‘Outstanding’ and ’powerful arbitration boutique’ Patocchi & Marzolini is headed up by the ‘exceptional’ Paolo Michele Patocchi and ’brilliant legal mind’ Paolo Marzolini, and is highly active on both the arbitration and litigation sides. The team operates for a variety of multinational companies and top-tier financial institutions in cross-border arbitration proceedings. Daniel Durante is also recommended.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Patocchi is an outstanding arbitration team. The two partners are able to work in four or five languages, are very experienced and very smart.'

  • ‘I have an experience as an arbitrator with Paolo Michele Patocchi. He is brilliant, works hard, is totally independent and impartial and he is one of the cleverest people I have worked with. He speaks and works in 5 languages and is an exceptional lawyer.'

  • 'I have worked with Paolo Marzolini as counsel: he works hard and is very accurate. I think that he is an excellent lawyer and has a very good feeling of what is the best for has client.’
  • ‘Excellent team, dedicated and high profile counsel/arbitrators.’

  • ‘P&M are a brilliant, collaborative firm with folks preeminent in their local markets and the wider arbitration community. They are fantastic to co-counsel with and my go to firm for Swiss matters.’

  • ‘Paolo Marzolini carries great weight as an arbitration practitioner and arbitrator. He has great in-depth knowledge of legal principles and is strategically very strong. He is also a joy to collaborate with.'

  • ‘A powerful arbitration boutique.’

  • 'Paolo Marzolini is a brilliant legal mind; perfect understanding of the facts; clear and efficient conduct of the proceedings, definitely an arbitrator you want to work with.'

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paolo Michele Patocchi, Paolo Marzolini

Other key lawyers

Daniel Durante