Sep 7, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min · 12 segments
David Pérez de Lamo and Lewis Reed talk with Luca Prete, legal secretary at the Court of Justice, on developing a career in the field of competition at the EU judiciary.
Luca PreteGuest
David Pérez de LamoHostLewis ReedHostThat sets us up very nicely for the next question, because as you state, your career has never been confined to one particular field.
be it competition, state aid, internal markets, external relations, WTO law, the list goes on and on.
The question is, how has that breadth shaped your approach to EU law? And do you think that there is a value in that wider exposure that the more specialised practitioners sometimes miss?
I mean, of course, if you ask me, is there a value? The answer is pretty obvious.
Now, the problem is that there is nothing which is perfect and it's just a win-win.
I mean, the more you work in different fields of law, the less you can be specialized in one.
So especially when you're doing competition, I mean, there are a lot of lawyers who have spent 40 years of their life working hard and passionately and extremely skilled people working in competition.
On the other hand, however, it's much more easy to do some lateral thinking, to be a bit creative at the times.
But then once you are there, you do it, you're plunged into the books and you learn and you're immediately doing litigation.
You fly to Geneva, three days, four days of hearing, fantastic, great experience.
And I think that in my daily job, it helps me that I have dealt with different areas of law and even different legal systems, if you wish.
At the same time, of course, you will lose something in not being super specialized.
That sets us up very nicely for the next question, because as you state, your career has never been confined to one particular field.
be it competition, state aid, internal markets, external relations, WTO law, the list goes on and on.
The question is, how has that breadth shaped your approach to EU law? And do you think that there is a value in that wider exposure that the more specialised practitioners sometimes miss?
I mean, of course, if you ask me, is there a value? The answer is pretty obvious.
Now, the problem is that there is nothing which is perfect and it's just a win-win.
I mean, the more you work in different fields of law, the less you can be specialized in one.
So especially when you're doing competition, I mean, there are a lot of lawyers who have spent 40 years of their life working hard and passionately and extremely skilled people working in competition.
On the other hand, however, it's much more easy to do some lateral thinking, to be a bit creative at the times.
But then once you are there, you do it, you're plunged into the books and you learn and you're immediately doing litigation.
You fly to Geneva, three days, four days of hearing, fantastic, great experience.
And I think that in my daily job, it helps me that I have dealt with different areas of law and even different legal systems, if you wish.
At the same time, of course, you will lose something in not being super specialized.
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