Davide Colacino

MLaw Attorney-at-Law, LL.M. | Senior Associate    
davide.colacino@staiger.law | +41 (0)58 387 80 00 |

Portrait Expertise Career Memberships

Davide Colacino specializes in arbitration and litigation in commercial and business disputes. He has acted as arbitrator, counsel and secretary of arbitral tribunals in numerous institutional (ICC, Swiss Arbitration Centre, CAS and DIFC-LCIA) and ad hoc arbitrations. His practice focuses, in particular, on construction disputes, international commercial law and post-M&A disputes.
Moreover, he regularly represents clients in debt enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings, recognition and enforcement proceedings, and setting aside proceedings against arbitral awards before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. Another focus of his practice is the representation of parties in white-collar criminal proceedings.
Davide Colacino is a member of various professional organizations and the coordinator of the Swiss chapter of AIA-ArbIT-40 (the Italian under 40 Arbitration Group).

Practice Areas

Litigation
Arbitration
Restructuring / Insolvency
Contract Law
Sport Law

Languages

German, English, Italian, French

2023Associate at STAIGER Attorneys at Law Ltd
2022 – 2023    Associate at Lustenberger + Partners KLG, Zurich
2017 – 2021  Associate at MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep AG, Zurich
2015 – 2017  Research assistant at the chair of Prof. Dr. Daniel Girsberger, University of Lucerne
2014Admission to the Bar, Canton of Aargau
2013 – 2014  Legal trainee at the district court of Baden
2012 – 2013  Legal trainee at Walder Wyss Ltd., Zurich
2012Master of Law, University of Zurich (summa cum laude)
2011Master of Laws in European Law School (LL.M.), Maastricht University (top 3%)
2011Legal advisor at Maag Pump Systems Ltd. (group-compliance), Oberglatt
2009Bachelor of Law, University of Zurich
  • Zurich Bar Association
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Italian under 40 Arbitration Group (AIA-ArbIt-40)
  • Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) und ASA below 40
  • German Arbitration Institute for Young Arbitration Practitioners (DIS40)
  • International Chamber of Commerce Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF)
  • Young International Construction Practitioners (YConstruction)
  • Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA)