Sidley announced that Elisabetta “Betta” Righini had joined the Brussels office as a partner in the firm’s Antitrust and Competition practice. She joined Latham & Watkins, where she was a partner, and before that, she held several senior positions at the European Commission.
Righini regularly advises digital platforms and media services on developments in the EU Digital Single Market, including the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Digital Services Act (DSA), and AI Act, and represents them in front of EU institutions and courts with compliance or investigations.
She also guides companies, industry associations, and public authorities on State aid and FSR compliance, including in filings, complaints, and investigations at the European Commission and litigation before the European courts. And she has extensive experience as a litigator, having appeared before European courts in over 100 cases relating to various EU law issues.
Sidley’s Brussels office recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, and it is now home to more than 35 professionals. And the firm’s Brussels office is a leader in helping companies, industry associations, and governments navigate and shape EU rules.
Sidley’s Antitrust practice represents public and private corporations, funds, individuals, and associations in cases involving claims of price fixing, market allocation, actual or attempted monopolization, price discrimination, resale price maintenance, refusals to deal, information exchanges, improper dealer terminations, and other alleged antitrust violations. And the firm also litigated private and public challenges to proposed mergers and acquisitions.
Sidley utilizes its Built to Win strategies at each stage of the litigation process and counts over 750 litigators worldwide. And with true geographic reach, the firm can field winning litigation teams in virtually any forum where its clients face a dispute.
Sidley is an elite global law firm. With 2,300 lawyers, annual revenue of $3.4 billion, and experience that spans nearly 160 years, the firm has established a reputation using Built to Win legal strategies in successfully representing clients in over 70 countries on complex transactional, restructuring, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters.
The firm’s perspective and reach are truly global with 21 offices strategically situated in key commercial and financial hubs worldwide. The firm’s lawyers and business professionals, fluent in over 80 languages, possess the cultural awareness and cross-border legal acumen needed to bring clarity to a dynamic business landscape.
KEY QUOTES:
“Betta is one of the leading lawyers advising clients on AI and EU tech regulation; I am excited to have her join Sidley. As the EU continues to position itself as a global regulator of tech companies, clients will be turning to Betta’s significant EU experience to navigate and defend them through the raft of EU tech laws.”
- Ken Daly, managing partner of Sidley’s Brussels office and co-head of the Antitrust and Competition practice
“Betta’s background as a former top EU Commission official has made her a leading advisor for some of the largest global technology companies in the world on their most critical issues. Sidley continues to be a go-to firm for some of the most significant and complex work for our clients in the tech sector and we will continue to invest in this industry. We have now added, with London-based tech and AI Partner Clive Gringras and Betta Righini, two leaders in the EU tech space.”
- Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley’s Management Committee Chair and Executive Committee member
