Stefano Macchi di Cellere

Partner

Stefano Macchi di Cellere practices cross-border competition law, acting in merger and cartel cases before the EU antitrust authorities and assisting global enterprises on abuse of dominant position claims and investigations, as well as on private damages, unfair competition, and intellectual property litigation. Stefano leads the Antitrust & Competition, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Italian law practices of Jones Day.

He advises multinational groups on concentrations, joint ventures, and commercial transactions and has handled numerous acquisitions in a wide range of manufacturing businesses, from the pharmaceuticals and consumers' products sectors to the automotive and media industries.

Stefano gained extensive experience in communications law representing international clients since the liberalization of the industry, working with operators involved in fixed, mobile, and satellite networks and services and advising corporations on radio and television broadcasting, information technology, and internet communications.

Stefano is a regular author and speaker on antitrust and communications law topics and a contributor to the World Bank's Doing Business annual reports. He is a member of the Italian Bar, the Law Society of England and Wales, the International Bar Association (Antitrust and Trade and Communications Law Committees), the American Bar Association (Section of Antitrust Law), the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (council member and chair of the Aerospace Committee, 1998-2000, vice chair, 1996-1998), and the Alumni Association of the Academy of American and International Law (deputy secretary general, 1990-1991).