Our team of specialist lawyers advises on all sectors of EU and International law and work in tandem with our Competition Law department.
Our lawyers have vast experience in representing clients in proceedings before the European Commission, in relation to issues of antitrust, state aid, anti-dumping measures, customs duties and public tenders. We advise clients on all aspects of litigation concerning EU law in the European Court of Justice and the EU General Court.
We also act for clients on arbitration and litigation proceedings in the Belgian Courts concerning international and trade disputes.
We monitor the latest developments in EU law for our clients and work closely with the EU institutions.
The following are the main areas in which the team provides contentious and non-contentious counsel and assistance:
- Competition
- Consumer protection
- Customs
- Internal market (free circulation of goods, services and capital and freedom of establishment)
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial services
- Intellectual property
- Shipping and transport
- Pharmaceuticals
- State aid
- Commercial law, including anti-dumping measures and subsidies.
Our team of specialist lawyers advises on all sectors of EU and International law and work in tandem with our Competition Law department.
Our lawyers have vast experience in representing clients in proceedings before the European Commission, in relation to issues of antitrust, state aid, anti-dumping measures, customs duties and public tenders. We advise clients on all aspects of litigation concerning EU law in the European Court of Justice and the EU General Court.
We also act for clients on arbitration and litigation proceedings in the Belgian Courts concerning international and trade disputes.
We monitor the latest developments in EU law for our clients and work closely with the EU institutions.
The following are the main areas in which the team provides contentious and non-contentious counsel and assistance:
- Competition
- Consumer protection
- Customs
- Internal market (free circulation of goods, services and capital and freedom of establishment)
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial services
- Intellectual property
- Shipping and transport
- Pharmaceuticals
- State aid
- Commercial law, including anti-dumping measures and subsidies.
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Regulation (EU) 2025/2600: what changes and what effects it will produce Regulation (EU) 2025/2600 of the Council, adopted on 12 December 2025, introduces a new approach to the European Union’s restrictive measures, marking a significant step forward compared with previous sanction packages. Main novelties Default immobilisation of sovereign assets: the regulation establishes a mechanism that makes the freezing of assets considered to be Russian sovereign property structural, moving away from the six‑monthly renewal practice typical of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Legal basis and decision‑making procedure: the measure is based on Article 122 of the…
EU withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty Recently the EU Council and the EU Parliament approved the coordinated withdrawal of the European Union from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The ECT was signed in December 1994 and entered into the force in April 1998. The main goal of the ECT is to provide guarantees to investors in energy sector. Based on the Definitions of the ECT (art. 1) the “energy sector” means “an economic activity concerning the exploration, extraction, refining, production, storage, land transport, transmission, distribution, trade, marketing, or sale of energy materials and products except those included in Annex…
Africa & International Trade Law African Society of International Law 10th Annual Conference Dispute Resolution under the AfCFTA and Africa’s International Investment Agreements
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New entry in pavia e ansaldo Professor Fulvio Maria Palombino joins the EU and International Law Department as Of Counsel Milan, 1st July 2020 – Pavia e Ansaldo announces the entry of Professor Fulvio Maria Palombino who will join, as Of Counsel, the EU and International Law Department of the Law Firm. Fulvio Maria Palombino is full Professor of International law at the University of Naples Federico II, where he also teaches International Trade Law. He is also Adjunct Professor of International law at the Department of Law of Luiss Guido Carli University and Vice President of the European Society…
Italian Liquidity Law Decree: new urgent golden power measures in Italy The Italian Liquidity Law Decree (last April, 8th) has introduced new urgent golden power measures in Italy, providing for prior notification to the Italian Government each act or transaction (such as resolutions or other acts that modify the ownership, control or availability of company’s’ strategic assets and each direct investment by a foreign company, including those belonging to the European Union), in the following sectors: a) ‘critical’ infrastructures’ (energy, transport, water, health, aerospace, financial, credit, insurance and data storage, communication, media) b) ‘critical’ technologies (artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, cybersecurity,…
Il controllo degli investimenti esteri diretti in Italia e le modifiche alla Golden Power da parte del Decreto Cybersecurity Il 21 novembre 2019 è stato convertito in legge il Decreto Cybersecurity con il quale sono stati rafforzati i poteri speciali del Governo italiano in relazione agli investimenti esteri diretti nel territorio nazionale; rafforzata ed estesa la Golden Power del Governo rispetto ad un certo numero di settori chiave (quali ad esempio la tecnologia 5G) la normativa istituisce altresì un “perimetro di sicurezza cibernetico” al fine di assicurare un elevato livello di sicurezza delle reti, dei sistemi informativi e dei servizi…
The new golden power of the Italian government relating to 5G Milano, 15 maggio 2019 – Law Decree No. 22 of 25 March 2019, the so-called ‘Brexit Decree’, containing “Urgent measures to ensure security, financial stability and market integrity, as well as protection of the health and freedom of residence of Italian citizens and those of the United Kingdom, in the event of the latter’s withdrawal from the European Union ”, introduced Article 1-bis, entitled “Special powers concerning broadband electronic telecommunications networks with 5G technology”, in the Law Decree No. 21 of 15 March 2012 (converted with amendments by Law No. 56 of…
