Marina Santarelli

Practice Areas

–  Dispute Resolution
–  Restructuring and Insolvency

Bar Admissions

–  Member of the Milan Bar
–  Admitted to appear before the Italian Supreme Court

Education

– Cattolica University, Milan (Law Degree cum laude)

Languages

–  Italian (native speaker)
–  English

–  German

Marina Santarelli has been a Senior Partner of Pavia e Ansaldo since 1991, and is mainly based in our Milan office, where she is heads our Litigation and Arbitration Department.
Marina has extensive experience in contentious matters, both before the courts and in arbitration, and has a thorough understanding of, and expertise in ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) procedures, with a particular focus on conciliation and mediation.
Marina has acquired broad and diversified experience in insolvency matters, as well as in arrangements with creditors and pre-insolvency matters in general.
She regularly advises corporate clients and leading players in the banking, finance and insurance fields, both domestic and foreign, in all types of dispute – before the courts or in arbitration – having specific expertise in Italian and international commercial and contract law, corporate law, banking, finance and insurance law and regulatory matters.
Marina has developed particular skill in handling the so-called follow-on disputes concerning antitrust matters, including class actions.
She is a member of the Banking and Finance Arbitration Milan panel, designated by Conciliatore Bancario Finanziario, designated Arbitrator of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Italy, and designated Arbitrator of the National and International Chamber of Commerce. In addition, since 2010 Marina is a registered member of the arbitrators of the Conciliation and Arbitration Chamber of Consob.
She is also a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).