Melissa Magliana

International commercial arbitration, experience in both common and civil law jurisdictions advising and representing clients in ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings under all major rules of arbitration. Acts as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chair of arbitral tribunals; advises on mediation and international legal assistance. Expertise in the construction, pharma and mining industries, sports; particular focus on works contracts and shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes arising in post-M&A and construction projects context.

Admitted in New York; the 2016 recipient of the ASA Prize for Advocacy in International Commercial Arbitration; clerked for The Hon. Carol Bagley Amon at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution, board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); co-chair of the ASA Practice Building Seminar. Past co-chair of ASA below 40 and of Steering Committee member of Young ArbitralWomen Practitioners.

Publishes regularly on matters relating to international dispute resolution

American, Italian and Swiss national. Fluent in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish.