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Matteo Angelini is an English barrister with a global practice in the fields of international commercial arbitration, international commercial litigation and international investment arbitration. With more than 10 years of experience, he has represented clients in arbitrations under all major institutional rules and in both common law and civil law disputes and is regularly instructed to represent clients in high-value complex commercial litigation in the English courts.
Matteo has particular experience in the energy (oil and gas), construction and engineering, mining, shipping, technology and financial services sectors. He has been described by clients as having “outstanding legal acumen” and commended for his “responsiveness, and a highly professional approach throughout the engagement.”
Matteo is the UK Co-Chair of the Young Institute of Transnational Arbitration, a regional representative for LCIA-YIAG and the editor of the GAR Guide to Climate Change and Related Disputes and various guides to International Commercial Litigation. Matteo has previously taught International Commercial Law at Queen Mary University of London. Before qualifying as a barrister, Matteo worked as financial trader in the City for a multinational bank. He holds undergraduate and post-graduate degrees from the University of Oxford.
MSc., Oxford University, UK
Diploma in Law, City University
B.A. (Hons), Oxford University, UK
England and Wales
UK Co-Chair Young Institute of Transnational Arbitration, 2025 – 2027
Italian
Spanish
July 18, 2026
Nadja Al Kanawati and Matteo Angelini join the firm’s International Disputes practice group in London
Representing a leading shipyard in multi-billion dollar LMAA arbitration and related court proceedings.
Representing a leading pharmaceutical company in a US$1.5 billion ICC arbitration involving royalty disputes under a global licensing agreement.
Representing a major U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company in a US$ 300 million ICC arbitration sited in London regarding a drilling rig dispute in West Africa.
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July 18, 2026
Nadja Al Kanawati and Matteo Angelini join the firm’s International Disputes practice group in London
Representing a leading shipyard in multi-billion dollar LMAA arbitration and related court proceedings.
Representing a leading pharmaceutical company in a US$1.5 billion ICC arbitration involving royalty disputes under a global licensing agreement.
Representing a major U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company in a US$ 300 million ICC arbitration sited in London regarding a drilling rig dispute in West Africa.
See more
July 18, 2026
Nadja Al Kanawati and Matteo Angelini join the firm’s International Disputes practice group in London
MSc., Oxford University, UK
Diploma in Law, City University
B.A. (Hons), Oxford University, UK
England and Wales
UK Co-Chair Young Institute of Transnational Arbitration, 2025 – 2027
Italian
Spanish