Litigation 2026

ITALY Trends and Developments

Trends and Developments Contributed by: Simone Barnaba, Deborah Borghi, Alessandra Lucchini and Valeria Daloiso Eversheds Sutherland

Eversheds Sutherland is a global “top ten” law prac- tice, providing legal advice and solutions to an inter- national client base that includes some of the world’s largest multinationals. In Italy, Eversheds Sutherland has 90 lawyers in two offices, in Milan and Rome, assisting clients in virtually every area of law, includ- ing litigation, arbitration and insolvency, corporate and M&A, banking and finance, real estate, employ- ment and labour, tax, administrative and public sec- tor, competition, EU and trade, data protection and

cybersecurity, and white-collar crime. Eversheds Sutherland’s Italian litigation, arbitration and insol- vency department is led by co-heads Renato Fiumal- bi and Simone Barnaba, and is ranked in the Cham- bers Global and Chambers Europe guides. The team advises and represents international and domestic clients on a wide range of business disputes, includ- ing commercial and corporate disputes, financial services and insurance disputes, restructuring and insolvency disputes, arbitration and other ADR.

Authors

Simone Barnaba is a partner at Eversheds Sutherland and co-head of the firm’s Italian litigation, arbitration and insolvency department. He is recognised by the Chambers Global and Chambers Europe guides as a

proceedings. She usually represents clients in insolvency litigation (particularly actions for damages against directors and auditors of companies and claw-back actions). She has been a member of arbitral tribunals for the resolution of corporate disputes.

notable dispute resolution practitioner in Italy. Simone has over 20 years of experience representing and defending multinational corporations and other major clients in complex civil and commercial litigation, including bankruptcy and restructuring, contracts, corporate law, unfair competition and other business torts and regulatory litigation. He also represents clients in arbitration proceedings. He represents and advises clients in diverse industries, including oil and gas, banking, insurance, pharmaceuticals and life sciences.

Alessandra Lucchini is an associate at Eversheds Sutherland in the Italian litigation, arbitration and insolvency department. Alessandra has gained experience in handling disputes in civil, commercial, and corporate matters,

assisting Italian and foreign clients before ordinary courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings and ADR. Alessandra graduated in Law from the University of Milan. She was admitted to the Bar in 2023.

Valeria Daloiso is an associate at Eversheds Sutherland in the Italian litigation, arbitration and insolvency department. Valeria mainly deals with civil and corporate litigation. She has assisted and advised clients

Deborah Borghi is a partner at Eversheds Sutherland in the firm’s Italian litigation, arbitration and insolvency department. Deborah advises on commercial, corporate and bankruptcy litigation before ordinary

operating in various industries, including the oil and aviation sectors. In addition to litigation, Valeria advises clients on various bankruptcy, commercial and corporate law matters. Valeria graduated with honours from the LUISS Guido Carli University of Rome in 2020. She was admitted to the bar in 2023 and is a member of the Rome Bar Association.

courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings and ADR. Deborah advises national and international clients operating in the construction, engineering, telecommunications, transport and logistics sectors on the prevention of disputes regarding their core business and assists them in possible subsequent

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