Born in L’Aquila (Italy) on July 15, 1962. 
Law Degree from the University of Milan in 1986.

Academic and Professional Background

• Attorney at law since 1990.
• From 1992 to 1998, university scholar in commercial law at the University of Milan.
• From 1998 to 2004, Associate Professor of Commercial Law at the Insubria University Law School.
• Since 2004, Tenured Professor of Commercial Law at the Insubria University Law School.
• From 2005 to 2009, member of the Board of the Arbitration Chamber at the Varese Chamber of Commerce.
• From March 2013 to March 2016, Coordinator of the Performance Assessment Unit of Insubria University.
• From March 2014 to March 2017 member of the Bank of Italy’s Banking Financial Arbitration Board (Milan District).
• Since April 2016 member of the Board of Banca Popolare di Sondrio S.p.a.
• Served on Arbitration Boards both as a member and as Chairperson (in arbitrations involving corporate law, finance law and business contracts).
• Served as consultant in the areas of corporate law and financial markets, bankruptcy law and contracts.
• Research activity in the areas of corporate governance, financial market law, business crisis, competition law, sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Participated in project qualified as Projects of Significant National Interest.
• Since 1989, member of the editorial board (thereafter in the referee’s committee) of the magazine “Giurisprudenza commerciale” (Giuffrè).
• Since 2007, member of the editorial board of the magazine “Rivista di diritto societario” (thereafter in the referee’s committee), (Giappichelli).
• Since 2010, member of “Orizzonti del diritto commerciale” – Italian Association of University Professors of Commercial Law.
• Since 2012, member of the Management Committee of the magazine “Osservatorio del diritto civile e commerciale” (Il Mulino).
• Since 2013, member of the Management Committee of the magazine “Orizzonti del diritto commerciaIe.”
• Featured speaker and panelist at various conventions organized by universities, institutions and entities.
• Author of numerous publications on corporate law and markets.