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Amato, Filippo
Jones Day
Boulevard Brand Whitlocklaan 165
B-1200 Brussels 1050, Belgium
Phone: 32.2.645.15.53 (Business Phone)
Fax: 32.2.645.14.45 (Business Fax)
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.jonesday.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Associate
Languages
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
Lawyer Overview
Filippo Amato has extensive EC competition law, public enforcement, and litigation experience in various industries, including chemicals, automotive, media, agriculture, sport, and services.
Before joining Jones Day, Filippo served for seven years as an official of the European Institutions. While at the European Commission, Filippo worked for more than two years at the Directorate General for Competition, where he dealt with a number of merger and antitrust cases, and for three years at the Commission's Legal Service, where he advised the Commission on cartel and merger cases and was involved in more than 40 court proceedings before the Court of First Instance and the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Between 2002 and 2003 he was seconded to the Court of Justice (at the cabinet of former Advocate General Antonio Tizzano) and during this time was involved with various issues pertaining to the interpretation of European law.
Filippo regularly delivers speeches and publishes articles on EC competition law.
Areas of Practice
- Antitrust & Competition Law
Representative Cases
- Marine Hose Cartel Investigation , (2009)
West Practice Categories
Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Business & Commercial Law, Deceptive Trade Practices, International Antitrust, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, RICO Act, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Italy
Articles
Published Works
- EC competition law and Joint Ventures, International Joint Ventures, Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business, 2008 Special Issue, Kluwer Law International
- Antitrust Alert: European Commission Issues Long Awaited Guidance on Abuse of Dominant Position, 2008
- Antitrust Alert: European Commission Clears Bank Rescue Packages Under State Aid Rules, 2008
Office Information
Address
Boulevard Brand Whitlocklaan 165
B-1200 Brussels 1050, Belgium
Phones
32.2.645.15.53 (Business Phone)
Faxes
32.2.645.14.45 (Business Fax)
Emails
Contact Us (Business Email)