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Silvia Cossu

Silvia Cossu

Europe 2026

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About

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She is a qualified lawyer also admitted to the Italian High Courts Bar.

She leads the litigation team of the firm and manages the team working on commercial, business, corporate and civil law of the Firm. Actually she is an experienced litigation lawyer, member of the Italian Bar (Rome) fluent in English, Spanish, French and Italian (with also a basic Portuguese and Arabic), having studied in Spain, France, USA and Italy.

In approximately 20 years of practice, she has had the opportunity to represent clients in numerous disputes relating commercial matters, post M&A, corporate and competition matters, in the meantime acquiring extensive experience in insurance and financial litigation.

Moreover, she has an extensive experience in litigation relating to several kind of matters involving foreign States, national banks or public entities having interest in Italy and/or EEUU.

Silvia expertise is not only in trial, but also in the extra-judicial phase: actually she is often requested to use her litigator sensibility to assess risks and suggest solution to mitigate them, whether from breach of contract, professional negligence, business interruption events, or failure to comply with supply obligations.

Career

In 2005 she started working as a trainee consultant at the Italian Ministry of foreign affairs in the treaties and international litigation office;

In 2006 she decided to move into the private practice choosing Allen&Overy LLP litigation and arbitration department.

In January 2008 Silvia joined Legance Avvocati Associati, a start up law firm in Italy that she left in June 2022, where she was a counsel of the litigation department.

In July 2022 she joined Lipani Caricala & Partners as Equity partner, head of the Litigation team.

In February 2025 she joined LEXIA as partner to lead the litigation, arbitration & Legal Risk Mitigation practice.

Professional Memberships

Italian BAR

High Courts BAR

IBA

Personal

Silvia is a strategic decision maker, risk mitigant and problem solver thanks to her legal acumen and business orientation. She is highly organized and able to execute on multiple work streams concurrently, also thanks to her strong executive-level communication skills. With an open-minded and versatile approach, that allows her to work with all the other colleagues and the staff and to create excellent professional and human relationships.

Mother of 2.

Passionate Art collector.

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Chambers European Guide

Litigation: Highly Regarded - Italy

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Individual Editorial

Silvia Cossu of LEXIA draws praise for her contentious practice. She represents associations, public bodies and banks in both domestic and cross-border matters.

Strengths

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  • She's very business driven in the identification of a possible solution to avoid litigation.

    Litigation: Highly RegardedChambers European Guide
  • Silvia Cossu is extremely passionate and competent, keen on understanding client needs and targets. She always provides different perspectives and approaches based on a deep knowledge of the law.

    Litigation: Highly RegardedChambers European Guide
  • She has a very deep knowledge of the law, which helps in finding and proposing innovative solutions.

    Litigation: Highly RegardedChambers European Guide
  • She is a very talented and sophisticated lawyer, as well as an excellent negotiator.

    Litigation: Highly RegardedChambers European Guide

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