ICLG.com and CDR Magazine announce the appointments of Domenico Di Pietro as partner and Carmine A. Pascuzzo as of counsel. Domenico will be the firm's first London partner, and Carmine will be based out of GST's D.C. office. Both bring a valuable and unparalleled skillset to the table, as well as Italian as a working language in addition to the firm’s existing English, Spanish, Portuguese and French capabilities.
Carmine Pascuzzo is Of Counsel with GST LLP, focusing his practice on international investment disputes, commercial arbitration, and cross-border litigation.
Prior to joining GST, Mr. Pascuzzo was a partner at a leading firm in Venezuela where he focused his practice in public law, international arbitration, and commercial law, as well as advising clients in the insurance, banking, capital markets, mining, and energy sectors. Mr. Pascuzzo has substantial experience in ICC, UNCITRAL, and ICSID arbitrations. He also acts as arbitrator in disputes, including proceedings before the Arbitration Centers of the Caracas Chamber of Commerce and the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Pascuzzo currently holds teaching positions at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad Monteávila, and Universidad Central de Venezuela, where he teaches dispute resolution and commercial arbitration both at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. Mr. Pascuzzo is the Deputy Director of the Universidad Monteávila Research and Studies Centre for Dispute Resolution (CIERC).
Mr. Pascuzzo holds an LL.M. in International Commercial from Stockholm University as well as an LL.B. from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian.
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Author, A one-two punch to the Kompetenz-Kompetenz Principle in Venezuela. Kluwer Arbitration Blog, June 2018.
Author, Reforma del Arbitraje de Inversiones. A propósito del 38º periodo de sesiones del Grupo de Trabajo No. III de la CNUDMI. Revista MARC. 1ra Edición 2020. Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje (CEDCA).
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Co-author, Challenging the “Splitting the Baby” Myth in International Arbitration, Journal of International Arbitration, Volume 31, Issue 6 (2014). Kluwer Law International.
Author, La Transferencia de la Sede del Arbitraje. Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, Nro. 159, Julio-Diciembre 2019. ACIENPOL.
Author, Comentarios sobre la Sentencia No. 362 dictada por la Sala Político-Administrativa del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, en fecha 21 de marzo de 2018 (caso Construcciones Espacio XXI). Derecho y Sociedad. Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Políticas de la Universidad Monteávila. Caracas 16 (2020).
Author, La cautio iudicatum solvi vis-à-vis el financiamiento de terceros en el arbitraje. Revista MARC. 1era Edicion 2020. Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje (CEDCA).
Author, Reseña sobre las actuaciones de la Asociación Venezolana de Arbitraje respecto a la tramitación de una solicitud de avocamiento de la Sala Constitucional del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia en un arbitraje comercial institucional nacional. Anuario Venezolano de Arbitraje Nacional e Internacional, Nro. 1- Año 2020.
In this feature story, Law360 writes about GST LLP and its new partner and of counsel hires. Domenico di Pietro will be the firm's first London partner, boosting the firm's presence overseas while enlarging and strengthening its commercial and investment arbitration capabilities. Di Pietro told Law360 that in addition to the firm's high-profile team and fast-paced growth, he was attracted to the character and values of its lawyers, who he said are "devoted to offering the highest standard of assistance in international dispute resolution while bearing in mind the challenges currently faced by the entities that we assist."
Global Arbitration Review breaks the news of our firm's newest appointments: Domenico Di Pietro as partner and Carmine Pascuzzo as of counsel. Di Pietro is the firm's first London partner and will spend time drumming up business for that office among other initiatives. He is also the fifth partner at GAR 100 firm GST. Meanwhile, the boutique has strengthened its DC offering by hiring of counsel Carmine Pascuzzo. Pascuzzo previously spent time at the Venezuelan firm ADM & Asociados, where he was a junior partner.
