Degree in Law with full marks cum laude.
Postgraduate Specialisation in civil law at School of Civil law at University of Camerino with full marks cum laude.
Research doctorate in "Civil Law in constitutional legality" at Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privat- und Wirtschaftsrecht, University of Heidelberg.
Research scientist - full post in research sector IUS/01 Private Law, University of Parma. (2000) Assistant professor in research sector IUS/01 Private Law, University of Parma. (2002)
Full professor in research sector IUS/01 Private Law, University of Parma. (2006)
Member of supervision team on research doctorate programme “The Individual’s Problems in Civil Law” based at University of Sannio, and member of supervision team on research doctorate programme in “Civil Law in Constitutional Legality”, University of Camerino; since 2015 Member of supervision team on research doctorate programme “Consumer Law” based at University of Perugia.
Since 2009 responsible person for the international Master in Sports Management of the University of Parma, founded in collobaration with the University of the Republic of San Marino.
From 2009 to 2015 Member of The National Tribunal for Sport Arbitration of C.O.N.I.
From April 2011 to 2019 Director of the Center of Research on Sport (CeRS) of the University of Parma.
From July 2012 to December 2019 Dean of the Department of Economics and Management.
Since 2017 Member of the Arbitro Bancario Finanziario (Banca d'Italia) - Panel of Milano.
Research
Author of monographic works and essays in Italian and German and of translations of works on contract law, navigation law, sporting law, European law, consumer law, banking law and financial market law.
Continuous research activity from 9 January 1994 to 19 July 1997 at Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privat- und Wirtschaftsrecht, University of Heidelberg, with a contract for scientific research. Attends the Institut annually for research purposes.
Collaboration with Prof. Alessandro Baratta (University of Saarbrücken) on Europea law and Prof. Peter-Christian Müller-Graff (University of Heidelberg) on European law.
Member of national research projects:
- "Transparency in contracts" (financed by C.N.R. Italian National Research Council - Research Head Professor Vito Rizzo);
- "Civil Responsibility in transport " (financed by C.N.R. - Research Head: Professor Antonio Flamini);
- "Illegal behaviour in civil law and sporting law " (financed by the University - Research Head: Professor Antonio Flamini).
- "Sports contracts " (PRIN Italian National Research Project 2002 - Research Unit Head: Professor Vito Rizzo).
- "Interpretation of consumer law and contracts " (PRIN 2006, Research Unit Head: Professor Vito Rizzo).
- Participation in local research at University of Parma since 2000 and head research fund holder for research in market and contractual autonomy, financed by the University.
From 2003 to 2004 collaboration on the reasearch project "Análisis de la protección de los consumidores y usuarios ante las relaciones de adquisición de bienes de consumo en el derecho hispano-luso y comparado", directed by Prof. Dr. Antonio Román García of the University of Extremadura.
- Since 2006 co-editor of the review “Rassegna di diritto ed economia dello sport.
Since 2006 Member of the Center of Studies of Consumer Rights, founded by the Universities of Perugia, Parma and Camerino with other foreign Universities.
Since 2010 member of Scientific Board of the rewiew Associazioni e Sport.
Since 2011 to 2019 Director of the Center of the Sport Research (CeRS) founded by the University of Parma.
Since 2012 Referee for the review Le Nuove leggi civili commentate, since 2015 for the review Vita Notarile, since 2016 for the review Nuovo Diritto civile.
From October 2013 to 2016 Member of the Study Center of the Italian Association of the Soccer Players.
Since 2017 member of Comitato scientifico of Rassegna di diritto civile, Le Corti Umbre, Il Diritto dell'Agricoltura, Tecnologie e Diritto, Italian Law Journal.
Since 31/07/2020 Director of the Centro Internazionale di Studi sulla Cooperazione - CISC.
Teaching
Courses on Private Law, Sport Law, Consumer Law, Distribution Law and Financial Markets Law in first degree and specialisation degree courses, postgraduate diplomas and courses for professions in law.
