Robert Volterra is a Partner at Volterra Fietta. For over 35 years, Robert has advised and represented governments, international organisations and private clients on the full spectrum of public international law and international dispute resolution issues. He acts as counsel, advocate and arbitrator in international disputes around the world, including cases before the International Court of Justice, the PCA, ICSID and investor–State arbitration tribunals and commercial arbitrations. Robert advises and represents governments and international organisations on every inhabited continent. His cases, both as counsel and arbitrator, are amongst the most widely-known international disputes. They are taught in classrooms around the world. They are relied upon as precedents by other lawyers, courts and arbitration tribunals. The global legal directories have ranked Robert and his practice consistently in the top tier since they began ranking practices 30 years ago. In their recent editions, Chambers and Partners stated: “Robert Volterra is probably the best public international lawyer on the planet” and Legal 500 stated: “Robert Volterra is the best public international lawyer around.”