Giuseppe Tantulli
Biography
Overview
Giuseppe is a member of the Firm's EU law practice in Brussels and advises clients on all aspects of European, Italian and international antitrust/competition law, with a particular focus on merger control, cartel investigations and compliance issues.
He has been involved in several high-profile and complex merger control cases in transactions (including joint ventures and minority shareholding acquisitions) requiring international merger control approvals, both in Europe and around the world. He has particular experience advising international clients in merger control cases that require the assessment and negotiation of remedies.
Giuseppe also regularly advises clients in cartel investigations and other Article 101 TFEU proceedings, as well as EU and Italian antitrust/competition law issues relating to vertical restraints and dominance. He has represented clients in Article 101 TFEU investigations both before the European Commission and the Italian Competition Authority.
Giuseppe also has significant experience advising companies on general antitrust/competition law compliance issues, for example by preparing and delivering ad hoc compliance trainings, or by reviewing and editing distribution agreements.
Prior to joining White & Case, Giuseppe worked for another leading international law firm in Brussels for several years. His work covered complex merger control cases and antitrust/competition law investigations in a broad range of industries including chemicals, consumer electronics, industrial machinery and equipment, medical devices and IT.
He holds a Master of Laws degree from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar in recognition of superior academic achievement and where he also worked as a Research Assistant in Antitrust Law. Prior to pursuing LLM studies in New York, Giuseppe graduated with the highest honors from LUISS Guido Carli University of Rome with a thesis in merger control about the application of the failing firm defense in the EU and in the US.
Rome
Rome
Experience
Antitrust
- A leading oil & gas producer in connection with various EU and international competition matters, including review and restructuring of joint ventures, compliance trainings and preparation of antitrust protocols.
- An international group active in e-commerce in connection with an appeal to the General Court of the European Union regarding parallel investigations initiated by the European Commission and the Italian Competition Authority for potential breach of abuse of dominance rules under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
- An international group active in e-commerce in connection with a proceeding initiated by the Italian Competition Authority for potential breach of abuse of dominance rules under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
- A leading international scrap lead battery recycler, in connection with a cartel proceeding initiated by the Italian Competition Authority for alleged collusive conduct in violation of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
- A leading financial institution in proceedings brought by the European Commission for alleged collusive conduct in violation of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.*
- A large tour operator in proceedings brought by the European Commission for alleged violations of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.*
Merger control
- Nestlé S.A. in connection with EC notification and clearance of the acquisition, through its joint venture with competitor Lactalis named LNPF, of certain assets of Parmalat primarily located in Italy.
- A leading oil & gas producer in connection with the antitrust aspects of various transactions in the Middle East, including notification and clearance by competition authorities in various jurisdictions.
- A manufacturer of laboratory chemicals in connection with a proceeding initiated by the European Commission for the provision of incorrect or misleading information during the Commission's investigation under the EU Merger Regulation.
- A leading medical devices manufacturer in connection with the global merger control assessment and clearance process concerning its acquisition of a competitor.*
- A leading payments services provider in connection with the global merger control assessment and clearance process concerning its acquisition of a competitor.*
- HP Inc. in connection with the merger control clearance process for its acquisition of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd’s printer business.*
- Konecranes Plc in connection with the global merger control assessment and clearance process in connection with its acquisition of Terex Corporation’s material handling and port solutions business unit.*
*Giuseppe worked on these matters prior to joining White & Case
