GELEX is renowned for its litigation practice. Having regard to clients’ needs and objectives, the Firm also promotes other forms of dispute resolution. Arbitration and negotiations can avoid costly and time-consuming litigation, and the Firm’s Lawyers are practised in assisting clients with these options, acting as mediators in commercial disputes where necessary. Additionally, the Firm advises on arbitration clauses for insertion into commercial contracts, and conducts arbitrations should the need arise.

Our Attorneys are regularly involved, as counsel and also as arbitrators, in domestic and international arbitrations, both ad hoc and conducted under the auspices of the most accredited domestic and international institutions.

Other related actions have included carrying out proceedings for recognition of foreign arbitral decisions and enforcing their awards.

GELEX has a large practice in dispute resolution, and a fully staffed arbitration and ADR team, with partners and associates practising almost full-time in this field.

Arbitral institutions involved include the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC"), the International Commercial Arbitration Court ("ICAC") at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC"), the Court of Arbitration of Foreign Trade at the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba, the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the European Court of Arbitration, the Milan Chamber of National and International Arbitration, the Italian Arbitration Association and the Italian Chamber of Arbitration of Public Works.

Areas of interest include commercial and company law, joint ventures, M&A, construction and engineering, intellectual property, telecommunications and international trade dispute.

The Firm has been in charge of both national disputes and complex multi-jurisdictional disputes and provides strategic advice on appropriate dispute resolution methods, choice of law, choice of forum and arbitration clauses. The emphasis is on problem solving, avoiding court intervention where possible by seeking early resolution of disputes through negotiation and mediation.

Members of the Firm are active as Attorneys and accredited as mediators in domestic and international mediation proceedings with the Milan Chamber of National and International Arbitration, the Italy-China Business Mediation Centre (Milan and Beijing) and the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) of London.

The Firm is highly involved with the study of international arbitration, with regular attendance and speaking at conferences, teaching university courses. Partners of the Firm have authored articles on arbitration and mediation, are regularly engaged in teaching arbitration, negotiation and mediation techniques.