Vito Auricchio coordina il Dipartimento UE, Antitrust e Regolamentazione di Legance. Fornisce assistenza ad aziende italiane e straniere in materia di antitrust e regolamentazione, nell’ambito di concentrazioni, cartelli, abusi di posizione dominante dinnanzi alla Commissione UE e all’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), nonché in casi di tutela del consumatore, e in contenziosi civili. L’attività di Vito si concentra altresì nell’assistenza in materia di compliance, e accordi di distribuzione.

Vito Auricchio è citato in Chambers and Partners (Band 2), nell’area Competition/European Law, con le seguenti menzioni: “highly responsive, solution oriented and good at structuring his team effectively”, “Vito Auricchio is very active and very engaged, and he is always quick and delivers straight-to-the-point, actionable advice”, “Vito Auricchio is good at going the extra mile to find the right solution”, Vito Auricchio has extensive knowledge of the industry, and he is very approachable, clear in his explanations and understands the client’s needs very well” (2026), “Vito Auricchio is an excellent antitrust lawyer”, “Vito Auricchio has the ability to combine knowledge of the business and technical knowledge of the subject matter with a commercial eye on the larger picture” (2025), “able to combine a profound knowledge of competition law with a strong economic background, which makes his support particularly valuable when dealing with complex mergers”, “he is very responsive and willing to provide guidance even in difficult or unclear circumstances”, “we don’t have to think twice about recommending him; it is a really good service”, “he is very business-oriented, very available to talk and tries to understand our needs and point of view”, “he is very involved himself in the transaction and this is appreciated by the client” (2024), “very smart, very responsive and very commercial” (2023), “very clear, precise, quick and pleasant to cooperate with“, “very good at merger control work” (2022), “a remarkable expert, very pragmatic in his approach of the business and highly appreciated by clients” (2021). Inoltre, Vito Auricchio è citato in Chambers & Partners, nell’area Foreign Investment, come segue: “Vito Auricchio is a leading adviser on foreign investment screening and for guidance on requirements and support on securing Italian FDI clearances” (2026).

Global Competition Review (Competition Future Leaders 2017) segnala Vito Auricchio come “reliable and well prepared antitrust expert” dotato di “a good economic understanding” che si coniuga “with excellent client service”. Vito Auricchio è inoltre menzionato come Most Highly Regarded da Who’s Who Legal. The Legal 500 menziona Vito Auricchio nella Hall of Fame per l’area “EU and Competition Law” come segue: “Vito Auricchio stands out due to a unique combination of experience, strategic vision, industry expertise, negotiation skills, thought leadership, and client-centric focus”, “Vito Auricchio is a very good partner, always available and sharp” (2025), “Vito Auricchio is the partner in charge of the practice and offers a really top level standard of services”, “Vito Auricchio is an outstanding professional. He is able to combine a profound knowledge of competition law with a strong economic background, which makes his support particularly valuable when dealing for example with complex mergers” (2024), “Vito Auricchio is to be applauded for his remarkable skills – he is very talented” (2023).

Laureatosi in economia cum laude presso l’Università “Federico II” di Napoli nel 1995, Vito Auricchio ha conseguito un LL.M presso il College of Europe nel 1997. Si è laureato cum laude in Giurisprudenza presso la Seconda Università di Napoli nel 2000 e nel 2005 ha conseguito un LL.M presso la University of Chicago. Ha svolto uno stage presso la Direzione Generale XV della Commissione europea, nell’unità che si occupa di appalti pubblici.