Davide is a lawyer in the Litigation and Competition Litigation practice groups. He advises and represents companies in national and international commercial disputes, with a focus on cartel damages cases. Furthermore, Davide advises on and litigates matters concerning distribution and commercial agency and the associated competition law issues. He also has experience and a keen interest in technology-related aspects of private law.
Davide Ballestrero
Attorney-at-law | Senior Associate
- Represented Orbia and its subsidiary Vestolit in landmark civil damages proceedings before the Amsterdam District Court relating to the EU competition law ethylene infringement. In the first major damages proceedings involving four purchasers of ethylene, the claimants brought billion-euro claims alleging that the infringement had resulted in lower ethylene prices, causing them significant harm. The Court concluded that it was implausible that the infringement had caused any damage to the claimants and dismissed both claims in their entirety
- Advised and represented Agilitas Private Equity Services Limited on the acquisition of TenCate Advanced Armour Holding B.V., the global leading manufacturer of lightweight survivability solutions.
- LL.M. Private Law (cum laude) (University of Amsterdam) LL.M. Information Law (University of Amsterdam)
- LL.B. Dutch Law (University of Amsterdam)
- Admitted to the Bar in the Netherlands in 2019
Dutch, English, Italian
