Mario Cistaro, Ph.D.

Education

JD, cum Laude, and Ph.D. University of Perugia (2011)

LL.M. Queen Mary University of London (2014)

LL.M. New York University School of Law (2020)

Admissions

EU/Italy (2015)

U.S./New York  (2021)

U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

Honors

2023 Empire State Counsel

2023 NYU Law Career Development

2025 Queen Mary University of London Professional Achievement Global Award

Recent work

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Mario Cistaro, Ph.D., founded CILC and brings multi-jurisdictional experience in antitrust and competition law, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property. He served in the Antitrust Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General and at the European Commission in Brussels, and practiced at multinational law firms in the U.S. and EU, including Freshfields and Hogan Lovells. With more than a decade of experience spanning U.S. and European jurisdictions — and academic training at New York University School of Law, Queen Mary University of London, and Cornell University — Mario is the primary point of contact and the architect of legal strategy in CILC's high-profile matters.

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Contact Mario

Mario.Cistaro@c-ilc.com

515 West 23rd  Street New York

New York 10011

+1 (347) 369 1102