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Camilla is a special counsel in our public international law and international arbitration team.
Dual qualified as Avvocato (Italy) and Solicitor Advocate (England & Wales), Camilla specialises in public international law and international arbitration.Camilla's expertise in public international law covers boundary disputes, cultural heritage, human rights, international environmental law, international humanitarian law, international investment law, law of the sea, natural resources, sanctions, sovereign immunity, statehood issues and treaty law. Camilla regularly assists clients in pro bono human rights cases before constitutional courts, the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies and regional human rights courts. She has advised NGOs and States before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice in relation to the Advisory Opinions on Climate Change. For her work in public international law, Chambers UK ranked Camilla since 2023 and in 2025 as "Up and Coming". Clients describe her as "incredibly thoughtful, dedicated, very knowledgeable". She is "responsive, and brings a personal commitment and excitement to the work she does". Since 2021, Legal 500 UK ranked Camilla for her work in public international law.
In the international arbitration field, she assists clients from both civil and common law jurisdictions and has represented individuals, companies, States and State-owned entities in international arbitrations across a range of sectors, including the apparel, aviation, energy, gambling, infrastructure, insurance, metal, oil & gas, and railway industries in different regions of the world, particularly Africa, CIS countries, MENA and Latin America. She has experience of international commercial and investment arbitrations under the auspices of the CAM, CIAC, ICC, ICSID, LCIA and UNCITRAL rules. For her work in international arbitration, since 2021 she has been ranked in Who's Who Legal (now Lexology) and since 2023 as Global Elite Below 45 (top 5%).
Camilla is involved in arbitration associations and editorial boards. She served as Co-Chair of Young ICCA (2018-2020) and as UK Coordinator of the Italian Arbitration Association AIA-Arbit below 40 (2020-2025). She serves on the Executive Committee of the Rising Arbitration Initiative (RAI) and the Next Generation Committee of the Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (REAL) group. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration and is on the board of the American Review of International Arbitration at Columbia Law School, the Lexis PSL Arbitration Consulting Editorial Board, the Editorial Board of Brill Research Perspectives in International Investment Law and Arbitration. She is an Editor of Jus Mundi Wiki Notes on Investment Arbitration and is one of the Co-Chairs of the Annual Juris Conference on Investment Treaty Arbitration.
She regularly speaks at major international arbitration conferences and lectures at the Catholic University of Milan (Master in International Business) on international arbitration and ADR. She accepts appointments as an arbitrator.
Recent recognition
Track record
International Treaty Law
Advising the Government of Mauritius in relation to the negotiation of a treaty with the United Kingdom regarding the Chagos Archipelago.
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Advised the Government of Mexico in The Zheng He (Luxembourg/Mexico) Case before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea / ITLOS in relation to alleged violations of the the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
International Court of Justice
Representing a State before the International Court of Justice in the Advisory Opinion proceedings on Obligations of States in respect of climate change.
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Representing Avaaz and Oxfam before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Advisory Opinion proceedings on climate emergency and human rights.
World War II reparations
Advising a State in relation to World War II reparations against another State under international law and treaties.
NATO Allied Maritime Command
Representing NATO MARCOM in litigation proceedings before the English courts in relation to issues of sovereign immunity.
United Nations Committee of the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Successfully representing the Center for Reproductive Rights in amici briefs before the CEDAW in recommending El Salvador to decriminalise abortion (pro bono).
ICSID arbitration
Representing Gruppo Piccini in ICSID arbitration proceedings against Cameroon under the Italy-Cameroon BIT.
Talks
- International Commercial and Investment Treaty Arbitration in Africa (Bocconi University, 12 March 2026, Milan).
- Cross-Examination in International Arbitration (Milan Bar Association, 10 March 2026, Milan).
- Anatomy of an Investment Treaty Case (Lauterpacht Centre, 16 February 2026, Cambridge).
- Human Rights and Arbitration (Italian Arbitration Dat Side Event, 9 June 2025, Milan).
- Whose Justice? Whose Justice? Investment Arbitration at the Intersection with Climate Change and Energy Transition (Bucharest Arbitration Days, 6 June 2025).
- The Only Valid Basis for Treaty Claims Involving Judicial Action or Inaction is the Theory of Denial of Justice; True or False? (16th Annual Investment arbitration Conference, 14 October 2022, Washington DC).
Insight
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External publications
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The Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments Limited in England and Wales Court Judgments on Arbitration: Shaping English Arbitration Law and Practice (forthcoming 2025) (co-author).
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Investment Treaty Arbitration Know-How: Italy, Global Arbitration Review (September 2024) (co-author).
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The proposed reform of the English Arbitration Act on arbitrators’ independence and impartiality and the duty of disclosure from a comparative perspective, Arbitration International (Volume 40, Issue 1, March 2024) (co-author).
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Strategic Recognition and Enforcement Considerations When Commencing International Commercial Arbitration Proceedings, 40 under 40 International Arbitration (Kluwer Arbitration 2024) (author).
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Are the Essential Actors and Users of Arbitration Pro Arbitration? in K. A.N. Duggal, E. Farias, G. Rivas, G. Favero Vaughn (Eds.) Pro-Arbitration Revisited: A Tribute to Professor George Bermann from His Students Over the Years, Juris (April 2023) (author).
- The Recent Amendment of Italy's Arbitration Law and Ongoing Review of the English Arbitration Act: Two Arbitration Reforms in Comparison, The American Review of International Arbitration Blog, 18 January 2022 (co-author).
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Remote Hearings: Practical Considerations, The ICCA Reports No. 10, 21 September 2022 (co-author).
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Investment Treaty Arbitration: Italy, Global Arbitration Review, 17 September 2022 (co-author).
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Sovereign Wealth Funds: Transnational Regulation and Dispute Resolution, Withers and British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Co-author, 2021 (co-author).
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Due Diligence in Investment Arbitration, Jus Mundi Wiki Notes, 2020 (author).
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Trust Disputes and International Arbitration, Global Arbitration Review, January 2019 (author).
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Case Update: Final Award Rendered in Murphy v Ecuador, IBA Oil and Gas Committee Newsletter, June 2017 (co-author).
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Young ICCA Debates Brexit as Trumps Wins Election Victory, Global Arbitration Review, January 2017 (author).
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Giovanni Alemanni And Others v The Argentine Republic Case Note, ITA Arbitration Report, May 2016 (author).
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US Courts Adopt Different Approaches Regarding Recognition of ICSID Awards, IBA Arbitration News, September 2015 (co-author).
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Anticipating Investor-State Disputes: Bilateral Investment Treaties Are Crucial to Institutional Investors in Emerging Markets, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2015 (co-author).
Admissions
Italy, 2013
England and Wales, 2019
Education
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza (2009)
The Graduate Institute, Geneva, Master in International Law (2011)
Columbia Law School, LL.M. (2014)
Parker School Recognition of Achievement in International and Comparative Law, LL.M.
Languages
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
Memberships
Young ICCA (Co-Chair 2018-2020)
AIA-ARBIT40 UK Coordinator (2020-2022)
Rising Arbitrator Initiative (Executive Committee)
Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (Next Generation Committee)
AIJA
American Society of International Law
ICC Young Arbitrators Forum
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Key dates
- Year joined: 2017