Renato is a barrister at Monckton Chambers and professor of competition law at King’s College London. In 2025, he was appointed King’s Counsel (Hon) for his major contribution to English law.

He is also qualified as an Italian advocate. He is an expert in competition law and arbitration, acting as counsel and arbitrator in competition, commercial and sports disputes. He has particular expertise in sports disputes involving a competition or EU law dimension, as well as disputes arising from significant commercial sports-related contracts. Renato benefits from having worked for eight years at the UK competition authority where he advised on investigations, appeals, mergers and policy work across all industry sectors.

As an arbitrator, Renato has served as sole arbitrator, tribunal chair or president, co-arbitrator, and emergency arbitrator.  Renato has published widely on competition enforcement, abuse of dominance and arbitration. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Turin, the University of Zurich, and FGV School of Law, São Paulo, Brazil. He holds doctorates from the University of Milan and the University of London. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.