Milan Investment Arbitration Pre-Moot 2025 Opening Conference
Navigating investment treaties: adapting to EU shifts and the challenges in the energy sector9 May 2025, 16:45 – 19:30 CET
Auditorium DLA Piper
DLA Piper, Via della Posta 7 – Milan
Registration and welcome coffee: 16:45 – 17:00 CET
Conference: 17:00 – 19:30 CET
Networking cocktail: from 19:30 CET
Join us for the opening conference of the DLA Piper Milan Investment Arbitration Pre-Moot on Friday, 9 May 2025 at our Milan offices.
Following the conference, we invite you to a networking cocktail reception on our rooftop terrace, offering breathtaking views of the city.
Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to connect with leading professionals in the field of investment arbitration.
We look forward to welcoming you in person!
SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS
- Stefano Modenesi – Partner, DLA Piper, Co-Head International Arbitration Europe
- Maria Chiara Malaguti – President of UNIDROIT | Full Professor of International law, Università Cattolica di Milano
- Norah Gallagher – Academic Director, Energy & Climate Change Law Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Mohamed Mahayni – International arbitration lawyer and lecturer, Geneva Master in International Dispute Settlement
- Tiffany Comprès – Global co-chair of the International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Group, Pierson Ferdinand
- Federica Bocci – Counsel, DLA Piper
- Michele Sabatini – Founding Partner, ArbLit - Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello
- Monique Sasson – Independent Arbitrator, Arbitra International
- Irene Petrelli – Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
A huge thank you – and best of luck - to the Teams that have registered to attend the DLA Piper FIAMC’s Pre-Moot from various countries.
We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to the arbitrators for their availability and support.
If you wish to serve as an arbitrator for the rounds on Friday and Saturday morning, 9 and 10 May 2025, respectively, please contact our Event Team.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Federica Bocci, DLA Piper
Matteo Fumagalli, DLA Piper
Agenda
16:45 – 17:00 Registration and welcome coffee
17:00 – 17:05 Welcome remarks
- Stefano Modenesi – Partner, DLA Piper, Co-Head International Arbitration Europe
17:05 – 17:35 Key-note speech
“Shaping the future of the energy sector: navigating the landscape of investment treaties of which Italy is a party to”
- Mariachiara Malaguti – President of UNIDROIT | Full Professor of International law, Università Cattolica di Milano
17:35 – 18:00 “The ECT: what will remain?”
- Norah Gallagher – Academic Director, Energy & Climate Change Law Institute, Queen Mary University of London
18:00 – 19:00 Panel discussions
First Panel – “Surviving jurisdiction and investor protection in case of investment treaty termination”
- Mohamed Mahayni – International arbitration lawyer and lecturer, Geneva Master in International Dispute Settlement
- Tiffany Comprès – Global co-chair of the International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Group, Pierson Ferdinand
- Moderator: Federica Bocci, Counsel, DLA Piper
Second Panel – “Regulatory measures and compensation: police powers and damages evaluation in investment arbitration”
- Michele Sabatini – Founding Partner, ArbLit - Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli Torsello
- Monique Sasson – Independent Arbitrator, Arbitra International
- Moderator: Irene Petrelli - Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
19:00 – 19:15 Q&A session
From 19:30 Networking cocktail
DLA Piper Speakers and Moderators
Speakers and Moderators
Maria Chiara Malaguti
Maria Chiara Malaguti is Full Professor of International law at Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore (Milan/Rome, Italy). She was appointed President of UNIDROIT since 1 September 2020, first woman to cover such position.
Of counsel at PedersoliGattai (Milan/Rome), she is also legal advisor to the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs on trade matters and to the World Bank on legal reform of payment systems, financial markets, and governance.
Norah Gallagher
Norah is the Academic Director of the Energy & Climate Change Law Institute at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies. She is also the Director of the School of International Arbitration. Norah is a public international lawyer specialised in international dispute resolution for over twenty years. She has advised on a range of issues on international commercial and investment cases and sits regularly as arbitrator including energy and mining disputes.
Mohamed Mahayni
Mohamed Mahayni is a dual-qualified solicitor (England & Wales) and avocat (Paris Bar) specialising in international arbitration. He has acted in international arbitrations under institutional and ad hoc rules, both as counsel and secretary to tribunals (White & Case LLP 2007-2013 and independently 2018-2024).
Tiffany Comprès
Tiffany represents companies around the world as an advocate in international arbitration and litigation and also serves as an arbitrator with the ICC, AAA, DRC, and other arbitral institutions. Her experience encompasses a range of disputes, particularly in the international agriculture, food & beverage, and energy/oil & gas sectors.
Michele Sabatini
He focuses on commercial and investment arbitration and international litigation. He regularly assists and advises Italian and foreign clients in complex arbitrations on contracts involving private and public parties and different sets of rules (ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, EDF).
Monique Sasson
Monique Sasson is qualified in England, New York and Italy. She practised at Herbert Smith in London and Studio Legale Chiomenti in Rome, before earning a Ph.D. in international law from Cambridge University. She worked in house at Morgan Stanley in New York, and returned to her home jurisdiction, Italy, in 2017. She now works as practises as counsel at DeliSasson, Milan.
Irene Petrelli
Member of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP International Arbitration group and leads the Italian arbitration team. Her practice focuses on investment treaty arbitration, international commercial arbitration, and public international law disputes. Ms. Petrelli has represented sovereign States and State-owned entities in connection with international arbitrations under the leading institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules.
