Arbitration Under Sanctions: Between EU Public Policy and Global Enforcement Challenges
The SCC Arbitration Institute is pleased to be represented at this half-day event hosted by Studio Legale Padovan and Masin, held on the occasion of Italian Arbitration Day 2026.
Date: 12 June 2026
Time: 09.30–13.00
Location: Rome, Italy
As sanctions regimes continue to reshape the landscape of international dispute resolution, arbitral proceedings increasingly face complex questions at the intersection of enforcement, public policy, and geopolitical constraints. This event brings together leading practitioners and academics to examine the legal and practical challenges that arise when arbitration meets sanctions, and to explore how tribunals, parties, and counsel can navigate these tensions with clarity and rigour.
The programme is structured around two panels.
Panel 1: EU Sanctions and Judicial Sovereignty: A Transnational Perspective
Speakers:
- Pierluigi Salvati, Studio Legale Padovan (moderator)
- Kevin W. Gray, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration
- Lilian Larribère, Université Paris Nanterre
- Antonio Leandro, Aldo Moro University of Bari
- Greg Lourie, Schellenberg Wittmer
- Marco Padovan, Studio Legale Padovan
Panel 2: Sanctions, Arbitrators and Parties: Navigating Legal and Geopolitical Constraints
Speakers:
- Ilenia Lombardi, Masin (moderator)
- Valentine Chessa, MCL arbitration
- Fabio Fagioli, Maire Tecnimont
- Robin Oldenstam, SCC Chairperson
- Rohit Singhal, Masin
A light lunch will follow.
Register to the event