Claudio Visco is regularly recognised by leading legal directories as a highly regarded practitioner in Litigation & Arbitration, Energy, M&A and Corporate Investigations. He is President Elect of the International Bar Association (IBA) for 2026 and currently serves as a member of its Management Board and Diversity Council.
Admitted to the Rome Bar in 1983, he is qualified to represent clients before the higher courts. Over the years, he has also held several leadership positions within the IBA, including Chairman of the Bar Issues Commission, the Policy Committee, the Securities Committee and the Capital Market Forum.
His practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, insurance regulation, litigation and arbitration, with extensive experience in complex regulatory and cross-border matters.
Over the course of his career, he has advised leading Italian and multinational groups on corporate acquisitions, reorganisations and internal investigations in connection with civil, regulatory and criminal proceedings. His practice also includes financial matters, with particular focus on commercial litigation, regulatory disputes, arbitration and white-collar crime.
Since the 1990s, he has played an active role in the liberalisation of the energy sector in Italy, assisting Italian and international clients in the development and financing of combined-cycle power plants and waste-to-energy facilities. Over the past twenty years, he has also developed significant expertise in renewable energy, advising on wind and photovoltaic projects, as well as on EPC and O&M contracts and project financing transactions, particularly on behalf of sponsors.
He currently serves as Statutory Auditor and member of Supervisory Boards for several companies belonging to multinational groups.
Practice Areas
Follow me on
Academic background
-
High School (Liceo Classico) at Massimiliano Massimo Institute of the Jesuit Fathers in Rome
-
Law degree magna cum laude at the University of Rome La Sapienza in 1981
-
Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of Michigan in 1983
Languages
Italian, English
Comments & Publications
22.06.2026
A Green Light for AI in Public Administration — Even When It Hallucinates
Comments

04.06.2026
Breaches of EU Restrictive Measures under Legislative Decree 231: The New Central Role of Trade Compliance
Comments

25.05.2026
The Evolution of Case Law on Unlawful Credit Granting
Comments

11.05.2026
CFC Rules and ATAD: The CJEU Defines the Limits of Member States’ Discretion
Comments

20.04.2026
False Performance Bonds in Public Procurement: Legal Consequences for Contract Awards and the Limits of Curative Measures
Comments

07.04.2026
The New AGCM Regulation on the Legality Rating: From a Reputational Tool to an Integrated Compliance Indicator
Comments

09.03.2026
Project Finance after the CJEU Judgment of 5 February 2026 (Case C-810/24): Immediate Disapplication of the Right of First Refusal and the First Operational Guidance
Comments

19.02.2026
The Value of Personal Data before the Administrative Courts: The Dual Nature of Personal Data and the Extension of the “Glass House” Principle to Digital Businesses
Comments

06.02.2026
The Networks Act: A Step Towards a Truly Integrated European Market?
Comments

01.04.2021
[ITA] LE PROPOSTE DELLA AGCM AI FINI DELLA LEGGE ANNUALE PER IL MERCATO E LA CONCORRENZA ANNO 2021
pubblications







