OVERVIEW

Giulia focuses on competition disputes, particularly with a tech angle, as well as environmental claims.

Expertise

She recently concluded a five-week trial before the Competition Appeal Tribunal against Qualcomm on behalf of c. 29 million UK consumers. Giulia also has extensive experience in high-profile commercial and financial litigation and was featured in Legal500 as a key lawyer for banking litigation as well as for the art and cultural property practice. She joined Hausfeld from Withers where she qualified as an associate.

She has strong expertise in AI related topics such as competition, data protection and ethical and privacy concerns and frequently presents externally and is interviewed on the same. Giulia has been recognised in the prestigious 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ 2025 list and in the Top 50 Fintech, TMT & AI lawyers in 2024 and has published in peer-reviewed journals including, most recently, Oxford Intersections on whether the legal landscape is ready for digital companions. She holds an MSt in AI Ethics & Society from the University of Cambridge, graduating with a first.

EDUCATION

Masters in AI Ethics and Society, University of Cambridge

Data: Law, Policy and Regulation, London School of Economics and Political Science

Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School

Law (LLB), London School of Economics and Political Science

BAR ADMISSIONS

Solicitor, England and Wales, 2019

WHAT OTHERS SAY

Legal 500

Before joining Hausfeld, Giulia was recognised as a key lawyer for ‘Art and Cultural Property’ in 2024 and described as a “very strong associate, very hardworking, efficient and bright”. In 2021, she has been recognised as a key lawyer for Banking Litigation (Investment, Retail).

Experience

Antitrust/Competition

At Hausfeld, she is part of the legal team:

Filing a representative collective action with the CAT on behalf of the UK Consumers’ Association (known as Which?) against Qualcomm on behalf of a class of around 29 million UK consumers alleging that Qualcomm abused its dominance in the markets for smartphone chipsets and standard essential patents. This included representing Which? at trial and through its settlement with Qualcomm, and the parties’ application for a Collective Settlement Approval Order before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The Settlement was approved, subject to certain amendments, at a hearing which took place on 18 May 2026.

Commercial & Financial Disputes

Prior to joining Hausfeld, Giulia was part of the legal teams:

Representing 4 claimants in an ongoing claim for declaratory against the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, listed in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2024. This included project-managing a disclosure review with over 700,000 documents, instructing 5 experts in different fields and communicating in English, French and Italian.
Acting for 7 claimant companies against a former director for misappropriation of company funds.
Acting for a construction company against an international mining conglomerate in an ICC arbitration, including negotiating and drafting a settlement agreement the night before the arbitration was due to commence with parties and lawyers spread across 4 different time-zones.
Representing an individual defending a breach of contract claim brought by a former employer.

Human Rights

Before Hausfeld, Giulia was involved in several pro-bono initiatives:

Acted for the Centre for Reproductive Rights in cases involving violations of human rights (in Uganda, El Salvador and Ecuador) under international conventions and domestic legislation impacting women’s access to abortion and reproductive health services.
Advised a charity supporting survivors of domestic abuse on a data breach / privacy claim against its local Council.

Environmental & Product Liability

At Hausfeld, she has:

Acted on behalf of Stand.earth in a first-of-its kind greenwashing complaint in France against Lululemon in relation to the retailer’s ‘Be Planet’ advertising campaign.”

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