Recently, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center, SHIAC) have successively announced the new Panel of Arbitrators for the 2026-2031 term, which officially came into effect on May 1, 2026, with a term of five years.
As a globally influential international commercial arbitration institution, CIETAC’s new panel consists of 2,308 arbitrators from 164 countries and regions, with foreign and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan arbitrators accounting for 30%, leading the world in internationalization and professionalism.
SHIAC’s new panel comprises 1,844 arbitrators from 133 countries and regions, fully covering all member states of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and focusing on cutting-edge fields such as digital economy, aviation, data and finance. It is a core platform for serving Chinese enterprises’ overseas expansion and international economic and trade dispute resolution.
Carlo D’Andrea, Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners, has been appointed to the new arbitrator panels of both CIETAC and SHIAC. Partner Veronica Gianola has been appointed to the new arbitrator panel of SHIAC.
This appointment is high recognition by the two leading international arbitration institutions of D’Andrea & Partners’ profound professional strength and industry influence in international commercial arbitration, cross-border investment, trade compliance and cross-border dispute resolution. It also represents an authoritative endorsement of the Firm’s long-standing dedication to cross-border legal services and facilitating compliant global economic and trade exchanges.
Carlo D’Andrea, Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners
Carlo D’Andrea is the Founder and Managing Partner of D’Andrea & Partners. He has long been engaged in Sino-Italian cross-border commercial law and international arbitration, and is a highly respected senior expert in the field of Sino-Italian economic and trade law.
His practice focuses on cross-border M&A and investment, corporate law, intellectual property, international trade, digital economy and AI compliance, as well as complex commercial arbitration. He is well-versed in Chinese arbitration rules, EU regulations and the Italian legal system. He has long served multinational groups, investment institutions and technological innovation enterprises, with extensive case-handling experience and a number of successful precedents in cross-border investment disputes, commercial contract disputes and intellectual property disputes, and possesses outstanding cross-cultural professional vision and solid practical capabilities in international arbitration.
Veronica Gianola, Partner of D’Andrea & Partners
Veronica Gianola is a Partner at D’Andrea & Partners. Her main practice areas include international commercial investment, mergers and acquisitions, trademark and intellectual property protection, cross-border sales contracts and commercial dispute resolution.
With years of experience in European and Italian commercial legal practice, she is proficient in foreign investment structures, cross-border transaction compliance and international arbitration practices, and excels at handling complex commercial investment and contractual disputes under multi-jurisdictional contexts. She provides long-term special legal services and dispute resolution support for local European enterprises, multinational corporations and investment institutions in China, boasting solid professional foundation, rich case-handling experience and high recognition from clients.
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