Giulia Vallar

She/herSenior Lawyer
Milan
About

Giulia Vallar is a Senior Lawyer in the Litigation & Regulatory department, based in the Milan office. She joined the firm for the first time in 2012 for a three-month internship and then again in 2017.

Her work experience includes an internship at the Secretariat of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris and a position as research fellow and then assistant professor of International Law at the University of Milan. She has also been visiting fellow at the Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht in Hamburg and participated to the 2021 Center for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations of the Hague Academy of International Law.

She has an extensive experience in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration, both domestic and international, with particular focus on private and public international law issues.

She regularly speaks at international conferences and she is the author of numerous scientific publications.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsInternational Arbitration
Professional QualificationsAvvocato admitted to the Milan Bar

EXPERIENCE

  • Assisted an Italian mechanical engineering company against a Turkish energy company in an arbitration seated in Zurich, administered by the ICC, concerning the failure to perform a supply agreement.
  • Assisted a Dutch sportswear manufacturer in an antitrust litigation against an Italian retailer company before the Court of First Instance of Milan.
  • Assisted a French aircraft company against Italian insurance companies in a multi-jurisdictional litigation involving Italian and UK courts.
  • Assisted an Italian bank in a debt collection proceedings against a Portuguese company.
  • Assisted an Indian company in a post-award litigation in front of the Court of Genoa, Italy, concerning the enforcement of an ICC award rendered in London.
  • Assisted an Italian company in front of the Court of Appeal of Milan in obtaining the annulment of an award rendered under the ICC Rules.
  • Assisted an Italian company in an arbitration seated in Hong Kong, administered by the HKIAC, for the payment of an SPA’s price.
  • Advised a foreign Minister on the opportunity to settle a long lasting litigation proceedings pending before Italian Courts.
  • Assisted a Swedish company in an Italian litigation proceedings parallel to a Swedish litigation concerning construction contracts.
  • Regularly advises on cross-border succession issues.
  • Regularly advises and assists both Italian and foreign companies in obtaining the enforcement in Italy of foreign judicial decisions and of foreign arbitral awards.
  • Regularly advises and assists both Italian and foreign companies in reaching extra-judicial settlements with counterparties.
Languages
  • Italian
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish

Awards

  • Italian Society of International Law (SIDI), Graduation award “Daniele Padovani” for the best Private International Law dissertation defended in 2010
  • University of Milan School of Law Alumni Association (ALGIUSMI), Honorable graduates award, 2010
  • NYU School of Law, Dean's Graduate Award, 2016-2017
Education
  • Law degree, summa cum laude, University of Milan
  • LL.M. in International Legal Studies, New York University School of Law
  • Ph.D. in International Law, University of Milan


    Exchange student, U.C. Berkeley School of Law

Prior Experience

  • Before joining DLA Piper, Giulia took part in an internship programme in the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

  • University of Milan, Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law
    • Research fellow “RTD-A” in International Law, since NOV 2017
    • Post-doc research fellow, SEP 2014 – FEB 2016
  • Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg
    • Visiting Fellow, 2012 and 2016
  • Cooperation to editing activities of Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale, 2014 – 2016
  • Associate Editor of the Berkeley Journal of International Law, 2010

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Italian Society of International Law (SIDI-ISIL)
  • European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)

My latest insights

Publication

Arbitration Team Coffee Break | 2024 wrap-up!

3 February 2025 .4 minute read

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Arbitration Team Coffee Break

29 October 2024 .8 minute read

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Arbitration Team Coffee Break

25 September 2024 .8 minute read

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+39 02 80 618 1
(Work, Milan)