Clifford Chance
Francesca Gesualdi is a Partner in our Litigation & Dispute resolution practice.
Her practice focuses on both domestic and international litigation and arbitration. She advises Italian and global corporations on a wide range of disputes, including class actions, involving corporate, commercial, banking, and financial matters, as well as bankruptcy and antitrust issues.
Francesca's international arbitration practice focuses especially on energy disputes, as ICC construction disputes, as well as M&A and Joint Venture disputes.
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Milan
- +390280634090
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- Speaks Italian, English and Spanish
- Practice area Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management
Career and qualifications
- Università degli Studi di Milano (J.D.), 2002
- Admitted as an Avvocato in Italy 2006
- Harvard Law School (LL.M.), 2006
- Admitted to the New York Bar in 2011
- Joined Clifford Chance 2025
- Partner since 2025
Professional bodies
- Member of the Executive Committee (2023-2027), and responsible for continuing legal education, of the Commission for International Relations (CRINT) of the Milan Bar Council
- Member of the Committee for The Relations with BigLaw of the Milan Bar Council
- Member of the Italian Society of International Law
- Visiting student at U.C. Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, on a scholarship granted by the University of Milan
- Fulbright Scholar
Awards and citations
- Chambers Global 2025
Dispute Resolution (Italy) - TopLegal
Lawyer of the Year for Healthcare/Life Sciences Litigation, 2024 - LegalCommunity
Named Among the 50 most influential female lawyers in Italy in 2024 and 2025; Class Action Lawyer of the Year in 2023 - LegalCommunity Magazine
Named Among the Best Lawyers in Italy, 2024 - The Legal 500 EMEA
Rising Star for Dispute Resolution - Class Editori
Best in Dispute Resolution