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"I assist my clients in strategic and complex arbitration and litigation matters, providing clear and pragmatic advice on the most effective dispute resolution strategies that align with their business objectives."
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.
Claudia has acted for our clients in many high-profile disputes, including:
Commercial Litigation:
International Arbitration:
Claudia has over a decade of experience teaching International Arbitration, Private International Law and Business Law and Contracts at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université Rennes II and Université Paris-Saclay.
Claudia is a member of the French Committee on Private International Law (Coité française de droit international privé), the European Association of Private International Law, the International Law Association and ArbitralWomen.
Claudia is a member of the Organising Committee of the Moot Court on Private International Law (Université Paris-Saclay and Linklaters).
Claudia holds a PhD in Private International Law with highest honours from the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, with her thesis on "Forum Shopping in International Litigation".
She holds Master’s degrees in:
She also holds joint degrees in French and Italian Business Law from both Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Università degli Studi di Firenze.
Claudia attended The Hague Academy of Private International Law, on a merit-based scholarship.
Claudia won several awards, including the “Rayonnement International” award from the Paris Bar and the International Bar Association for her co-authored article on “Disclosing evidence in Cross-Border Litigation: How to Deal with French Rules?”, the “Best Law Student” award from Freshfields and the “Best Student of the Faculty of Law” award from Università degli Studi di Firenze.
Claudia is fluent in English, French and Italian.
A selection of published works includes:
Le forum shopping dans le contentieux international, IRJS Editions, 2024 (award for the publication of the PhD thesis).
La directive relative aux actions représentatives et sa transposition en droit français, Option Droit & Affaires, 10 January 2024.
La confidentialité des correspondances internationales des avocats et juristes en entreprise – la question du droit applicable, Journal du Droit International (Clunet), n° 4, 2020.
L’impact du Covid-19 sur les contrats commerciaux, AJ Contrat, avril 2020, pp. 176-182.