Dario Simone PALMIOTTI
Dario is a Ph.D. Candidate in Arbitration & Dispute Resolution at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and a Visiting Professor at the Royal University of Law and Economic (RULE).
He has an international background with legal education in civil law and common law jurisdictions. He holds an LL.M. from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution (IADR), a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Arbitration from the University of Lucerne (UNILU) and the University of Neuchâtel (UniNE) in cooperation with the Swiss Arbitration Academy (SAA), and a Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza (J.D. equivalent) from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC). He further specialised in arbitration by attending courses such as the widely recognised Arbitration Academy in Paris and the Hague Academy of International Law.
He has significant experience working at arbitral institutions such as the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), and the Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC). He is admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and several institutes of arbitrators in the Asia-Pacific region. He is an accredited HKMAAL General Mediator and is listed as Tribunal Secretary at HKIAC and Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC).
His participation in the 22nd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2015), where his team obtained an honourable mention for being ranked among the best 64 teams at the oral phase, sparked his passion for arbitration. Since 2017, he has actively advised and coached different universities. He also participates regularly as an arbitrator in competitions held each year in Vienna and Hong Kong.