Luigi Prosperetti & Partners

Contact: Prof. Luigi Prosperetti, Partner

Via Francesco Sforza, 43
20122 Milano - ITALY

Phone: +39 02 5413 111
Fax: +39 02 5413 1135
Email: info@N0SPAM.Lppartners.com
Web: http://www.Lppartners.com

Established in 1995, Luigi Prosperetti & Partners is a small group of professionals who provide economic advisory services to Italian and international Clients in the fields of commercial litigation, antitrust and regulation.

LP&P was founded by Luigi Prosperetti, Professor of Economic Policy at the Faculty of Law of Università degli Studi, Milano. Dr. Prosperetti studied at Università Bocconi (summa cum laude, dignità di stampa, 1976) and the London School of Economics (M.Sc. 1978; Ph.D. 1982).

He has held several public appointments, among which: Adviser to the Italian Ministry of Industry in 1988-1996; member of the Price Commission in 1991-3; member of the Prime Minister’s Council of Economic Advisers during the first Prodi Government; Adviser for regulatory strategies at Autorità per l’Energia in 2006-7. He has been on the board of AEM Milano in 1994-2002, and of Meliorbanca in 2002-2006. Luigi Prosperetti has published extensively on regulatory and antitrust issues in Italian and foreign academic journals, and writes editorial comments on Il Sole 24 Ore.

Over time, LP&P has gained substantial experience in judicial and arbitration proceedings, mainly concerning damages. Major Clients in this area include: Aem, Alstom, Arner Corporate Finance, Atel, Auchan, Banche Popolari Unite, Corio Italia, Deutsche Bank, DLogistics, Glaxo, HSBC, Hyatt, Italtel, Mars, Merck, RAS, SEAT Pagine Gialle, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, Rezia Energia, SAB Miller, Sky Italia, Stanley International Betting, Telecom Italia, TIM, Unicredito Italiano, and Unipol.

LP&P also does extensive antitrust work, and has assisted several Clients in Italian proceedings concerning:

* mergers: Banca Intesa, San Paolo IMI, Capitalia, Partesa-Heineken, Telepiù;
* agreements: Acea, Allianz Subalpina, ANIA, Calcestruzzi, Exxon Mobil, Lloyd Adriatico, RAS, Rivoira-Praxair, San Paolo Vita, Stanley International Betting, Telecom Italia, TIM;
* abusive practices: Glaxo, Merck, TIM;
* antitrust damages: Sitcom, Telecom Italia, TIM.

In European antitrust proceedings, we have assisted AEM Milano, Alcoa, Bracco and TIM in front of the European Commission; Deltafina and Stanley International Betting in front of the Court of First Instance, and released opinions on antitrust issues for several major companies.

On regulatory issues, LP&P has assisted several Clients in telecommunications, gas, electricity warer and finance, including: Acquedotto Pugliese, ANIA, ABI, Acea, Aem, Alitalia, Atel, Fastweb, Italgas, Enel, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, Stogit, Telecom Italia, TIM.
Assisting these Clients, LP&P has worked closely with a number of leading Italian and international law firms, including: Allen & Overy; Benessia Maccagno; Bonelli Erede Pappalardo; Bortolotti; BSVA; Carbonetti; Chiomenti; Clarizia; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Clifford Chance; Collodel Leone Ligi Queirolo; D’Amelio; De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani; DLA Piper; D’Urso Munari & Gatti; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Frignani; Ghidini, Girino & Associati; Gianni Origoni; Guarino; Homburger; Janni Fauda; Ferrando; Jaeger; La Scala; Latham & Watkins; Lattanzi; Libonati; Mariconda; NCTM; Norton Rose; Nunziante Magrone; Pavia Ansaldo; Pardolesi; Pavesi Gitti Verzoni; Pedersoli; Santa Maria; Sciumé Zaccheo; Stortoni; Tonucci; Tosato; Traverso & Associati; Ughi Nunziante; VBLex.