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Benedetta is an associate in our international arbitration team.
Benedetta assists Italian and foreign clients in international and domestic arbitration proceedings with a particular focus on construction, shipbuilding, shipping, oil and gas, renewables, corporate and post-M&A disputes.Benedetta has gained experience acting as counsel in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations seated in multiple jurisdictions, conducted under a wide range of arbitral rules (including those of the ICC, the Milan Chamber of Arbitration, and the Swiss Arbitration Centre) and governed by diverse substantive laws, spanning both common law and civil law traditions. Her experience also includes serving as Secretary to Arbitral Tribunals.
Benedetta is also involved in developing and implementing legal strategies for complex cross-border disputes, including advising on multi-jurisdictional litigation and coordinating proceedings before foreign courts. She has also gained experience in international mediation, assisting clients in settlement negotiations and exploring effective dispute resolution strategies.
Benedetta has previously worked as a Legal Consultant at the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law – UNIDROIT, where she supported the Secretariat in the development and promotion of various soft law instruments in the field of transnational commercial law.
She holds a Ph.D. in Private Law from Roma Tre University and was a Visiting Ph.D. Student at the Squire Law Library of the University of Cambridge. She has authored and co-authored several scholarly articles and book chapters on international arbitration and contract law and has been invited to speak at academic and professional events hosted by institutions including the International Training Centre of the ILO, UNIDROIT, and the University of Siena.
Track Record
Construction of an LNG bunker barge – ICC arbitration
Advising and representing a US shipbuilding company in an ICC arbitration seated in Zurich against a German company, arising out of a purchase order governed by English law, related to the construction of an LNG bunker barge.
Indian infrastructure group – post-M&A arbitration
Advising and assisting a Dutch company, part of a group led by a major Indian infrastructure company, as buyer in a post-M&A ICC arbitration seated in London against two Italian sellers and a US seller.
International mediation in London
Advising and representing a multinational company in a high-stakes international mediation in London, arising out of a tort claim brought against a US company before a federal court in Ohio.
Italian steel producer – CISG supply dispute
Advising and representing a major Italian company in the steel industry in an ICC arbitration seated in Zurich against a US company specialising in the supply and resale of coal, arising out of several spot purchase agreements governed by the CISG.
Secretary of the Arbitral Tribunal – ICC arbitration
Secretary of the arbitral tribunal in an ICC arbitration seated in Zurich between a German supplier and a Greek general contractor, arising out of three open-cycle gas power station projects in the United Kingdom.
Secretary of the Sole Arbitrator – Milan Chamber of Arbitration
Secretary of the Sole Arbitrator in a proceedings administered by the Milan Chamber of Arbitration, related to a dispute (arising out of a gas supply agreement) between the supplier and the buyer.
Shipbuilding contract claim – English Commercial Court
Advising a multinational company in proceedings brought against it by a US company before the Commercial Court of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (Business and Property Courts) in relation to a shipbuilding contract.
US tort litigation – Florida State court
Advising a multinational company in litigation before a Florida State court arising out of a tort claim brought against a US company.
External Publications
Articles and book chapters
- How to Effectively Deal with Climate Change Disputes? Proposals from the First Annual Conference of the Roma Tre-UNIDROIT Centre, in Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 13 December 2024 (co-authored with Ilaria Castagna).
- Construction Arbitration, in Introduction to the Law of International Arbitration, edited by Deli M.B., Coccia M., Turin, published by Giappichelli, 2024, p. 337-354 (co-authored with Prof. Giacomo Rojas Elgueta).
- VII Oxford Arbitration Day: Topical Issues in International Arbitration, in Brazilian Arbitration Journal, 81/2024, p. 278-292
- Remote Hearings: The Arbitral Institutions’ Perspective, in Does a Right to a Physical Hearing Exist in International Arbitration? The ICCA Reports No. 10, edited by Lahlou Y., Hosking J., Rojas Elgueta G., The Hague, published by International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), 2022, p. 237-271 (co-authored with Prof. Giacomo Rojas Elgueta)
- Using the UNIDROIT Principles to Preserve Long-Term Contracts in Times of Pandemic: The Case for a Covid-19 Model Clause, in Diritto del commercio internazionale, 2/2021, p. 369-384
- Covid-19 as a Supervening Event in Leases of Non-Residential Property, in Roma Tre Law Review, 1/2021, p. 69-85 (co-authored with Prof. Giacomo Rojas Elgueta)
- National Report: Italy, in ICCA Does a Right to a Physical Hearing Exist in International Arbitration?, 2020 (co-authored with Prof. Giacomo Rojas Elgueta)
- Certificate in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration – 7th Edition, in Roma Tre Law Review, 2/2020, p. 107-121 (co-authored with Michele Basile and Gabriele Miscia)
- The Paradoxical Relationship between “Foreign Direct Investment Screening” and International Investment Law: What Role for Investor-State Arbitration?, in Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 30 April 2020 (co-authored with Prof. Giacomo Rojas Elgueta)
Admissions
- Italy, 2022
Education
- Roma Tre University, PhD (2026)
- LUISS University, J.D. equivalent summa cum laude, Laurea magistrale in Giurisprudenza
Languages
- Italian - Native
- English - Fluent
- Spanish - Fluent
Memberships
- Benedetta is a member of the Executive Committee of AA40, the Italian below 40 arbitration association.
- Young ICCA
Withers History
- Joined 2026