Current Role
  • Juriste/Legal Advisor, HBSS France
Experience
  • Prior to joining HBSS France, Umberto was an intern at Dazi Avocats.
  • He previously worked in the catering and fashion industries while attending law school in Italy.
  • Before moving to Paris, Umberto was volunteer in a nonprofit local association promoting ecological and social initiatives in his native community.
     
Publications
  •  C. Hu, U. Valenza, The Italian Competition Authority approves its first-ever below-turnover-thresholds merger (Clear Chanel Italia / IGPDecaux), e-Competitions February 2024, Art. N° 117842.
  • C. Hu, U. Valenza, The Italian Administrative Court of Lazio dismisses the appeal brought by a Big Tech company against the Competition Authority’s interim measure order in an abuse of economic dependence case (SIAE / META), e-Competitions October 2023, Art. N° 116509. 
     
Languages
  • Italian (Native)
  • English (Fluent)
  • French (Fluent)
  • Spanish (beginner)
     
Personal Insight

Umberto enjoys lyrical singing and playing guitar. He is endlessly curious about the world and is an inveterate traveler.