Personale docente

1984
Graduated in Law at the University of Milan (110/110 cum laude), discussing a thesis in International Law on “The Dispute over the Falkland Islands”, supervised by Prof. Mario Giuliano.

Research and collaboration at the Institute of Private International Law.

1985
Editorial assistant of the Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale.

Ph.D. scholarship for the course in International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Milan.

1989
Ph.D., discussing a thesis on “Immaterial Property Rights in Private International Law”.

1991-1993
Post-doc scholarship at the University of Milan.

Qualified as a Solicitor.

1995-1997
Tutoring contract with the Faculty of Law of the University of Milan, Como Campus: lectures and workshops for the course of International Law.

1997
Researcher in International Law (S.S.D. N14X-International law) at the Faculty of Law, University of Trento.

Functions taken on 1st August 1997.

1998-2000
Lecturer of EC Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Trento.

Assistant for the courses of International Law and Private International Law.

2000
Confirmed in the role of researcher and transferred to S.S.D. N14X of the Faculty of Law, University of Milan.

2000-2001
Contract Professor of Private International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Trento.

Lecturer at the postgraduate course for Advanced Studies in European and Transnational Law.

2001-2003
Lecturer at the postgraduate course for Advanced Studies in European and Transnational Law.

Lecturer at the postgraduate School of Law of the Universities of Trento and Verona.

Lecturer at the postgraduate School of Law of the Universities of Brescia.

2003-2005
Contract Professor of Private International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Parma.

Lecturer at the postgraduate School of Law of the Universities of Trento and Verona.

Lecturer at the postgraduate School of Law of the Universities of Brescia.

2004
Won a public competition for Associate Professor (SSD IUS/13 - International Law), Faculty of Law, University of Insubria.

2005
Associate Professor (from 1 September 2005) at the Faculty of Law, University of Parma.

2005-2010
Tenure of Private International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Parma.

Contract professor of European Union Law in the Master of Science in Nursing at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Parma.

Coordinator of Private International Law at the postgraduate Law School of the University of Parma.

Legal expert, appointed by the Faculty of Law, of the Provincial Commission for the Revision of customs and practices at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Parma, to update the "Collection of provincial customs 1990".

Member of the Academic Board of PhD in European Union Law, University of Bologna, coordinated by Prof. Lucia Serena Rossi.

Member of the Commission for the Admission at the Bar at the Court of Appeal of Bologna (session 2006-2007).

Member of evaluation boards for the grant of Postdoctoral Research in International Law (IUS 13) at the University of Milan.

2010-2011
Lecturer of Private International Law (6 credits) at the Faculty of Law, University of Parma.

Foster the teaching of European Union Law (6 credits) at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Parma.

External auditor for the evaluation of post-doc research candidates at the University of Milan.

Since July 2011 Member of the Disciplinary Board of the University of Parma.

Since November 2011 Director of the Department of Law, Economics and International Finance at the University of Parma.

RESEARCH THEMES
1) Agency in private international law.
2) The exploitation of Antarctic icebergs in international law.
3) Private international law of contracts.
4) NGOs and the International Criminal Court.
5) Conflict of laws on maintenance obligations.
6) Unilateral promise in private international law.
7) Succession mortis causa in private international law and recent developments in EU law
8) Parental responsibility in European private international law.