Press Release
| July 14, 2010
Rino Caiazzo Joins Dewey & LeBoeuf as Partner and Head of the Italian Antitrust Practice
Five lawyers join the firm
(Rome, July 14, 2010) – Dewey & LeBoeuf is pleased to announce that Rino Caiazzo has joined the firm as a partner in the Rome office and will lead its newly formed Italian Antitrust Practice Group.
Mr. Caiazzo has an extensive background in competition, energy, telecommunications, corporate and M&A, EU and finance law. He was Vice Chairman of the Committee for Competition and International Trade for the International Bar Association (IBA) and Honorary Chairman of the LSE Italian Alumni Association. He is currently Honorary Legal Adviser to the UK Ambassador to Italy.
Mr. Caiazzo teaches competition law at the Roma Tre University and he is a lecturer of Competition and Market Regulations for the Masters Program at Tor Vergata University in Rome. He is the author of several publications on antitrust law, a topic on which he is a frequent speaker at both Italian and international seminars.
Formerly at the law firm of Ughi e Nunziante, Mr. Caiazzo will be joined by his team in the Rome office, including Associates Kathleen Stagi, Daniele Pilla, Francesca Costantini, and Enrico Di Tomaso.
"We are very excited that Rino will be joining our growing Italian practice," said Steven H. Davis, chairman of Dewey & LeBoeuf. "His extensive experience in antitrust and competition law will help strengthen our global reach and serve our clients on a broader basis."
With this addition, the number of lawyers at Dewey & LeBoeuf in Italy increases to 127 professionals, including 30 partners and four of counsel.
Following the recent arrivals of Partners Angelo Zambelli (employment law) and Lorenzo Parola (energy law), Rino Caiazzo's addition reflects the current expansion strategy of the partners to offer clients a full service firm capable of integrating services throughout its practice areas.
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