ITALY Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Luciano Castelli, Elisa Rizzi and Ludovica Accolla LCA Studio Legale
LCA Studio Legale is an independent, full-service law firm specialising in providing legal assistance to companies worldwide. Its offices are located in Italy (Milan, Rome and Genoa), Belgium (Brussels), and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai), where it operates through an international partnership with IAA Middle East Legal Consultants LLP. Its growing dispute reso - lution practice, comprising over 50 lawyers, is highly
active in high-value, complex commercial and corpo - rate litigation, often on a cross-border basis. In addi - tion to its extensive experience in court litigation, the team has significant expertise in arbitration, both ad hoc and administered by Italian and foreign institu - tions, as well as in alternative dispute resolution pro - cedures, including mediation and negotiation.
Authors
Luciano Castelli is equity partner at LCA Studio Legale and head of the litigation and dispute resolution practice. He has over 20 years’ experience in advising clients in litigation and arbitration cases in civil,
Elisa Rizzi provides assistance in civil and commercial litigation, with a particular focus on cross-border disputes. She has developed expertise in the recognition and enforcement in Italy of foreign
commercial and bankruptcy matters. He has been involved in large national disputes, assisting Italian and international companies, often as an arbitrator. Luciano also has experience in civil and professional liability and post-closing claims. He is an adjunct professor of Financial Market Law at the University of Turin and is the author of a number of publications in civil and procedural law. He is also co-author of the Practical Commentary on the Rules of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration (Commentario Pratico al Regolamento della Camera Arbitrale di Milano).
judgments and arbitral awards, as well as in the field of private international law. She graduated in Law from the University of Brescia with top marks, and holds an LLM cum laude in International and European Business Law from the Belgian university KU Leuven, where she concentrated on international commercial law and international arbitration.
Ludovica Accolla provides legal assistance to national and international clients in commercial and civil disputes, working closely
with her team throughout all stages of proceedings. She graduated with top marks in Law from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, where she collaborates with the Chair of Comparative Private Law as an academic fellow and contributor.
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