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Biography

Laura Opilio is head of the Dispute Resolution Department and Insurance practice at CMS. She first joined the Rome office in 1989 and was made partner in 1994. During her career, Laura has acquired vast experience and significant knowledge of national and international litigation, with a specific focus on disputes relating to commercial law, distribution agreements, manufacturer liability, energy, insurance law and life sciences. Laura is an expert in arbitration, both domestic and international, acting both as defense counsel and arbitrator. Laura assists numerous insurance companies in Italy on regulatory issues, distribution, localization of policy and disputes (in particular, proceedings covering professional liability as relating to professional indemnity claims, directors and auditors liability, accounting liability of public officers, bond guarantees, industrial incidents and product liability). She also assists companies in reinsurance matters. Laura is currently member of the Legal Practice Division Council of the International Bar Association (IBA) and member of the Italian Arbitration Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).