Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Arbitration
- Litigation
Profile
Francesca Borio is a senior associate in the Litigation and Arbitration Team. She advises and represents clients in both domestic and international arbitrations, before state courts as well as in enforcement proceedings and legal assistance matters.
Francesca Borio's expertise covers complex cases involving different jurisdictions, authorities and languages. Her practice spans a wide range of commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on contract law, construction law and corporate law. She has acted as counsel and tribunal secretary both in institutional arbitrations (including Swiss Rules, ICC and WIPO) and ad-hoc arbitrations.
Francesca Borio is a member of various professional organizations, Co-Chair of the Swiss Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (Swiss VYAP) and the coordinator of the Swiss chapter of AA-40 (the Italian under 40 Arbitration Group).
Francesca Borio studied at the University of Fribourg (BLaw 2015; MLaw 2017; with special mentions in «European Law» and «bilingual» [German-French]) as well as at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) in London. During her studies she worked as a student research assistant for Prof. Franz Werro at the Chair of the Law of Obligations and private European Law at the University of Fribourg. Prior to joining Walder Wyss as an attorney at law, she worked as a trainee lawyer at the Civil Court of the canton of Basel-Stadt, at the Basel and Lugano offices of Walder Wyss and at a legal protection insurance company. Francesca Borio was admitted to the bar in 2019 in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. From 2023 to 2025, she held a teaching assignment at the University of Zurich. In 2024, she also gained further experience at a major commercial law firm in Milan, Italy.
Francesca Borio's is fluent in German, English, Italian and French and has basic knowledge of Spanish. She is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Swiss courts.
Francesca Borio's expertise covers complex cases involving different jurisdictions, authorities and languages. Her practice spans a wide range of commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on contract law, construction law and corporate law. She has acted as counsel and tribunal secretary both in institutional arbitrations (including Swiss Rules, ICC and WIPO) and ad-hoc arbitrations.
Francesca Borio is a member of various professional organizations, Co-Chair of the Swiss Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (Swiss VYAP) and the coordinator of the Swiss chapter of AA-40 (the Italian under 40 Arbitration Group).
Francesca Borio studied at the University of Fribourg (BLaw 2015; MLaw 2017; with special mentions in «European Law» and «bilingual» [German-French]) as well as at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) in London. During her studies she worked as a student research assistant for Prof. Franz Werro at the Chair of the Law of Obligations and private European Law at the University of Fribourg. Prior to joining Walder Wyss as an attorney at law, she worked as a trainee lawyer at the Civil Court of the canton of Basel-Stadt, at the Basel and Lugano offices of Walder Wyss and at a legal protection insurance company. Francesca Borio was admitted to the bar in 2019 in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. From 2023 to 2025, she held a teaching assignment at the University of Zurich. In 2024, she also gained further experience at a major commercial law firm in Milan, Italy.
Francesca Borio's is fluent in German, English, Italian and French and has basic knowledge of Spanish. She is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Swiss courts.
Areas of Practice
- Arbitration
- Litigation
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Chambers and Partners has moved Walder Wyss's Arbitration Team up to Band 2 in its 2023 Global Ranking
Victories both in arbitration proceedings and before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court
Chambers and Partners has moved Walder Wyss's Arbitration Team up to Band 2 in its 2023 Global Ranking
Victories both in arbitration proceedings and before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court
Articles
Commentary on Articles 180a-180b of the Swiss Federal Private International Law Act
International Arbitration: Switzerland
Arbitration in the age of artificial intelligence: new opportunities and challenges
ICC YAAF: Enforcement of Arbitral Awards - Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
The Art of Getting it Wrong: How to Handle Common Mistakes in Everyday Practice
Arbitrating Corporate Governance Disputes
Swiss landmark decision on the admissibility of intra-EU investment arbitration
Mastering the Maze of International Arbitration and International Sanctions: Selected Aspects of the Impact of Sanctions on the Conduct of International Arbitration Proceedings in Switzerland and the EU
Kommentierung zu Art. 180a und 180b IPRG
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