RBB

Francesca Amore

Milan

Francesca Amore is an Associate Principal at RBB Economics, based in Milan. Francesca joined RBB in 2023 after having spent five years working at another leading economic consultancy in London and three years at the competition team of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator of financial services in the UK. She also has experience as a consultant in competition and policy evaluations in Italy.

Francesca has over ten years of experience as a competition economist; she has worked across various industries including financial services, digital markets, telecoms, energy, and pharmaceuticals.

Francesca has provided support and economic advice to businesses and legal advisors in competition cases, mergers, and market investigations before the European Commission and national competition authorities such as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM).

She has assisted in preparing expert reports and testimony on a variety of issues arising from antitrust allegations such as abuse of dominance and price fixing.

At the FCA, she contributed to market studies working on the assessment of a range of competition issues informed by empirical analyses of prices, firm business models, and consumer preferences. She contributed to the development of remedies aimed at addressing concerns in investigated markets and balancing the need to protect consumers and improve competition.

She also has experience as a consultant in competition and policy evaluations in Italy.

Francesca holds an MSc in Economics from Bocconi University and an MSc in Competition and Market Regulation from Barcelona School of Economics.

She is fluent in English and Italian.

Selected Cases

  • Google/Wiz

    Merger, Global

  • Power cables

    Follow on damages from cartel, Italy

  • Cloud Services

    Market study, UK & Ofcom

  • Corrugated cardboard

    Follow on damages from cartel, Italy

  • Children's social care

    Market study, UK & CMA

  • MMC/JLT

    Merger, EU

  • Greek electricity market

    Alleged foreclosing, EU

  • Investment and corporate banking

    Market study, UK & FCA

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