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.
Office
Brussels
Allen & Overy (Belgium) LLP
Tervurenlaan 268A avenue de Tervueren
Brussels
1150
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
Office
Brussels
Allen & Overy (Belgium) LLP
Tervurenlaan 268A avenue de Tervueren
Brussels
1150
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
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.
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
News & insights
Publications: 24 FEBRUARY 2021
Why investors should care about their portfolio companies infringing competition law
Financial investors, including private equity businesses, can be held liable for competition law infringements committed by one of their portfolio companies.
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Publications: 18 FEBRUARY 2021
Penrose review of competition policy
The UK Government commissioned John Penrose MP to undertake an independent review of UK competition policy last September. Penrose was specifically tasked with looking at potential reforms to the UK’s…
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Publications: 10 FEBRUARY 2020
EU’s top court clarifies when a patent settlement agreement can infringe EU antitrust rules
The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has for the first time ruled on the issue of settlement agreements involving a value transfer (monetary or otherwise) between the holder of a pharmaceutical patent…
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Publications: 24 OCTOBER 2019
An examination of global class action regimes after Godfrey
On September 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) issued a landmark antitrust class action decision in Pioneer Corp. v Godfrey which clarified several procedural questions relating to class…
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