Michele is an international disputes lawyer who represents clients in commercial and investment arbitration proceedings. His practice focuses on complex cross-border disputes and encompasses international arbitration, as well as civil and commercial litigation.
Dually qualified in Italy and New York, Michele advises multinational corporations, sovereign states, and leading financial institutions on complex international matters. He has represented clients in some of the highest-value proceedings involving Italian entities, including mass-claim investment treaty arbitrations and high-stakes matters across the defense and aerospace, engineering and construction, and energy sectors, along with post-M&A disputes. Michele regularly acts as an arbitrator, including as sole, party-appointed, and presiding arbitrator, and as counsel in proceedings under leading institutional rules, including ICC, LCIA, ICDR, ICSID, and CAM. He also brings deep experience in public and private international law, international trade law, EU law, and the law of international organizations, focusing on corporate governance, shareholder, and director disputes.
Michele is a member of the ICC Italy Commission on Arbitration and ADR, an active member of Italian arbitration associations, and an ambassador for Swiss Arbitration. Beyond his arbitration practice, Michele has significant expertise in space and underwater law and has addressed some of Italy's highest-ranking institutional authorities on these matters
Michele has been recognized as a practitioner for arbitration in Italy by Chambers & Partners’ Global and Europe guides. He is also recognized by Lexology as a “Thought Leader” for Global Elite Arbitration Under 45 and ranked in Lexology Arbitration Italy in 2025, as well as an Arbitration Future Leader since 2018.