Maria Chiara Malaguti

Maria Chiara Malaguti is Full Professor of International law at Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore (Milan/Rome, Italy). She has been President of UNIDROIT from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2025, first woman to cover such position and is now President Emeritus.

Of counsel at PedersoliGattai (Milan/Rome), she is also legal advisor to the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs on trade matters and to the World Bank on legal reform of payment systems, financial markets, and governance. An international arbitrator for commercial disputes and foreign direct investments included in various rosters, she supports the General Attorney’s Office of Italy in the procedures opened against Italy as for international investment law.

Dr. Malaguti holds degrees in law and in economics, an LLM from Harvard Law School and a PhD from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. She has various publications, mainly focusing on financial markets and sovereign debt, harmonization of law and international investment law.