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Band 5

Dispute Resolution

Italy

2 Years Ranked

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Provided by Francesca Gesualdi

Europe

Practice Areas

Francesca Gesualdi’s practice focuses on domestic and international litigation and arbitration. She regularly represents domestic and foreign clients in a wide range of disputes, including class actions, involving corporate, commercial, banking and financial ma ters, as wel as bankruptcy and competition issues across numerous industries, including energy and media.

Career

Francesca joined the firm in 2002. From 2002 to 2006 and from 2007 to 2012, she was resident in the Rome o fice. From 2006 to 2007 she was resident in the New York office.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Milan and New York Bars and of the Italian Supreme Courts; member of the Executive Committee (2023-2027), and responsible for continuing legal education, of the Commission for International Relations (CRINT) of the Milan Bar Council Member of the Committee for The Relations with BigLaw of the Milan Bar Council; member of the Italian Society of International Law Spoken.

Languages Spoken

Italian; English

Education

Harvard Law School

LLM

2006

Università degli Studi di Milano

J.D.

2002

Awards

Lawyer of the Year’ for Healthcare/Life Sciences Litigation

TopLegal

2024

Class Action Lawyer of the Year

Legalcommunity

2023

Inspiralaw - 50 best women lawyers in Italy

Legalcommunity

2024

Inspiralaw - 50 best women lawyers in Italy

Legalcommunity

2025

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Dispute Resolution - Italy

5
Band 5
Individual Editorial

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.

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