Professor Federico Ortino

Professor Federico Ortino is Co-Director of the Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution (CIGAD) and Professor of International Economic Law at King’s College London. He joined King’s in 2007. He is a member of the ILA Committee on the Rule of Law and International Investment Law; founding Committee Member (and former co-Treasurer) of the Society of International Economic Law; consultative member of the Investment Treaty Forum; editorial board member of the Journal of International Economic Law; Journal of International Dispute Settlement, Journal of World Investment and Trade. He is a Consultant to Clifford Chance.

Membership of professional bodies

Prof Ortino is Member of the ILA Committee on the Rule of Law and International Investment Law; of the Society of International Economic Law; and of the Investment Treaty Forum.

Partnerships/professional collaborations

Prof Ortino collaborates with several international organisations such as UNCTAD, the International Trade Centre (ITC), the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the OECD

PhD supervisions

At this time, Federico is unable to take on PhD supervisions

Research interests

Prof Ortino's research centres on international economic law focusing in particular on WTO law, international investment law and arbitration and EU internal market law. In previous writing, he has addressed principles such as non-discrimination, reasonableness, and proportionality employed in various legal systems as instruments for international economic governance. He has recently focused on the regulation of trade in services within the WTO and in regional trade agreements; the origin and evolution of international treaty standards, and the protection of labour rights in free trade agreements, such as the EU-UK TCA.

Teaching interests

• LLM International Investment Law
• LLM World Trade Law
• LLB European Law