Biography

Educational/ Current position / Professional Experience

Education:

• Ph.D. International Law & Economics, Bocconi University, 2015
• M.Res. Global Business Law & Governance, Alliance Programme (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne / Columbia Law School / Sciences PO), 2010
• Master, International Law and Relations, University of Milan, 2008
• BA, International and European Studies, University of Milan, 2006

Bar admission:

• Paris, 2021

Current position:

• Partner / Associé, International Arbitration, La 16 Law, from 2025
• Counsel, International Arbitration, Liedekerke, 2023-2025
• Senior Associate, International Arbitration, Liedekerke, 2021-2023
• Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, 2015-2021
• Associate, International Arbitration, Shearman & Sterling, 2011-2014

Professional memberships:

• Lecturer in International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration, Paris Campus of the Catholic University of Lille (from 2022)
• Lecturer in International Arbitration, United Nations Training Centre ITC/ILO of Turin (from 2016)
• Former Adjunct Professor of Business & Human Rights, IE Law School, Madrid (2021-2024)
• Co-Chair (2026-2028), ESG Subcommittee, IBA Arbitration Committee
• Member, IBA Arbitration Committee
• Member, Roaster of Arbitrators of ICC France
• Member, SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators
• Member, DIAC Panel of Arbitrators
• Member, VIAC Arbitrators Panel
• Member, Luxembourg Arbitration Association
• Member, IAI Paris
• Member, CEPANI
• Member, Francarbi
• Member, Associazione italiana per l’arbitrato
• Member, ARBIT Italian Arbitration Forum
• Member, ICC Italy

Arbitration Experience

Experience as arbitrator:

• Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between a Spanish and a French company concerning the allegedly unlawful termination of an agency contract. The proceedings are conducted in French, seated in Paris, and French law applies.
• Sole arbitrator in a case under the Chamber of Commerce of Milan’s Rules (CAM) between two Italian companies concerning the alleged termination of an engineering contract. The proceedings were conducted in Italian, seated in Milan, and Italian law applied.
• Sole arbitrator in a case under the Swiss Arbitration Centre’s Rules between an American and a Swiss company concerning the alleged termination of a technology equipment sales contract. The proceedings were conducted in Italian, seated in Lugano, and Swiss law and the CISG applied.
• Co-arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration between an Italian and a French company concerning the alleged termination of an agency contract. The proceedings were conducted in French, seated in Paris, and French law applied.

Experience as counsel:

I have participated in more than 25 arbitrations across a wide range of industries, including construction, infrastructure and engineering (EPC contracts, lump-sum agreements, subcontractor disputes, PPP contracts), energy (oil and gas, production sharing agreements, gas price reviews), mining, corporate and post-M&A matters, as well as agency and distribution. These cases often involve complex legal, technical and quantum issues, and engage a variety of applicable laws, including those of France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Algeria, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, the DRC, Singapore and Chile, as well as transnational law (UNIDROIT Principles, lex mercatoria) and public international law. I work on proceedings conducted in English, French or Italian.

In particular:

• I have advised and represented private corporations, States and state-entities in around 20 international commercial arbitrations administered by the major arbitration rules (ICC, LCIA, SIAC, CCJA, AFA, UNCITRAL), including emergency arbitration proceedings.

• I have been involved in 6 investor-State arbitrations, administered by the ICSID, PCA and UNCITRAL Rules.

I have also been involved in 3 post-arbitration proceedings, including an annulment proceeding concerning an ICC award before the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal and two multi-jurisdictional proceedings concerning the enforcement of arbitral awards.

Finally, I have advised and represented multinational corporations and States on matters involving the application of international sanctions and other issues of public international law (e.g. jurisdictional and execution immunities, human rights and ESG, state contracts in the oil-and-gas and mining industries).

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Law review articles

• “France Chapter”, International Comparative Legal Guide to Investor-State Arbitration, 2026 (with Julie Spinelli)
• “Sanctions and International Arbitration”, Echanges Internationaux (ICC France), July 2024
• “What to do with the Energy Charter Treaty?”, Financier Worldwide Magazine, July 2023
• “Belgium”, Global Arbitration Review, 2021, 2022, and 2023
• “Latest Developments in Conciliation and Mediation in Investor-State Disputes”, 16(3), Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, p. 96, 2019
• “Transparency in International Arbitration: Any (Concrete) Need to Codify the Standard?”, 3(1), Groeningen Journal of International Law, p. 1, 2015

Articles in collective volumes

• “Conciliazione nell’arbitrato degli investimenti”, in C. Mantucci ed., Trattato di Diritto dell’Arbitrato (Vol. XII), 2020
• “La Corte internazionale di arbitrato: il suo regolamento e le sue pratiche”, in Pacini ed., Terzo Rapporto Annuale sull’Arbitrato. Impugnazione e Revisione del Lodo, 2017
• “Procedural Fairness in the Civil Law Tradition”, in F. Fontanelli and A. Sarvarian eds., Procedural Fairness in International Courts and Tribunals, 2015

Speaking engagements:

• ‘The Role of Civil Law Traditions in shaping international arbitration’, Civil Law Summit, Seoul, 28 October 2025
• ‘Enforcement of Awards’, CEPANI40 Conference ‘Enforcement of Awards in Practice: Navigating the Challenges’, Brussels, 6 February 2025
• Organizer and Moderator of the Workshop ‘Public International Law: Why Is It Key?, Summer Camp 2024 (Paris Place de Droit), Paris, 5 July 2024
• ‘The Corruption Defence: Practical Considerations and International Trends’, 8th ICC Africa Conference, Nairobi, 29-31 May 2024
• ‘The Future of International Arbitration’, 5th Global Conference of the Co-Chairs’ Circle, Frankfurt, 17 May 2024
• ‘La rapidité dans l’arbitrage: mythe ou réalité’, CMAP Workshop, Paris, 2 April 2024
• ‘Sanctions and Arbitration’, PAW event organised by ICC France and Ecole de Droit de la Sorbonne (Paris 1), Paris, 21 March 2024
• ‘Going After the Arbitrators: The Criminalization of International Arbitration Proceedings’, PAW event, Paris, 19 March 2024
• ‘Addressing Corruption Challenges in International Arbitration’, 18th ICC Türkiye Arbitration Day, Istanbul, 16 February 2024
• ‘Workshop on International Arbitration’, Kigali Centre for International Arbitration (KIAC), Kigali, 21- 22 June 2023
• ‘The Current Status of the Negotiations of the ECT’, Workshop on ‘Investment Arbitration and EU Law’, Energy Law Group, Paris, 12 May 2023
• ‘Enforcing Awards Against Sovereigns Has Become a Highway to Hell’, IBA-40 Symposium @ IBA Arbitration Day, Lisbon, 12 April 2023
• ‘Enforcement and Setting-Aside Proceedings before French Courts’, ICC Africa Yaoundé Conference, Yaoundé, 16-17 March 2023