Gillian David

Expertise

  • Competition/Antitrust and EU law, with particular expertise in:
    • merger control
    • foreign investment control
    • proceedings before the EU courts
    • antitrust compliance programs
  • Key sectors:
    • fashion, luxury goods and design
    • services
    • retail
    • healthcare
    • energy
  • Foreign languages: English, French and Filipino

Background

  • Joined the firm in 2020

Qualifications

  • Assistant at Università degli Studi di Milano in EU Competition law
  • Member of the Italian bar
  • Law degree from Università degli Studi di Milano

Knowledge Sharing

Golden power obligations for pledges over shareholdings: the Council of State changes everything

In its recent 5 December ruling, the Council of State clarified the scope of Italian FDI legislation (“Golden Power Legislation”) as it applies to the creation of pledges on shareholdings. This ruling may have a significant impact on practice, which had been guided primarily by the ruling o …

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