Ettore Frustaci

Expertise
- Banking and financial law and capital markets, with particular focus on:
- derivative contracts and structured finance
- insurance law
- banking litigation
- Key sectors:
- banking and insurance
- fashion, luxury goods and design
- services
- retail
- Foreign languages: English
Background
- Member of the Debt Capital Markets Focus Team
- Joined the firm in 2016
- Worked as a senior associate for a leading international law firm (2007–2016)
Qualifications
- Member of the Italian Bar, admitted to practice before the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione)
- Law degree from La Sapienza University of Rome
Knowledge Sharing

The Italian Supreme Court takes a position on the jurisdiction over disputes relating to derivative transactions
By a landmark decision issued on 15 July 2024, the Italian Supreme Court declared the lack of jurisdiction of the Italian Courts over a claim ultimately aimed at challenging the validity of certain derivative transaction documented by the ISDA Master Agreement (and as such subject to the Englis
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