GIACOMO ROJAS ELGUETA

Giacomo assists Italian and foreign clients in international and domestic arbitration proceedings with a particular focus on construction, international commercial contracts, Oil & Gas, renewables, corporate and post-M&A disputes. He has gained significant experience in investment arbitration, as well. He assists clients in all the steps and strategic decisions involved in an arbitration, from the drafting of the arbitration agreement to the recognition and enforcement of foreign awards, building his broad experience upon a deep knowledge of substantive law. He frequently acts as arbitrator in ad hoc and administered arbitrations, both domestic and international, with seat in different jurisdictions and under a wide variety of rules (including ICC, Milan Chamber of Arbitration, Swiss Arbitration Centre) and applicable laws. He has been appointed as expert by the Italian Republic in several investment arbitration proceedings under the rules of ICSID and SCC, and by multinational corporations before U.S. federal courts and the courts of England and Wales. He assists Italian and foreign clients on Private and Commercial Law matters before Italian State courts, and he is often requested to provide advice on international commercial contracts and to render legal opinions. In 2022, he has been appointed as Member of the “List of Candidates Suitable for Appointment as Arbitrators in bilateral disputes under trade agreements with third countries” by the European Commission; in 2023 he has been designated by the Italian Government as Member of the “Panel of Conciliators” at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); in 2024, he has been appointed as Member of the Garantee Board of the Italian National Olympic Committee - CONI and as Italian delegate at the “ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.” Giacomo is recognized by Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration as a Global Leader, he is listed among Italian national leaders by Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration – Italy, as Excellent by Leaders League: Italy (Best Arbitrators for International Arbitration), and he was the Winner of the category Arbitration – Italy of Lawyer Monthly – Legal Awards 2022.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Giacomo Rojas Elgueta joined the Firm as of Counsel in 2022. Since 2024, he is Head of the "International Arbitration" Practice Area.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

A Licensed Full Professor in Comparative Law, Giacomo is an Associate Professor of Private Law at Roma Tre University School of Law, where he teaches Private Law and International Abritration. Also, he is Co-Director of the “Roma Tre – UNIDROIT Centre for Transnational Commercial Law and International Arbitration” and Co-Director of the “Certificate in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration: Theory and Practice”, Member of the faculty of the International Doctorate “Law and Social Change: The Challenges of Transnational Regulation”, and Member of the Executive Board of the “Interdisciplinary Research Center on European Banking and Finance Law – Paolo Ferro-Luzzi”. He is currently Co-Director of two international research projects: “Does a Right to a Physical Hearing Exist in International Arbitration?” (under the auspices of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration – ICCA) and “Global Crises and Contract Remedies” (under the auspices of UNIDROIT and Roma Tre University School of Law). He was a Visiting Scholar at Yale Law School (2003-2004 and 2006) and at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg (2005), and a Visiting Professor at Nova Southeastern University – Law Center (USA) (2013) and at the National University of Singapore (2023).

LANGUAGES

Italian, English, Spanish