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Biography

Maria Irene is a double qualified lawyer (in Milan, Italy and Paris, France), and she is the Head of International Affairs of Europe and Americas of the Italian construction group Webuild S.p.A. (former Salini Impregilo S.p.A.). She previously worked as Deputy Counsel of the Swiss-Italian Team of the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. Before that she was working in the International Arbitration department of White&Case LLP, in Paris, where she specialized in international arbitration and litigation in the areas of energy (mainly oil & gas) and construction. She regularly lectures at Paris I University and Turin University. She is co-founder and vice-president of YPCP (Young Practitioners of Construction in Paris), co-founder and former co-chair of AIA-ArbIt-below40 (the Italian below-40 association for arbitration), member of the In-House focus group of ICC YAF, member of the ASA Users Council, member of the BVI International Arbitration Committee.