Martina Rossi
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Martina Rossi

Senior Associate

Email

martina.rossi@aoshearman.com

Phone

+39 02 2904 9403

Offices

Milan

V-CARD
Martina has more than 16 years of experience in dispute resolution, particularly commercial, corporate and finance litigation, also with a cross-border nature.

She advises and represents national and multinational clients active in various industries (e.g. financial services, asset management, life sciences, energy, chemicals, consumer goods, manufacturing, etc.) on a full range of issues such as commercial disputes, restructuring and insolvency, ESG-related matters, product liability, class actions, arbitration as well as in criminal investigations/trials related to white-collar crimes.

Martina is an active speaker in seminars related to class actions/representative actions and she is a member of the A&O Shearman’s class actions and Group Litigation international team.

She is the author of A&O Shearman’s Italian chapter on (i) "Non-US Class Actions" in Jonathan N. Eisenberg’s Litigating Securities Class Actions, Lexis Nexis, 2010-2024; and (ii) Lexology Panoramic: Class Actions guide 2024-2025.

Expertise

Experience

Pro bono

  • Assisted NGO active in the human rights field in analyzing the asset recovery mechanisms of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and relevant national legalisation implementing the Rome Statute to obtain financial recovery for the victims of human rights abuses.

Published Work

  • "Non US Class Actions”, in Litigating Securities Class Actions, Lexis Nexis, 2010-2023

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker in the "Class Action Directive: What to expect?" pan-European seminar, Allen & Overy, April 2023 

Recognition

“Martina Rossi has a key role in the A&O Shearman litigation team. She stands out for her deep understanding of complex matters and strong commercial awareness.”
Legal500 2026 (Dispute Resolution: Italy)
“Martina Rossi is an increasingly prominent associate who often assists with banking, real estate and insolvency litigation. Her client roster comprises entities in the banking and life sciences industries.”
Chambers and Partners 2025 (Dispute Resolution: Italy)

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted to practice before the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation and other Highest Courts, Italy, 2026

Admitted as Avvocato (Lawyer), Italy, 2013


Academic

JD, cum laude, University of Genoa, 2008

Languages

English, French, Italian
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.