Before joining Laborde Law, Umberto trained with leading international arbitration law firms in Paris and Geneva. He has experience acting in arbitrations under various rules, including those of the ICC, PCA, and ICSID. 

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Umberto completed his legal studies at the University of Turin in Italy, where he continues to work on academic projects. During his studies, he spent a semester at Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil and obtained a certificate in Transnational Legal Studies from Georgetown University of Washington, D.C.