Alberto Santa Maria authored “Competition and State Aid an Analysis of the EU Practice, 2nd° edition, published by Wolters Kluwer, 2015 (pp.415)
Since the publication of this masterful book first edition in 2007, it has established itself as the preeminent resource for practitioners who must interpret, on a case-by-case basis, the relation of State aid to EU inter-state competition. This second edition has been updated and revised by lawyers of the Santa Maria law firm, the most prominent law firm handling State aid cases before EU and Member State tribunals brilliantly captures the current state of this relationship. Detailing numerous additional case profiles from the years since the first edition, the book combines deep familiarity with the relevant features of European Union Law and the expertise that the firm has built in its everyday practice.