Rosenblatt Law

International Arbitration

Partner, Co-Head of International Arbitration

Leonardo Carpentieri is Co-Head of the International Arbitration Group.

He is a dual-qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) and Avocat à la Cour (Paris) with over 15 years’ experience advising on complex cross-border disputes. He has built his career in London and Paris at leading international law firms, acting in high-value commercial and investor-State arbitrations.

Leonardo specialises in energy, infrastructure and construction disputes, representing corporates, investors and state-linked entities under the rules of the major arbitral institutions, including ICC, LCIA, ICSID, SIAC, SCC and UNCITRAL. His work spans Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, Asia and Latin America. He regularly advises on dispute strategy and investment treaty protection in the context of major international energy and infrastructure projects.

He is also a regular speaker at international arbitration conferences and a guest lecturer at leading universities.

English, Italian, French and Spanish

Admissions:

Avocat à la Cour, Paris Bar (2009) Solicitor, England & Wales (2015)

Memberships:

Member, Franco-British Lawyers Society (Director and former President for England & Wales) Member, Society of Construction Law

PhD in Law (with honours), Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II), 2007

ADR Program, Hamline University, 2006

Master 2, Arbitration and ADR (with honours), Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II), 2005

Master 2, International Business Law, Paris Descartes University, 2004

Maîtrise in International Law, Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II), 2003