Francesco Piron

Francesco joined the Firm in 2023, having previously worked for the firm from 2005 to 2012. In the meantime, he has worked for leading national and international law firms.
Francesco provides regulatory (ARERA), administrative and antitrust advice to several multi-utilities (private and public) operating in the energy, integrated water and waste markets. He also provides judicial assistance before higher courts in litigation related to ARERA regulatory issues. He specialises in energy law, with a particular focus on the regulation of electricity and gas markets, tariff-setting and market design, regulatory compliance, and representation before energy regulatory authorities. Following the liberalisation of the gas and energy sector in Italy, Francesco worked as an advisor in the Legislative and Legal Department of the Authority for Electricity and Natural Gas ("AEEG", now "ARERA").
He is recognized by Legal 500 as a Leading Partner in Energy and as a Recommended Lawyer in Administrative and Public Law and in Padua: Leading Firms. Leaders League ranks him as Excellent in Energy & Environment: Regulatory Law; Best Lawyers lists him as a Recommended Lawyer in Regulatory. The Legalcommunity Energy & Infrastructure Report ranks him as Elite in Litigation, Utilities, and Regulatory Antitrust; Excellent in Energy Efficiency; and Highly Recommended in Energy & Infrastructure, Renewables, Arbitration, and Oil & Gas; Leaders League has recognized him as Excellent in Energy & Environment: Regulatory Law. At the Legalcommunity Energy Awards, he received the Lawyer of the Year Regulatory 2026 award and the Lawyer of the Year Litigation 2025 award.