Barbara provides economic advice on antitrust, commercial disputes and damages, mergers and regulation. She also advises on procurement design and auctions, with particular expertise in the broadcasting, communications and health sectors.

Barbara is frequently appointed before the Italian courts as an economic expert on commercial disputes, antitrust damages and regulatory matters in a range of sectors. Her work has been submitted in proceedings before the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Italy, as well as before the Court of Rome and the Court of Milan, among other courts in Italy and Europe. She has also acted as economic expert in the context of arbitrations. Repeatedly ranked among recommended competition experts in various expert listings, she is a competition ‘Global Elite Thought Leader’ in the Who’s Who Legal prestigious ranking.

She has advised on national and EU-wide matters across a range of sectors, including banking and financial markets, telecoms and broadcasting, sports, energy, food and beverages, chemicals, heavy industries, packaging, cement, health and pharmaceuticals, recycling, rentals and leasing, transport, consumer goods retailing and electronics. She has advised clients in both the public and private sectors, including the Italian communications regulator AGCOM, Banca Intesa Sanpaolo, ENI, Exxon Mobil, IMG Worldwide, Inwit, Linde Medicale, Marionnaud, Ryanair, Smurfit Kappa, Ofcom (the UK communications regulator), SEA Airports, Sky Italia, the Singaporean Competition Commission, Telecom Italia, Toyota, Vivendi and YOOX Net-A-Porter.

Barbara has taught undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education courses at the London School of Economics, and was a Junior Fellow of the Royal Economic Society in 2000–01. She is a member of the Executive Committee and Steering Group of the Association of Competition Economics, and an active member of the group Concorrenze (promoting competition matters, debates and compliance) and of WomenAT Competition Italy. She has previously served on the Board and Scientific Committee of the Italian Antitrust Association.