Alberto Malatesta, Of Counsel

Alberto Malatesta is Professor “ordinario” of International Law at the University Cattaneo of Castellanza, Italy, since 2000. He currently teaches International Business Law (in English)

He is a member of the Milan Bar and admitted to the Italian Supreme Courts. 

His practice focuses on international litigation and international commercial arbitration. He regularly sits as arbitrator under the major institutional arbitration rules (UNCITRAL, ICC Paris Rules, Chamber of Arbitration of Milan (CAM) Rules etc.). Main Fields: International sales and purchases/ Mergers and Acquisitions/Joint ventures and cooperation/Distribution, franchising/Constructions and Engineering/ Trusts and estate planning

Recognised by Lexology Index: Italy 2026 Report as “Recommended Arbitrator

He is a member of the Editorial Boad of the Rivista di Diritto Internazionale Privato e Processuale, one of the leading legal journals in Europe.

He has been acting as Secretary General of the Italian Branch of the International Law Association since 2013. 

He served as Italian delegate at the Hague Conference of Private International Law during the sessions dedicated to the 2005 Hague Convention on the choice of courts agreements

He is author of serval books and essays in the field of private international law and international commercial arbitration: Among the major publications in English.

• Interim Measures and International Commercial Arbitration. Some Thoughts on the Concurrent Jurisdiction, in Rivista dell’arbitrato, 2023, pp.440-468.

• Deference and Provisional Measures: The Principle of Concurrent Jurisdiction Revisited, in F. Ferrari, F. Rosenfeld, Deference in International Commercial Arbitration. The Shared System of Control in International Commercial Arbitration, Kluwer Law International, Alphen aan den Rijn, 2023, pp. 229-244.

• Confidentiality in International Commercial Arbitration, in A. Malatesta, R. Sali (eds.), The Rise of Transparency in International Arbitration, JurisNet LCC, New York, 2013, pp. 39-51.
•  Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal, in U. Draetta, R. Luzzatto (eds.), The Chamber of Arbitration of Milan Rules: A Commentary, JurisNet, New York, 2012, pp. 297-303.