Melissa specialises in international arbitration. She has experience in both common and civil law jurisdictions, holds legal degrees in US and Swiss law, and advises and represents clients in ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings under all major rules of arbitration.
Melissa also acts as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chair of arbitral tribunals and advises on other forms of dispute resolution and related proceedings, such as mediation and international legal assistance. She “boils complex matters down into manageable, bite-sized pieces and gives clear and rational argumentation”, Chambers Global, Arbitration Counsel, 2023.
Her expertise spans different industry sectors with a particular focus on highly complex construction and engineering disputes as well as disputes arising in the life sciences industry, including shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes arising in a post-M&A context.
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Current professional memberships
Career history
Academic qualifications
Practices
- Arbitration - International Commercial
Sectors
- Construction & Infrastructure
- Energy
- Mining
- Pharma
- Sports
Languages
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
Nationality
- Italian
- Swiss
Admission
- New York, 2005
“A standout name in Zurich” Who’s Who Legal National Leaders, Arbitration, 2023