SONDRA FACCIO PhD, Attorney at Law Curriculum Vitae

SONDRA FACCIO
PhD, Attorney at Law
Curriculum Vitae
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CURRENT POSITION
18/06/2014 – Present
Associate Attorney
Corporate Department, Rödl & Partner, Padua (Italy)
A. y. 2015/2016
Lecturer “International Commercial Law”
University of Verona, Verona (Italy)
 course for post-graduate students
EDUCATION
01/01/2010 – 31/12/2012
PhD in Corporate Law and Economics – Doctor Europaeus
Law School, University of Verona, Verona (Italy)
Thesis: 'Indirect Expropriation in International Investment Law between States Regulatory Powers and
Investors Protection'
20/10/2008 – 02/07/2009
Master in Diplomacy
Italian Institute for International Political Studies ('ISPI'), Milan (Italy)
19/10/2005 – 20/10/2008
Master in Law – magna cum laude
Law School, University of Verona, Verona (Italy)
19/10/2001 – 19/10/2005
Degree in Law Science
Law School, University of Verona, Verona (Italy)
PROFESSIONAL TRAINEESHIP
02/07/2009 – 01/10/2010
Trainee Lawyer
Studio legale Curtarello, Monselice, Padua (Italy)
Civil law and Contract law
01/08/2007 – 01/12/2007
Trainee Lawyer (part-time internship)
JT Law – Lawyers and Notaries, Sydney (Australia)
IP law and Contract law
01/09/2007 – 30/11/2007
Intern – Political relations
General Consulate of Italy, Sydney (Australia)
Organising meetings and attending the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
01/10/2012 – 05/05/2013
Ernst Mach Grant Worldwide 2012/2013
OeAD (Austria)
01/01/2010 – 31/12/2012
PhD Scholarship
ReMinistry of Education (Italy)
01/10/2010 – 30/06/2011
Cooperint Fellowship
International Research Bureau, University of Verona (Italy)
01/07/2007 – 31/12/2007
Worldwide Study Program Scholarship 2007
International Exchange Students Office, University of Verona (Italy)
01/09/2003 – 28/02/2004
Erasmus Scholarship
European Union
VISITING STUDENT AND RESEARCHER EXPERIENCES
06/05/2013 – 05/05/2014
Postdoctoral Researcher in International Investment Law
Law School, University of Verona, Verona (Italy) in partnership with the Head of Cross Border Business
Management Italy Foreign Network, Unicredit Bank, Verona (Italy) and Confindustria Veneto, Venice (Italy)
01/10/2012- 05/05/2013
Visiting PhD Student
Universität Wien (Austria) – Department of International Law and International Relations (Prof. Milos Vec
and Prof. A Reinisch)
01/10/2010 – 30/06/2011
Visiting PhD Student
Columbia University Law School, New York (US)
Courses: International Finance and Monetary Policy (Prof. T. Goodspeed), International Investment Law
(Prof. T. O. Johnson), International Investment Arbitration (Prof. P. Bekker), Policy of International Law
(Prof. Sauvant)
01/02/2011 – 30/04/2011
Research Assistant
The Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment, Columbia Law School, New York
(United States)
01/07/2007 – 31/12/2007
Visiting Student
MacQuarie University, Sydney (Australia)
Courses attended: International Commercial Law, Politics of International Law
01/09/2003 – 28/02/2004
Visiting Student
Université Lumière Lyon II, Lyon (France)
Courses attended: Droit Communautaire, Droit International Public, Droit Comparé
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Articles, Reports & Newsletters
1) “The Italian Energy Reform as a Source of International Investment Disputes”, in Leiden Journal of
International Law, forthcoming
2) “The Application of the Principle of Proportionality to Assess Compensation: some Reflections Arising
from the Case of Joseph Charles Lemire v. Ukraine”, in The Law & Practice of International Courts and
Tribunals 13 (2014), pp. 199-222
3) “L’interazione tra l'art. 16 delle preleggi e i trattati internazionali di investimento: il caso Loom Italia
S.r.l.”, in Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale 2 (2014), pp. 447-452
4)“Les acteurs non-étatiques et les Etats souverains dans le droit international des investissements: équilibrer
leurs intérêts conflictuels”, in M. Arcari, L. Balmond (Eds.), Diversification des acteurs et dynamiques
normatives en droit international contemporain, Napoli: Editoriale Scientifica 2013, pp. 95-121
5) “Il conflitto tra Stato e proprietario nella giurisprudenza CEDU. Risvolti in tema di protezione degli
investimenti internazionali”, in Bocconi Legal Papers, 10/2013, Vol. I, pp. 1-26
6) “I gruppi bancari del Veneto e la gestione degli investimenti diretti esteri. Inquadramento giuridico e
strumenti di tutela nel quadro internazionale”, research project financed by the European Social Fund and
realized in partnership with the Head of Cross Border Business Management Italy Foreign Network,
Unicredit Bank, Verona (Italy) and Confindustria Veneto, Venice (Italy), diffused through the Confindustria's
network
8) “Russian Exclusive Economic Zones”, Rödl & Partner Publications, pp. 13-14, at
<http://www.roedl.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Roedl_Italia/Newsletters/Diritto__economia__attualita_Nove
mbre2014.pdf>
9) “The Italian Energy Reform: Challenges and Strategies for Foreign Investors”, Rödl & Partner
Publications, forthcoming, at <http://www.roedl.com/it/it/>
LANGUAGES
Italian Mother tongue
English Proficient knowledge (C1), TOEFL Certificate
French Proficient knowledge (C1), DALF Certificate C1