
Expertise
- International arbitration and litigation, with particular focus on:
- infrastructure contracts
- commercial contracts
- Key sectors:
- energy, oil&gas JVs
- luxury goods
- real estate
Foreign languages: English, French and Spanish
Background
- Member of the International Arbitration Focus Team
- Joined the firm in 2012
- Co-chair of AIA-ArbIt below 40
- Seconded to Procter & Gamble in Geneva (2016)
- Worked for the law firm Hanotiau & Van den Berg in Brussels (2012)
- Worked for a major Italian law firm (2009–2011)
Qualifications
- Member of the Italian Bar
- Master’s in international dispute settlement from the Graduate Institute of Geneva
- Law degree from Cattolica University of Milan
Knowledge Sharing

Foreign subsidies control: the missing piece to preserve the internal market
New regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market – modelled on the existing State aid rules. The regulation addresses distortions to the level playing field caused by subsidies granted by non-EU member states. New notification requirements will apply as of 12 October 2023
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Enforcement risk for failure to pay tax on capital gains realised by non-Egyptian residents on the sale of unlisted securities
Capital gains tax has always been an issue for non-Egyptian resident entities. And since the Ministry of Finance issued guidelines in December 2020 on capital gains realised by non-residents on the sale of securities (i.e., shares and quotas) not listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange, the ET
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Waiting for the much-desired Supreme Court’s clarification of Section 1782 discovery applications in international commercial arbitration
The discovery application in private international arbitration, as provided for under Title 28 of the U.S. Code, Section 1782, has been debated in US Federal Courts, with conflicting decisions from the Circuit Courts. The clarification from the U.S. Supreme Court in Servotronics Inc. v. Rolls-R
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Recovery and Resilience Facility: intervention areas, procedures and EU law aspects
The facility is basically a fund to help the European economy recover from the economic and social impact of the pandemic and to make companies more sustainable, resilient and better prepared to face the challenges and opportunities with the transition to green and digital. The European Comm
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Golden Power: current landscape in the EU about "Foreign Direct Investment"
Foreign direct investment control mechanisms around the world vary in both substance and procedure. But what about in the EU? Even though it boasts a very open regime, concern about foreign investors, including state-owned companies, in strategic businesses is growing: their role in cross
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EAIAC 2018: The Implications of Regional Investment Arbitration
On 30 August 2018 Laurence Shore, spoke at the 2018 East Africa International Arbitration Conference, which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The topic of his presentation was “Towards Regional Investment Arbitration?” in Africa. He addressed three main issues concerning investor-sta
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Ethiopia pushes on public private partnerships
Ethiopia has introduced a legal framework for public private partnerships to facilitate privately financed projects to support Ethiopia's grows: a clear process for private parties wishing to invest in specific public project in Ethiopia is now set. More details are available
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