Emilio Bettoni

Emilio Bettoni

Education

  •  Ph.D. in Law (Università degli Studi di Milano, 2018)
  •  LL.M. International Business Regulation Litigation and Arbitration (NYU School of Law, 2013)
  •  Degree in Law (Università degli Studi di Milano, 2011)

Admissions

  • New York State Bar (2014)
  • Milan Bar (2015)

Languages

Italian, English, Spanish

Emilio has more than ten years of experience in commercial and investor-State arbitration, with a particular focus on disputes involving Spanish and Latin American companies and public entities.

 

He frequently took part in arbitration in the energy and construction sector, and his areas of special expertise include the application of the CISG and the analysis of complex issues of quantum.

 

He recently represented: (i) an Italian subsidiary of a global leading provider of live entertaining services in a Swiss Arbitration Chamber arbitration seated in Zurich, (ii) an Italian company in an ICC arbitration seated in London relating to a joint venture agreement, (iii) two leading Italian companies in the construction sector in an ICC arbitration seated in Panama, (iv) an Argentinian company in an ICC arbitration seated in Buenos Aires in a dispute arising out of a contract for the international sale of goods, (v) a Spanish company in an ICC arbitration seated in Geneva relating to an agency agreement, (vi) an Italian leading company in the railway sector in several dispute arising from FIDIC contracts before arbitral tribunals and dispute adjudication boards, and (vii) investors in six high-profile investment cases in the photovoltaic sector under the Energy Charter Treaty and various intra-EU BITs.

 

Emilio serves as arbitrators, having acted as presiding and/or sole arbitrator under the ICC, CIAM-CIAR (Madrid) and CAM (Milan) Rules. He recently chaired an arbitral tribunal in a dispute between Asian companies concerning the provision of roaming services and acted as sole arbitrator in a dispute relating to the international sale of goods.

 

He also regularly acted as secretary or assistant to arbitral tribunals in both investment and commercial cases conducted under a variety of rules (ICSID, ICC, UNCITRAL, CAM Milan, CRCICA, DIA, CAIP).

 

Emilio appears as counsel before Italian courts, especially in disputed for breach of contract and unfair competition, as well as in interim measure proceedings.

 

Emilio is Co-Chair of IBA Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Subcommittee and was Co-Chair of the IBA Arb40 Subcommittee. He was also Vice-president of the Italian Chapter of CEIA (Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje) and Coordinator of CEIA-40.

 

In 2026, Emilio is recognized as an “Up and Coming” arbitrator and “Up and Coming” in arbitration by Chambers and Partner. He is also featured by Lexology amongst the “Thought Leaders – Global Elite Arbitration – Under 45”.

 

Emilio graduated summa cum laude from the University of Milan school of law and holds and LL.M. from NYU and a Ph.D. from the University of Milan.

 

A dual-qualified attorney (Italy and New York), Emilio speaks fluent English and Spanish.

  • International Bar Association
  • Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje
  • ICC YAAF
  • LCIA Young International Arbitration Group
  • AIA-ArbIt-40

  • PUBLICATIONS

    • “European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (1961)”, “Party autonomy and arbitral procedures”, “Rome I Regulation”, in F. Ferrari and F. Rosenfeld (eds), Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of International Commercial Arbitration (Elgar), 2025, p. 171-174, 333-336, 366-370
    • Guide on arbitration and corruption in Italy (with Andrea Melchionda, Andrea Puccio, Giulia Cagnazzo and Giulia Raona) available at www.navacelle.law, 2025
    • “Deference from Foreign Enforcement Courts to Decisions of the Courts of the Seat Annulling an Arbitral Award”, in F. Ferrari and F. J. Rosenfeld (eds), Deference in International Commercial Arbitration: The Shared System of Control in International Commercial Arbitration, (Kluwer Law International), 2023, p. 265-300
    • “Emergency Arbitrator vs. Dispute Board: where to seek an urgent interim measure if the arbitral tribunal is not yet constituted?”, in Newsletter AIA n. 2/2021, p. 4-7
    • “La giurisprudenza svedese in materia di arbitrato e diritto antitrust: arbitrabilità, interpretazione restrittiva dell’ordine pubblico ed approccio minimalista” (translation: “Swedish case law on arbitration and antitrust: arbitrability, restrictive interpretation of public policy and minimalist approach”) in Diritto del commercio internazionale, 2014(2), p. 520-527
    • “Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Money Judgments Despite the Lack of Assets” 10(1) NYU Journal of Law & Business, 155-187 (2013)
  • IBAArb40, London, 4 December 2025, “The New IBA Arb40 Guide on Emergency Arbitration”
  • University of Rome “La Sapienza”, 17 October 2025, “Arbitraje comercial y de inversiones”
  • Queen Mary University of London, 21 November 2024, “The ECT: a Multilateral Treaty Promoting Trade, Transit, and Investment in the Energy Sector”
  • AA-40/DIS40, Frankfurt, 18 July 2024, “Arbitrating in Italy”
  • Open de Arbitraje 2024, Madrid, 8 May 2024, “Después del Boom: El arbitraje de inversión de energía en Europa experiencia pasada y perspectivas”
  • Careers in Arbitration, 1000 Paths to a career in arbitration, Webinar, Episode 1, 16 June 2023
  • IBA Arb40, Lisbon, 13 April 2023, “When Investment and commercial arbitration collide”, Moderator
  • IBA Arb40, London, 15 November 2022, A Workshop on the IBA Arb40’s Toolkit for Arbitral Award Writing, Moderator
  • Milan Chamber of Arbitration, Webinar, 11 October 2022, “Domanda di arbitrato, risposta e riconvenzionale”
  • Centro de Arbitragem Comercial (XV Congresso), Lisbon, June 22, 2022, “The main impacts of the pandemic on energy arbitrations”
  • Milan Chamber of Arbitration, Webinar, 10 June 2020, “Third-party funding”
  • Milan Chamber of Arbitration, Milan, 2 October 2019, “Third-party funding”
  • ArbLit, Milan, 10 November 2017, “Security for costs in International Arbitration”