Global Guide 2026 : Italy
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Provided by De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani
Our Arbitration and ADR Team is among the most qualified in Italy, with partners and associates handling a wide range of domestic and cross-border disputes, with arbitration seats both in Italy and abroad.
Our main areas of activity include: International trade and commerce; Construction and Engineering; Corporate disputes; Joint Ventures; M&A; Intellectual Property; Real Estate; Telecommunication; International investment; Oil and Gas; Energy.
We frequently act as lead counsel and co-counsel in domestic and international disputes and coordinate teams of lawyers in multi-jurisdictional matters involving parallel litigation and arbitration.
Members of the Team are regularly appointed as arbitrators by parties and arbitral institutions and are also involved as counsel or mediator in domestic and international mediations.
Partners of our Firm have authored articles and book chapters on arbitration and mediation and are engaged in teaching and training programs.
The head of our Arbitration and ADR practice lectures in International Arbitration at Luigi Bocconi University and at Roma Tre University.
We take part in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna and the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris as arbitrators, mediators and coaches of Italian University teams.
Members of the Team also lecture in programs under the aegis of IDLO and speak at international conferences.
Provided by Chambers
De Berti Jacchia is a notable law firm that offers a dedicated team handling domestic and international arbitration proceedings. Its practitioners frequently act as arbitrators and presidents of arbitral tribunals. The group also represents clients before various levels of court, including ICSID, CAM, SIAC and ICC. The law firm is adept at assisting clients within a wide range of sectors, with a focus on construction.
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Its readiness to take up a lot of work within a short amount of time is impressive.
De Berti Jacchia demonstrates a solid juridical analysis and an international and pragmatic vision of arbitration matters.
The law firm manages to handle the case very quickly and produces the necessary results to full satisfaction within a short timeline.
Provided by Chambers
Michelangelo Cicogna is often singled out as an in-demand arbitrator and arbitration counsel who is particularly active in the construction space. He also appears before the domestic courts.
He is one of the stars of domestic arbitration.
Michelangelo Cicogna is a very strong advocate. He is incredibly persuasive and top notch.
Michelangelo Cicogna is very competent in matters of Italian arbitration law. He has a big exposure to the international market.
Michelangelo Cicogna is very involved and prepared on his cases.
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Michelangelo Cicogna
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