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Matilde Rota is a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration department and co-head of the Italian Dispute Resolution practice, operating from the Milan and Padua offices.
She has solid experience in corporate and commercial litigation, international arbitration, and advisory work on ESG matters. She is regularly entrusted with highly complex disputes, often involving cross-border elements that require an integrated approach combining domestic law, international conventions, and European regulations—particularly in matters of jurisdiction, recognition, and enforcement of foreign judgments.In corporate litigation, Matilde advises leading Italian and international companies in disputes related to extraordinary transactions, directors’ liability (D&O), banking operations, and contractual disputes, as well as in product liability and debt recovery proceedings. She is recognized for her ability to structure effective litigation strategies and guide clients through sensitive disputes, always maintaining a business-oriented perspective.
In arbitration, Matilde has extensive experience in both institutional and ad hoc proceedings, including ICC, CAM, and CAS arbitrations. She regularly acts as counsel in international and domestic arbitrations and is particularly active in sports arbitration, where she represents athletes, clubs, agents, and sports institutions before major national and international bodies, including the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Matilde is also a key point of reference for legal assistance on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) issues. She collaborates with companies and investors, supporting them in developing compliance strategies and managing legal risks related to human rights, environmental responsibility, and sustainability across the supply chain. Her work in this area spans multiple sectors, including banking & finance, real estate, manufacturing, fashion & luxury, food, healthcare, infrastructure, technology, and asset management.
She also provides assistance to private clients and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in complex disputes concerning the protection and management of their assets and personal interests, often in international contexts.
Recent Recognition
Talks
Recent lectures and speeches:
- 'The future of fashion, design and luxury', Withers event (June, 2025).
- Co-Host of the IAD side-event 'Human rights and arbitration', Withers with Roma Tre UNIDROIT Centre (June, 2025).
- 'Lecture on ESG', Master in Fashion and Luxury Law - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (October, 2024).
- 'Art and sustainability', Milano Green Week - Withers Talk on sustainability (September, 2024).
- 'Integrating ESG factors in the company', SDA Bocconi - Sustainability Strategy and Governance (July, 2024).
- She has assisted in the preparation of lectures for the Master in Credit Management programme of 'Il Sole 24 Ore'.
Insight
External publications
Last publications and interviews:- Il fashion conquista il passaporto anti-falsi per mettere al sicuro qualità e ambiente, interview published by Moneta (June 28, 2025)
- Ecodesign e Digital Product Passport: il nuovo lessico della sostenibilità nel fashion system, article published by Legalcommunity (June 25, 2025).
- Rota (Withers It): ecodesign e sostenibilità, perchè le aziende della moda non possono più farne a meno, interview published by ESG News (November 26, 2024).
- Climate change: Shell assolta, ma le emissioni vanno ridotte, article published by Diritto Bancario, co-author Pagni C. (November 22, 2024).
- Withers: «Il futuro? Attenzione ai contenziosi Esg», interview published by Etica News (October 25, 2024).
- She authored several articles on credit recovery that have appeared in 'Il Sole 24 Ore', and she collaborated on the research and writing of a manual for paramedics and a journal of forensic medicine.
Admissions
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Italy, 2010
Education
- SDA Bocconi School of Management, Sustainability Strategy and Governance - Summer edition, Integrating ESG factors into the coporation.
- University of Milan, Law
Languages
- English
- Italian
- French
Memberships
- IBA - International Bar Association
- AIAC - Asian International Arbitration Centre, Asian Sports Tribunal
Key dates
- Year joined: 2011