ITALY Law and Practice Contributed by: Marco Torsello, Federica Serrantoni, Lucia Pontremoli and Gregorio Baldoli, ArbLit
ArbLit is an international dispute resolution bou - tique law firm, created in 2013 on the premise that cross-border disputes should be handled only by experienced lawyers with specific know-how and recognised reputation.The first Italian firm focused exclusively on arbitration and litigation, ArbLit imme - diately became internationally recognised as leading arbitration players and is now also a prominent litiga - tion practice. The firm has been involved in various capacities in high-profile and often ground-breaking commercial and investor-state disputes in all parts
of the world, as well as in complex litigation cases. ArbLit’s ability to offer the full range of dispute reso - lution-related services is enhanced by an extensive global network of premier-league law firms, practi - tioners, arbitrators, academics, arbitral institutions, and forensics experts. The firm’s lawyers combine different nationalities and legal backgrounds to blend perfectly into a diverse and multilingual working envi - ronment. ArbLit is the go-to firm in Italy for the resolu - tion of any kind of cross-border commercial dispute.
Authors
Marco Torsello is a founding partner of ArbLit and leads the firm’s litigation department. He has developed specific skills in transnational and multi-jurisdiction litigation during more than 20 years of practice, which
Federica Serrantoni is a junior partner at ArbLit, where her practice focuses on litigation before domestic courts, including arbitration-related litigation and cross-border disputes. Federica regularly advises Italian and
includes most types of commercial contracts, corporate, IP, unfair competition, banking and finance, and bankruptcy. Marco is Full Professor of Comparative Private Law, Transnational Commercial Law and International Arbitration at University of Verona’s Law School, Global Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, and Visiting Professor of Contract Law at the École de droit of Université Sciences Po. He often appears as counsel and sits as presiding, sole and party-appointed arbitrator under various rules and governing laws.
international clients involved in a wide range of disputes pending before first-instance courts, appellate courts and the Italian Supreme Court, spanning from tortious and contractual liability claims to insolvency proceedings, corporate directors’ and auditors’ liability cases, and IP litigation. Furthermore, Federica acquired extensive expertise in proceedings for recognition and enforcement in Italy of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, and advised in several cross-border cases involving judicial assistance for proceedings pending in foreign jurisdictions (including procedures for the gathering of evidence and service).
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