Subscribe

  • How Can We Help You?

    Global Problem Solving from Covington: Deal with Complex Problems Anywhere in the World

Pitesa_Toni_1000x714_ENV

Toni Pitesa

Associate

Brussels +32 2 549 5288

  • About
  • Representative Matters
  • Credentials
  • About

    Toni is an associate in the firm's Brussels office and a member of the competition team. He advises and represents multinational companies in relation to a wide range of EU law and competition law matters, including cartels, abuse of dominant position and complex multi-jurisdictional merger control proceedings. Toni has in-depth experience representing clients before the EU Commission and national competition authorities in the EU and globally. His practice encompasses different sectors, including life sciences, automotive, transport, tech and basic industries.

    Toni has academic experience lecturing for the College of Europe and the University of Ghent. He is also a case-study supervisor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Assisted a global supplier of motion control and power transmission solutions in securing merger control approvals in relation to its US$4.95 billion acquisition of a competitor.
    • Assisted a global marketer of agricultural commodities in securing merger control approvals in relation to its US$1.125 billion acquisition of a competitor.
    • Assisted a private equity consortium on the merger control aspects of its acquisition of a European football club.
    • Assisted a global insurance, risk management and consulting services provider in securing merger control approvals in relation to its US$3.25 billion acquisition of a reinsurance brokerage company.
    • Assisted a Saudi automotive distributor in an abuse of dominance investigation and subsequent judicial proceedings in the KSA.
    • Assisted a pharmaceutical company in several parallel abuse of dominance investigations by European competition authorities and subsequent judicial proceedings in relation to the alleged excessive price charged for an orphan drug.
    • Assisted a tech company in a preliminary abuse of dominance investigation by the European Commission into its app store rules.
    • Assisted several taxi cooperatives in an abuse of dominance investigation by the Italian Competition Authority and subsequent judicial proceeding regarding exclusivity clauses.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Institute for European Studies, LL.M., 2016
        • International and European Law
    • University of Milan, 2015
        • Master’s degree in law
    Bar Admissions
    • Brussels
    • Milan, Italy
    Languages
    • English
    • Italian
    • Croatian
    Pro Bono
    • Advised Social Services Europe (SSE) and the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) on the implementation and application of EU public procurement legislation in several EU Member States regarding the procurement of social services.
    Previous Experience
    • European Commission, Directorate-General for Competition (traineeship) (2018)

    Areas of Expertise

News and Insights

Events