International Expertise.
Recognized Authority.
Concrete Results.
An internationally trained lawyer with over thirty years of experience in high-stakes transactional work and complex cross-border disputes, Fabrizio Arossa offers a rare combination of transactional depth and litigation excellence — making him a first-choice reference both as counsel and as arbitrator.
ABOUT
Fabrizio Arossa has built his career across some of the world’s leading legal and financial centres — Turin, Milan, Rome, Paris, Brussels and San Francisco — developing a perspective on business law that cuts across legal systems, cultures and jurisdictions.
In 1997, he was one of the founding partners of Freshfields in Italy, playing a central role in establishing the firm and positioning it over the following thirty years as a benchmark for major transactions in the country. Within the firm he also held global governance roles, including membership of the Partnership Council and the Partner Recommendation Committee.
Areas of Practice
Fabrizio Arossa brings recognized authority to the following areas:
International and domestic arbitration — as arbitrator and as counsel, in proceedings under institutional and ad hoc rules
Post-M&A disputes — breach of warranties in acquisition agreements, price adjustments, controversies relating to shareholders’ agreements
Corporate transactions — M&A, joint ventures, investment projects in regulated sectors
Cross-border litigation — before domestic and EU courts and international arbitral tribunals
Antitrust, environmental and consumer law — including in dispute and compliance contexts
Key sectors: energy, telecommunications, media and technology, infrastructure, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive.
EDUCATION
The academic rigor underpinning Fabrizio Arossa’s practice is rooted in an exceptional international education:
A formation that bridges the civil law tradition with a common law perspective, reflected in his approach to international transactions and disputes.
University of Turin
University of Strasbourg
Harvard Law School
Academic Activity & Publications
Fabrizio Arossa combines his professional practice with a consistent academic and publishing engagement across his areas of expertise.
He has taught International Trade Law at the University of Trento, at the United Nations Campus in Turin and other international institutions, and teaches at Luiss University within the global law program. He regularly delivers other lectures and conference presentations on international arbitration, post-M&A disputes, corporate governance and class actions
He is the author of the Italian chapter of Corporate Internal Investigations, published by Oxford University Press, and other publications
He serves on the Board of the Italian Arbitration Association (AIA), where he co-chairs the focus group on Post-M&A Arbitration.
RECENT EXPERIENCES
As illustrative examples of his recent professional experience, among the most significant cases, he has assisted:
- an international operator of renewable energies plants in two parallel arbitrations against the Italian general contractor arising from breaches and delays in the performance of Engineering, Procurement & Construction agreements relating to two important solar parks;
- an oil & gas multinational before the Court of Justice of the European Union for the annulment for contrast with EU law of a regulation imposing a so-called solidarity contribution on the so-called excess profits of energy companies;
- a private equity fund in the management of risks, also dispute-related, associated with an acquisition that did not close;
- a multinational paper producer in multiple follow-on proceedings for alleged damages caused by anticompetitive agreements;
- an international chemicals group on the various phases of a post-M&A arbitration and its defense against a request for revision of the award;
- an oil & gas multinational in a complex group of proceedings against the party jointly liable for a serious environmental incident, with oil discharge at sea;
- a telecommunications infrastructure operator in a damage suit against the incumbent for abuse of dominant position;
- an automotive international group on the damage suits following the fine imposed by the European Commission;
- a multinational leader in the technology sector on class actions and other lawsuits from consumers and their associations and on regulatory investigations;
- an automotive multinational in various proceedings stemming from alleged emission cheating and misrepresentations;
- a primary tlc operator on arbitration and other proceedings, including in relation to shareholder agreements;
- a cement producer in follow-on proceedings for alleged damages caused by anticompetitive agreements;
- an international railway operator in proceedings, also before the Court of Justice of the EU, relating to state aid for the benefit of the incumbent
Recognition
“Fabrizio Arossa is a tough litigator and is able to leverage his knowledge. He has a ton of experience, is extremely versatile and provides great guidance in cases.”
RECOMMENDED
“Fabrizio Arossa is a seasoned and very
experienced litigator adept at crossborder
litigation and complex matters.”
Chambers Global 2023
Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025
Chambers Global
Dispute Resolution & Arbitration 2025
INSIGHTS
Analysis, commentary and updates from the front line of international business law.
This is where Fabrizio Arossa will share editorial contributions, commentary on significant decisions and reflections on the developments shaping international commercial law — from post-M&A arbitration to corporate governance, from cross-border litigation to regulatory trends across the sectors in which he operates.
A privileged vantage point, built over more than thirty years of practice at the highest level, offered to those who wish to understand — not merely follow — the shifting landscape of global law.
Why Fabrizio Arossa
Those who turn to Fabrizio Arossa find a professional who can navigate complexity without losing sight of what matters — a lawyer who understands transactions from the inside and complex disputes from direct experience, having worked in the world’s most demanding firms and various jurisdictions.
His appointment as arbitrator brings authority, independence and an intimate understanding, in particular, of the dynamics that define M&A and corporate disputes. His role as counsel delivers a rigorous litigation strategy, built on decades of experience in cases of the highest significance.