Law, City University London
MA (Hons), Modern Languages, Christ Church, Oxford University
Recognition
An “impressive follow-on damages expert” who provides “strong insights into the Commission’s thinking and likely reactions.”
Who's Who Legal Competition - Future Leader, 2019
A&O’s Brussels team around Dirk Arts and Francesca Miotto did an extraordinary job before the General Court in the Scania case and their tactic and arguments truly were the game-changer in the case. Amazing achievement!
Legal 500 2021, Competition: EU and global
Francesca is mentioned as “rising star"
Legal 500 2021, Competition: EU and global
