Francesco Liberatore

Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Francesco Liberatore advises clients on all aspects of the application of communications and competition law.

On the behavioral side, Francesco's practice includes bringing and defending all types of regulatory and competition disputes before Ofcom, the Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission, as well as managing internal investigations, dawn raids, and counseling on compliance issues and various commercial agreements. On the transactional side, Francesco handles UK and EU merger control due diligence and filings, as well as coordinating multijurisdictional merger control strategies. He also advises private equity investors, banks, and other financial investors on arbitrage opportunities. Francesco's litigation experience includes representing clients in matters before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the High Court of Justice and the European Courts.

Francesco authored several legal publications, including the UK Chapter of the International Telecommunications Law handbook (Juris Publishing).

Francesco has been listed as a leading practitioner in Chambers UK, Chambers Global and The Legal 500 UK.