Elena Fontanelli

Expertise
- International arbitration, with particular focus on:
- international commercial arbitration
- investment arbitration in cross-jurisdictional matters for both sovereign entities and companies
- international commercial contracts
- Key sectors:
- oil and gas
- environmental damage liability
- construction and infrastructures
- international trade
- Foreign languages: English and French
Background
- Joined the firm in 2022
- Former Deputy Counsel at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris, Swiss-Italian team (2019-2022)
- Former Research Associate at the University of Miami International Arbitration Institute (2016-2021)
- Former intern at leading firms in Italy and at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in France (2015-2016)
- Member of the Executive Committee of AIA-ArbIt below 40
Qualifications
- Lecturer at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Member of the Italian Bar
- LL.M. in International Arbitration from University of Miami School of Law
- Law degree from Roma Tre University
Knowledge Sharing

ICSID has amended its Rules
On 21 March 2022, the ICSID Member States approved wide-ranging amendments to the ICSID Institution Rules, Arbitration Rules and the Additional Facility Rules, which will come into effect on 1 July 2022. The new rules aim to streamline procedures improving efficiency, increasing transparency, a
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