Veronica Pinotti is a competition and regulatory lawyer based in Milan.

She has 30 years of experience in EU competition and regulatory law, including data privacy interplay. She advises clients before the European Commission and national authorities on joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, distribution networks, cartels, dominance abuse, state aid, and regulated markets. Veronica offers strategic advice, manages antitrust audits, risk assessments, and handles consumer protection, unfair competition, misleading advertising, and potential criminal aspects.

She is ranked in Band 3 in Competition/European law by Chambers & Partners Europe 2025 and has been included in the Hall of Fame of the most influential lawyers in EU and Competition by The Legal 500 2024. According to Chambers & Partners Europe, ‘Veronica Pinotti has the ability to understand the client’s business and internal procedures, resulting in a very trustworthy and solution-focused working relationship’ ‘[She] has a high-profile, strategic view. She is able to provide very skilled support thanks to her extensive experience in competition law. She also has a business-oriented approach’ ‘She has the ability to listen and respond while focusing on the problem, respecting the deadlines and putting care into the necessary in-depth analysis.’ ‘Veronica Pinotti has strategic vision, responsiveness and business acumen’ ‘She has brilliant knowledge of our sector and is a great support to the business.’ Veronica received Lexology’s 2024 Client Choice Award for her work in Competition. She is also recommended by Global Competition Review’s GCR 100 country survey on Italy and has been recognized by the Italian legal publication TopLegal as one of the most influential Italian lawyers under 50. Veronica was awarded “Best Woman Professional of the Year” by the same publication in 2015 for being a notable competition and regulatory lawyer. Additionally, she was included in Women in Business Law Guide, 10th Edition, published by Legal Media Group in 2020.

She is qualified to appear before the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione).