Overview
Claudia has extensive experience in complex domestic and international dispute resolution, including litigation and international arbitration, with a particular focus on the energy, mining and technology sectors.
Claudia regularly acts as counsel for clients around the world in cross-border litigation matters, as well as in international commercial and investment arbitration proceedings under all the major institutional rules, including those of the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL and OHADA.
Claudia was seconded to Apple, where she acted as Legal Counsel in charge of France, Italy, Spain and Portugal (2018-2019). Claudia is also part of the Linklaters ESG team.
Work Highlights
Claudia has acted for our clients in many high-profile disputes, including:
Commercial Litigation:
- acting for a technology worldwide leader in the context of a very strategic dispute against one of its resellers. Claudia obtained from the French Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice two landmark decisions, largely commented, with respect to jurisdiction clauses;
- acting for one of the foremost mining company in a multi-billion cross-border matter involving criminal, regulatory and commercial issues in a francophone African State;
- defending an international bank against a €250 million mis-selling claim;
- acting for a leading company in the gas industry in the context of a dispute relating to an incident that occurred in saline cavity used for natural gas storage.
International Arbitration:
- acting for a multinational mining company in two ICC emergency arbitrations and in two subsequent parallel ICC arbitrations on the merits, brought against a mining state-controlled entity in Africa;
- acting for an African State in an ICSID arbitration brought by an oil & gas company over two offshore blocks;
- acting for a European satellite company in an ICC arbitration brought by a competitor regarding the right to use certain frequencies at a given orbital position;
- acting for a leading industrial group specialised in automated logistics systems in a post-M&A ICC arbitration against the world’s leading manufacturer of motion and control technologies.
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