Compass Lexecon, a subsidiary of FTI Consulting, opened an office in Milan, Italy.

The Milan office will be led by Lorenzo Coppi as executive vice president and Martina Caldana assenior economist. Coppi will serve as office head and Caldana will serve as deputy office head. Several junior economists alongside academic affiliates Michele Polo and Salvatore Piccolo will complete the team.

“We are pleased to reinforce our offering to Italian law firms and corporations with a dedicated Milan team, which will have the support and additional capability of our renowned economist team across EMEA to provide exceptional quality economic analysis in competition, litigation and arbitration cases,” Jorge Padilla, senior managing director and head of Compass Lexecon EMEA, said.

Compass Lexecon has advised Italian corporations and law firms in complex competition policy and regulatory matters for more than 10 years, both in Italy and in Europe overall.

In addition to cases in Brussels and Luxembourg, Compass Lexecon has advised clients before Italian regulators, including the Italian Competition Authority; Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment; Italian Communications Regulatory Authority and courts (Italian Supreme Administrative Court); the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio; and numerous tribunals.

Economists at Compass Lexecon provide independent economic analysis in the context of merger review, agreements, abuse of dominance, damages litigation, state aid and regulatory matters. In addition, Compass Lexecon has advised Italian and international clients in several international arbitrations.

Recent clients include Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Fincantieri, Prysmian Group, Enel, Adriatic LNG, Wind Telecomunicazioni, A2A, Assofin, CNH Industrial, Air Liquide, Telecom Italia and EmmeEffe.

FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm.