Profile: Stefano Macchi di Cellere

Regulatory Communications

Biography: Regulatory Communications

Stefano Macchi di Cellere is the partner leading the antitrust and competition, new technologies, media and communications practices in the Milan office of Jones Day.

He has gained extensive experience in communications law representing international clients since 1991, in the early stages of liberalisation of the industry in Italy. He works with operators involved in fixed, mobile and satellite networks and services, and advises corporations on radio and television broadcasting, information technology, personal data protection and internet communications. He assists start-up companies as well as incumbents in regulatory matters, particularly in obtaining general authorisations from the Ministry of Communications and in procedures and disputes before the Italian Communications Authority. In court proceedings and arbitrations he deals with intellectual property and high-tech products cases and copyright, trademarks and patent law litigation.

He provides counselling on Italian antitrust laws and the EC Treaty provisions, acting in concentration and cartel cases before the Italian Competition Authority and assisting global enterprises on abuse of dominant position claims and investigations in Italy. He routinely advises multinational groups on joint ventures, commercial transactions and contractual matters, and has handled numerous acquisitions in a wide range of manufacturing businesses, from the pharmaceuticals and health-care sector to the automotive and media industry.

He is a regular author and speaker on communications and antitrust law topics and is frequently listed among the leading lawyers in Italy.