Biography

Dr. Niccolò Galli is a Research Fellow at the European University Institute’s Centre for a Digital Society, a Contract Professor of IP and Competition Law at the University of Florence, and an attorney admitted to the Italian Bar. His research lies at the intersection of innovation, antitrust, and intellectual property law, with a particular focus on policymaking and regulation in the ICT sector. He has published widely on these topics and has contributed studies for public institutions.

He received a joint PhD from the University of Augsburg and Maastricht University in 2023, graduating with the highest honors. His doctoral thesis ‘Patent Aggregation, Innovation and EU Competition Law‘ was developed within the EIPIN Innovation Society European Joint Doctorate, where he was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Early-Stage Researcher. During this period, he was also a PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich. The thesis was awarded the 2024 Jacques Lassier Prize by the International League of Competition Law and the 2024 award for best research in intellectual property by the Italian Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES).

Niccolò Galli is a member of ASCOLA, ATRIP, and LES International. He graduated summa cum laude in Law from the University of Florence, where his dissertation on standard-essential patents and competition law received the 2016 Elena Messina Dissertation Prize. He also holds a second-level Master’s degree in Internet Ecosystem from the University of Pisa. Before his current academic appointments, he worked as a scholarship holder at the technology transfer offices of the University of Florence and the Tuscan Region.

Training Courses

• Florence Competition Autumn School
• ENTraNCE - Training for national judges

Recent research output

• Authors: GALLI, Niccolò
  A year to remember : global SEP policy developments in 2025 - Article

• Authors: GALLI, Niccolò
  Licenze di tecnologia nel diritto della concorrenza UE : accordi e disaccordi tra regimi d'esenzione per categoria e linee direttrici - Article

• Authors: GALLI, Niccolò;PARCU, Pier Luigi
  Multi-sided platforms and the relevant antitrust market - Contribution to book

• Authors: PISARKIEWICZ, Anna Renata;PARCU, Pier Luigi;ROSSI, Maria Alessandra;BOTTA, Marco;MAZZONI, Leonardo;GALLI, Niccolò;MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Natalia;SIGNORETTA, Camilla
  CDS position statement on the European Commission's call for evidence for an evaluation and impact assessment on the EU Chips Act 2 - Working Paper

• Authors: HANSPACH, Philip;GALLI, Niccolò
  Algorithmic collusion : an interdisciplinary perspective - Contribution to book

• Authors: GALLI, Niccolò;BOTTA, Marco;CARLINI, Roberta;DA COSTA LEITE BORGES, Danielle;MARCUS, J. Scott;MAZZONI, Leonardo;MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Natalia;PARCU, Pier Luigi;PISARKIEWICZ, Anna Renata;ROSSI, Maria Alessandra
  CDS position statement on the UK Intellectual Property Office's consultation on standard essential patents - Working Paper

• Authors: PARCU, Pier Luigi;MONTI, Giorgio;BOTTA, Marco;GALLI, Niccolò
  ENTraNCE for judges 2024 : challenges faced by judges in enforcing EU competition law : EU and national perspectives - selected case notes - Working Paper

• Authors: CHOŁODECKI, Mateusz;PISARKIEWICZ, Anna Renata;PARCU, Pier Luigi;BOTTA, Marco;MAZZONI, Leonardo;GALLI, Niccolò;MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Natalia;ROSSI, Maria Alessandra
  CDS position statement on the European Commission's call for evidence for an impact assessment on the EU Delivery Act - Working Paper

• Authors: GALLI, Niccolò;PARCU, Pier Luigi
  Market definition and multi-sided markets : a primer on the 2024 EU market definition notice - Working Paper

• Authors: HANSPACH, Philip;GALLI, Niccolò
  Collusion by pricing algorithms in competition law and economics - Working Paper