“Volterra Fietta has an almost unique understanding of the public international law landscape.”

“Volterra Fietta’s public international law expertise makes it a natural choice for clients…the team has acted in cases…for a client base encompassing sovereigns, international organisations and corporations.”

“Robert Volterra is…an ‘authoritative operator and tenacious advocate’…on a range of PIL issues [with] exceptional ability on investment treaty arbitration matters.”

Advising the estate of an Eastern European national on investment dispute matters related to the expropriation of a major lumber company.
Counsel to Hinudstan Oil Exploration Company in a PCA arbitration concerning a nine-figure operating agreement dispute.
Advising and representing a leading Banking Group in Central Europe in a claim against a member state of the European Union before the European Court of Human Rights, in relation to legislative and regulatory measures taken in the context of the Swiss Franc loans sold in that State
Advising a North African State in relation to an arbitration commenced against it by the European Union under an Association Agreement
Advising the State of Libya in proceedings pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the State of Libya’s attempt to recover misappropriated assets by the Gaddaffi regime
Representing a major global energy company in an investment treaty arbitration at the PCA
Advising a UK-based contractor in an UNCITRAL commercial arbitration against an East African company relating to a geothermal power project in Eastern Africa
Advising a London-based private equity fund on a potential commercial arbitration
Representing Barbados before the International Court of Justice in the Climate Change case. Barbados appointed Robert Volterra as its Co-Representative in the case
Representing a Western European mining company in an investment treaty arbitration against a G7 State, before the Permanent Court of Arbitration
Representing the Republic of Croatia in an ICSID case brought under a bilateral investment treaty by Société Générale S.A. bank
Representing the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Armed Conflict case against the Republic of Uganda before the International Court of Justice|
Advising a major US multinational tech company on international trade, investment and State Responsibility issues
Advising a number of ministries of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on a variety of public international law issues, including in relation to a number of international organisations based in the Americas and Europe
Advising a major European oil company on its rights arising under a hydrocarbon concession in disputed waters off the Mediterranean Sea
Advising a State in Asia on maritime boundary dispute issues under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Representing Malaysia in relation to the so-called “Sulu arbitration” fraud. In addition, Malaysia appointed Robert Volterra as its legal spokesperson
Representing a group of European investors against a US-based private equity fund in a dispute over an investment in South America
Representing a Middle Eastern government in international law negotiations with a G7 European State
Advising an international organisation on the public international law aspects of its programme to raise commercial debt
Representing a State in the Americas in a commercial arbitration at the London Court of International Arbitration
Advising a State in the Middle East on shipping transit rights under the Law of the Sea Convention
Advising a diplomat posted in the Middle East on issues related to diplomatic immunities
Advising a lithium mining company on investment treaty issues
Advising a G7 government on WTO rules related to State-aid and Sovereign Wealth Funds
Advising a Sovereign Wealth Fund on investment treaty and attribution issues
Representing the United States of America in sovereign immunity cases before English courts and tribunals
Representing the Kingdom of Bahrain in a sovereign immunity case before the English courts
Advising a Caribbean State in its Outer Continental Shelf boundary delimitation negotiations with a neighbouring State
Representing a European oil company in a licensing agreement dispute with another oil company, in arbitration proceedings at the ICC
Advising a global company in defending against false Business and Human Rights attacks brought by an NGO
Volterra Fietta has been awarded “International Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year”
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Volterra Fietta has been awarded “Public International Law Firm of the Year in England – 2025”
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Volterra Fietta has been awarded “International Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year”.
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Volterra Fietta has won the award “Public International Law Firm of the Year in England – 2025”.
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