Giovanni Zarra
Senior Associate Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Languages
Italian, English, French
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Giovanni is a senior associate of the Rome Litigation and Arbitration team. He has a significant experience in international arbitration law (focusing on both commercial and investment arbitration) and international litigation (with particular knowledge on matters involving issues of public and private international law). He is considered to have a wealth of knowledge in international arbitration, as testified by the appointment in the ICSID Panels of Arbitration and Conciliators (starting from March 2023) and the inclusion in the prestigious ISDS Academic Forum. He also gained particular experience on shipping and international trade.
Giovanni is full professor of international law and international litigation at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. He holds a PhD (University of Naples Federico II – with honours) and a LLM with distinction (Queen Mary University of London). In 2019 he was visiting professor at the Max Planck Institute for Private International Law in Hamburg.
He is author of five books (in matters of international arbitration and private international law, while a sixth - "The Award in International Commercial Arbitration, co-authored with A. Carlevaris for OUP - is forthcoming) and more than seventy scientific articles published in primary international academic journals.
Credentials
- Ph.D., Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, With dignity of publication, 2016
- LLM in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution, Queen Mary University of London, With distinction, 2014
- Laurea Magistrale in giursprudenza (Master's Degree in Law), Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Magna cum laude, 2012
- Italy
- Italian High and Supreme courts