Domenico Di Pietro—Bryan Cave LLP

Bryan Cave LLP has strengthened one of its key practice areas, international arbitration, with the addition of experienced arbitrator and advocate, Domenico Di Pietro. Domenico joins as  counsel from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Tokyo where he had been transferred for a secondment to a Japanese client based there. Initially based in London, Domenico will be travelling extensively between Bryan Cave’s offices in the UK and the US.

Domenico has a wealth of experience in arbitration, having represented major corporations and sovereign states in international commercial and investment treaty disputes, both ad hoc and those administered by institutions. He has just returned to Europe after two years in Tokyo where he dealt with a wide range of arbitrations in a variety of sectors, including construction, energy and financial services.

Domenico is also highly regarded for his academic contribution to international arbitration, lecturing and writing extensively on international commercial and investment treaty disputes. 

Qualified to practice in England and Wales as well as in Italy, Domenico is fluent in English and has working knowledge of French and Spanish in addition to his native Italian.

Mathew Rea, co-head of the global international arbitration group and based in the London office of Bryan Cave, commented: “Domenico is enormously versatile, having both excellent academic credentials and deep experience as an arbitrator and counsel in numerous commercial arbitrations. His dual qualifications as well as his language skills make him an excellent fit for our global practice.”

Miami based Pedro J Martinez-Fraga, who co-heads the group alongside Mathew, added: “We are excited to welcome Domenico to Bryan Cave. His expertise will further strengthen our world class international arbitration group at a global level.”

Domenico said: “I was impressed by the dynamism of Bryan Cave’s global international arbitration group and the profile of the team’s members. The group is growing at a remarkably fast pace and is doing so without compromising on the quality of either lawyers or mandates. It is truly an exciting opportunity for me to further develop my practice.”