Valli Mancuso & Associati claims top expertise in the telecommunications field, focusing on regulatory and legal matters  since its liberalization in the nineties.

We assist our Clients with dealings before domestic and EU regulation Authorities, as well as with litigation and arbitration proceedings.

We assist our Clients in e-commerce business, we deal with drafting legal opinions and contracts for on line activities, likewise housing, hosting and web design.

The Firm has great experience in privacy and data protection law.

Andrea Valli is considered by many International Law Reviews’ (Chambers’ Legal, Who Who’s Legal) as a qualified expert in Italy in telecommunication and ICT law.

The Firm assists several Italian and foreign companies in the media and entertainment sectors. We assist free-to-air, pay and web televisions for acquiring their contents through purchase and license agreements. We advise our clients regarding the exploitation of contents on digital media and other transmission channels. We also assist financial enablers for the deployment of digital systems in the Italian movie theaters. We deal with FIFA and the Italian football league for their trading of television, internet and radio rights.

The Firm has an in depth knowledge of domestic and EU antitrust law.

We provide assistance before national and EU antitrust Authorities, as well as any competent court, as far as concentrations and abuses of dominant positions are concerned.

Valli Mancuso & Associati also provides opinions on mergers and acquisition and on agreements which may restrict competition. The Firm drafts contracts and agreements in compliance with antitrust law and completing the necessary forms and notifications before antitrust Authorities.

The Firm also provides assistance regarding unlawful commercial and  advertising conducts.

The Firm assists Clients in litigation before the administrative courts, particularly in matters regarding telecommunications, energy, gas, transports, antitrust, and public bids.
We also support our Clients in the proceedings before domestic and EU regulatory Authorities.

Valli Mancuso & Associati assists companies, including those listed in regulated markets and investors in M&A transactions, negotiating and drafting all rilevant contractual instruments (articles of incorporation, shareholders’ agreements, sale and purchase of shareholding, etc.).

The Firm has gained remarkable experience in advising starting up companies, especially in the telecommunication and media sectors.

In addition, the Firm secure its clients in their relationship with competitors for unfair competition cases, misleading advertising, or distortion of competition on the market through restrictive and abusive conducts.

The Firm has experience in industrial property matters, including trademarks, patents, copyrights and software. It secures advice and assistance in litigations in the subject fields.

Amongst other services provided to clients, the Firm advises and represents both licensors and licensees in negotiating  patent, trademark and know-how licenses.

We provide our clients with a  full range of  legal assistance in drafting and negotiating contracts and technical annexes.

Particularly, the Firm has an extended practice in drafting utilities’ terms and conditions, distribution agreements, outsourcing agreements of enhanced services (broadcasting, e-commerce, data treatment), agreements pertaining telecommunications (MVNO, resellers, interconnections, etc.).

The Firm assists Clients in litigation before the civil and administrative courts, particularly in matters regarding telecommunications, energy, gas, transports, antitrust, and public bids.
We also support our Clients in proceedings before domestic and EU regulatory Authorities.

We also provide assistance on alternative dispute resolutions, suggesting preventing or subsequent dispute settlements