Alessandro Cogoni

Expertise

  • EU law and competition law, in particular in the areas of State aid, merger control and antitrust
  • Key sectors:
    • energy
    • transport
    • infrastructure
    • banking
    • public services
    • telecommunications
  • Foreign languages: English, French

Background

  • Joined the firm in 2017
  • Before to joining BonelliErede he did an internship at the European Commission’s representation in Italy

Qualifications

  • Member of the Italian Bar (2021)
  • Postgraduate: Economics for Competition Law, King’s College London, United Kingdom (2019)
  • LLM: International and EU Law, VUB, Belgium (2017)
  • Master’s Degree in Law from Università degli Studi di Pavia (2016)

Knowledge Sharing

The new text of the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework: more flexibility in State aid control

On 9 March 2023, the European Commission published the new text of the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework. The new text of the framework aims to make EU State aid rules simpler and more flexible so that EU policy objectives can be more easily achieved in these times of crisis and ecol …

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Foreign subsidies control: the missing piece to preserve the internal market

New regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market – modelled on the existing State aid rules. The regulation addresses distortions to the level playing field caused by subsidies granted by non-EU member states. New notification requirements will apply as of 12 October 2023 …

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Recovery and Resilience Facility: intervention areas, procedures and EU law aspects

The facility is basically a fund to help the European economy recover from the economic and social impact of the pandemic and to make companies more sustainable, resilient and better prepared to face the challenges and opportunities with the transition to green and digital. The European Comm …

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