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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Italy
What the Team is Known For
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is a respected dispute resolution heavyweight commanding a strong reputation across the arbitration and litigation fields. The team's lawyers are active across a wide range of cases, with a particular focus on antitrust litigation, such as unfair competition and cartel matters, as well as related damages claims. The department further assists with international commercial arbitration. Its experience extends to banking litigation and shareholder disputes, as well as insolvency proceedings and appeals, before several levels of the courts.
Strengths
They demonstrate high competence for complex issues.
It is a large firm that does not lose the ability to maintain a direct approach with clients.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is very responsive, efficient and available at any time. It is solution-oriented and very commercial aware.
The law firm offers prompt and accurate feedback, availability upon short notice and the ability to work on tight and multiple deadlines.
Cleary offers a wide range of expertise in line with market demands.
Work Highlights
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton continued to defend Telecom Italia Finance and Telecom Italia in an ICC arbitration in Paris brought by various parties in the Opportunity group of companies, concerning Telecom Italia’s investment in Brasil Telecom alongside various of the claimant companies.
Notable practitioners
Carlo Santoro is a widely respected lawyer who advises domestic and international clients on corporate disputes and banking and antitrust litigation. He offers further assistance with ICC arbitration proceedings and pre-arbitration matters.
Carlo Santoro has strong technical skills.
Francesca Gesualdi attains strong market recognition for her skills in litigation, including class actions. She represents clients in banking and energy cases which often relate to damage claims and tender offer matters.
Francesca Gesualdi demonstrates strategic thinking and practical approach to solving very complex cases. She is also very active in inclusion initiatives.
She is very quick, extremely responsive and very good at coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
Francesca Gesualdi is very flexible, available to listen to clients' needs, pragmatic and very business-oriented. She has a problem-solving approach.
Roberto Argeri is a skilled lawyer whose practice encompasses numerous litigation proceedings. He often assists with financial and compliance disputes, as well as appeal processes.
Roberto Argeri is available at any time.
Roberto Argeri has a perfect knowledge of our business. He is a key point for building a strong and exhaustive defence strategy.
Roberto Argeri always has a very practical and business-oriented approach.
Giuseppe Scassellati-Sforzolini has a broad experience in commercial and corporate litigation, including shareholder disputes. He frequently assist his clients before regional and national courts.
Giuseppe Scassellati-Sforzolini has a well-rounded practice.
Paolo Bertoli is well placed to assist clients with ICC and CAM arbitration proceedings. He offers additional experience in handling pre-arbitration claims.
He has a strong technical knowledge.
Paolo Bertoli combines a strong legal knowledge with great advocacy skills.
Chiara Capalti advises a roster of domestic and international companies on international arbitration proceedings. Her clients are active in a wide range of sectors, including telecommunication, technology and oil and gas.
Chiara Capalti demonstrates great management of arbitrations.
Chiara Capalti is able to get into the details and grasp essential issues.