Fabio’s practice focuses on arbitration, both domestic and international. Fabio has indeed acted – in various capacities – in around 50 arbitrations across a variety of sectors (energy, telecommunications, construction, defence and insurance) under all major arbitration rules (ICC, ICSID, SIAC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and Milan Chamber of Arbitration).

Fabio has also developed a court litigation practice centering on commercial disputes and arbitration-related proceedings (particularly pre-arbitral injunctive relief and post-award proceedings).

As counsel, Fabio has recently represented:

• thyssenkrupp in an Eur 8 billion ICC arbitration against the Hellenic Republic relating to the supply of military vessels;
• a leading Italian energy multinational in two parallel ICC arbitrations against an automotive multination concerning the provision of energy services;
• an English energy fund in two ad hoc arbitrations against an Italian oil & gas multinational deriving from JoAs for the operation of gas fields;
• an Italian supplier of materials handling systems against an Austrian company in court proceedings before the Tribunal of Milan;
• the Mexican subsidiary of a prominent Italian steel-making group in ICC arbitration and post-award proceedings against an Italian multinational, relating to the construction of one of the world’s largest iron-production plants;
• four prominent European oil and gas companies in a post-M&A ICC arbitration against two US companies;
• a major Italian energy company in an ICC arbitration against a German multinational, arising from the acquisition of a hydro business; and
• a French defence multinational in a post-M&A ICC arbitration stemming from the acquisition of an Italian company.

Fabio’s recent experience also include acting as: Sole Arbitrator in an ICC “expedited arbitration” seated in Italy arising from a distribution agreement; Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration  seated in Switzerland relating to a construction project; secretary to distinguished Arbitral Tribunals (like the Tribunal in ICSID Case No. ARB/19/19, the Tribunal in three parallel LCIA arbitrations arising from third party funding arrangements, and the Tribunal in the ICC arbitration between Bankers Petroleum and the Republic of Albania arising from an oilfield concession).

Fabio is recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” (The Legal 500 “Dispute Resolution – Europe, Middle-East & Africa”), a “future leader” in international arbitration (Lexology “Arbitration Future Leaders – Partners”), a notable Italian lawyer in that field (Lexology “Italy: Arbitration”) and an “Up and Coming” arbitrator and arbitration lawyer (Chambers and Partner’s). He has also been included by Lexology  among the “Thought Leaders – Global Elite Arbitration – Under 45”.

Fabio publishes regularly with prestigious academic reviews, such as ICSID Review, Journal of International Arbitration and Arbitration International. In 2014, his essay “The Emergency Arbitrator: a full-fledged arbitrator rendering an enforceable award?” was named a runner-up for the McGill University’s Nappert Prize, and, in 2012, his graduate dissertation was awarded the Padovani prize by the Italian Society of International and European Law.

Between 2021 and 2024, Fabio was a Regional Representative for Europe of ICC YAAF, ICC’s below 40 association and one of the largest association of that type in the world.

Fabio graduated summa cum laude from Bocconi University and obtained an LLM from the University of Cambridge. Before joining ArbLit, he was a member of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s International Arbitration Group and, prior to that, of Hogan Lovell’s M&A department in Milan.

He is fluent in English, and reads French, Spanish and Portuguese.