Federico Marini Balestra

As a partner in the EU & Competition Group in Italy, my practice areas stretch from antitrust and regulatory proceedings, to administrative and commercial litigation, with in-depth expertise in TMT law and regulation.

I lecture on Internet and media law at the Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione in Italy and often write about antitrust and TMT law for leading legal journals. I have also co-written one of Italy's leading textbooks on e-communications law.

Before joining Bird & Bird in 2016, I was a legal officer at the Italian Communications Authority, as well as a senior associate in the Rome and Brussels offices of another international law firm for 11 years, focusing on antitrust cases, administrative and commercial litigation and on counselling in regulatory proceedings.

• Over the years I have developed particular experience in complex antitrust cases in regulated sectors and industries, which shows my good knowledge of technical issues.