The Inner Development Goals – A Framework of transformative Skills Needed to Confront Implicit Cognitive Biases in International Arbitration

Edoardo Marcenaro, Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs , Enel Grids srl, Italy

Despite the long hours and relatively high rates of burn out within the legal profession, there is often still a lack of support for in house lawyers working under extreme pressure. Individuals can feel isolated and unsupported and despite the emergence of mental health programmes, much of the pastoral care seems to exist only after the event. Many countries face high inflation and weak economic growth. Many companies will face tighter profit margins and the inevitable large restructuring projects that follow will place great demands on in house teams. Those teams might already have suffered headcount reduction and remaining lawyers will be expected to absorb the new demands. This paper considers coping strategies that have been used by lawyers, with a particular emphasis on physical and mental health; psychology and management tools. Medical studies on the effects of stress will be reviewed in the context of in house legal teams and practical suggestions will be given on how effectively lawyers can adapt their working habits and environments to cope with the elevated stress levels.

Edoardo Marcenaro has been working in Enel Group since 2001, where he firstly took care of major M&A transactions in Eastern Europe up to 2008, following the legal affairs of the various companies acquired in the subsequent 10 years. Afterwards, he gave legal support in the establishment and start – up of Enel X, the company created for energy services, energy efficiency and electric mobility. Since January 2019 he is in charge of the legal department of Enel Grids srl.

Enel Grids srl, formerly Enel Global Infrastructure & Networks srl is the global company dealing with the development and management of the networks in Enel, the Italian energy utility, with headquarters in Italy and present with distribution, generation and trading of energy worldwide.