Claudio Visco

Member of the Rome Bar since 1983 and admitted to practice before the higher courts. President Elect of the International Bar Association (IBA) starting 2026 and member of the Management Board and the Diversity Council. He was previously Chairman of the Bar Issue Commission (BIC), the Policy Committee, the Securities Committee and the Capital Market Forum.

Specialized in corporate and commercial, banking and finance, litigation and arbitration. He has overseen many corporate acquisitions and reorganizations and internal audit activities for leading Italian and multinational groups in connection with civil, regulatory and criminal proceedings. In other practices, he has been involved since the nineties in the liberalization of the energy sector in Italy, representing Italian and foreign entities in the development and financing of combined cycle power plants and energy-discharge plants. For the past twenty years he has been involved in renewable energy as a consultant in relation to the development of new wind and photovoltaic initiatives, negotiating IPC and O&M contracts and financing energy projects, in particular as a consultant to the sponsor. His practices also include financial matters with a focus on commercial litigation, including criminal law, regulatory litigation, arbitration and white collar crimes.

He is currently Statutory Auditor and member of the Supervisory Board in many companies belonging to multinational groups: Stryker Italia (Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors and member of the Supervisory Body), Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals (Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors), Panta Distribuzione (Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors), Società Italiana Brevetti (Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors), Interflora (Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors), ABG Systems (Standing Auditor).

Claudio Visco is regularly highly recommended as an excellent expert in Litigation & Arbitration, Energy, M&A and Corporate Investigations by the most important legal directories, such as Leaders League, Top Ranked Legal and Class – Milano Finanza.