TRUSTED PARTNER TO LEADING MULTINATIONALS
Antitrust
MasterCard Italian Interchange Fee Case
2016: De Matteis scored a second ground-breaking victory for MasterCard before the Council of State (high court), overturning the 2010 interchange fee decision of the Italian Competition Authority.
2011: De Matteis overturned the 2010 interchange fee decision before the Administrative Court (first instance), securing its first victory for MasterCard.
Other selected antitrust work
2015: De Matteis represented a global luxury goods manufacturer on its Italian selective distribution system.
2014: De Matteis represented GTECH on the EU antitrust aspects of its $6.4 billion acquisition of International Game Technology.
ePayment Regulation
2016: De Matteis is currently advising on the launch of a new person-to-person (P2P) payment service under EU and Italian law. This new service will allow consumers to send and receive money through their mobile phones and online.
2016: De Matteis advises clients on the interpretation and implementation of:
- EU Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR)
- Second Payment Service Directive (PSD2)
- European Banking Authority’s Guidelines on the security of internet payments
- 4th anti-money-laundering (AML) Directive
2016: De Matteis counsels clients on issuance, distribution and reloading of prepaid cards, including: cardholder due diligence, card activation, anti-money-laundering (AML) requirements, and transparency at both the Italian and EU level.
2015: De Matteis developed and submitted draft regulations to facilitate e-payments, which were accepted by the Italian Government.
2015: De Matteis advised a US food delivery platform, on EU and Italian law on e-payments as it entered the European market.
EU PAYMENT ASSOCIATE
The current environment has rapidly accelerated the trend towards digital payments.
We are looking for an Associate with excellent academic performance and a desire to specialize in EU payments regulation.
Integrity, diversity and creativity are the name of the game at De Matteis Law.
Desired Skills and Experience
- University degree in law with highest honors
- Admitted to the bar
- Specialized or desire to specialize in EU payments regulation
- Experience in assisting multinational organizations
- Mother tongue or excellent command of English (level C2 or C1)
Desired Personality Traits
- Desire to help others
- Team player
- Conscientiousness
- Open to constantly learning
- Preferred age 30-35
We offer competitive salaries and an energetic, motivated and collaborative environment. We are interested in the success of our team and encourage individual development through constant feedback.
In particular, we offer:
- Friendly and collaborative environment
- Competitive salaries
- Up to 3 month bonus based on performance
- Working hours from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
We are based in Rome and Brussels and have a highly successful practice in regulation of payments in Europe.
In particular, we advise our clients on:
- PSD2
- Strong Customer Authentication
- Open Banking
- Anti-money-laundering
- Digital Identity
- Blockchain
- Artificial intelligence
- Cryptocurrencies
Our clients are leading multinationals. Our mission is to do well by doing good.