Mediaset Premium: Vivendi mandates Cleary Gottlieb Steen Hamilton
Vivendi S.A. , has mandated Cleary Gottlieb Steen Hamilton to advise on its dispute with Mediaset S.p.A. This was reported by the Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore which quoted sources. The report said that Giuseppe Scassellati of Cleary Gottlieb is working with Vivendi; while Mediaset is working with Chiomenti and lawyer Vincenzo Mariconda.
As previously reported, Mediaset's owner Fininvest is asking Vivendi for damages of EUR 570m for non maintaining previous agreements.
The report said Tarek Ben-Ammar, entrepreneurs close to both Mediaset and Vivendi, might help out with the mediation. Vivendi's answer could come in the next 20 days, the report said.
Il Sole 24 Ore