Professor of Business Law (Kozminski University)
Solicitor, Notary Public, CILEX Legal Executive and Avvocato

Conferences

CONFERENCES
6/2/2025:
University Unipegaso conference on Immigration, Naples:
Presentation of Professor de Gioia Carabellese: "From Rwanda Scheme in the UK to the Albanian Scheme in Italy: Comparative Analysis in New Forms of Immigration
4/10/2024:
University of Parma conference - Biolaw Journal - The dark Side of Cryonics: Finance, Trust and Business"
16/5/2024:
webinar - Italwyer Association - Book Presentation: “The Law of Securitisations. From Crises to Techno-Sustainability”; presentation title: “From FinTech to AgriTech”. Presentation with Camilla Della Giustina).
1/3/2024:
webinar - “Artifical Intelligence within the Work Environment”; presentation title: “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Smart-Working (Distance Working). The Strange Case of the so-called ‘Sky Shepherding’”. (Presentation with Camilla Della Giustina.
1st March 2024 (CONVENIA):
Webinar on “Artificial Intelligence within the Work Environment”, section “Health and Safety in the Work Environment and Artificial Intelligence”. Presentation with C. Della Giustina, entitled “On code of conduct and social networks”.
15th January 2024:
Italian Parliament (Chamber of Deputies) (press conference), Rome. Presentation, with C. Della Giustina, of the book “Il Research Textbook del Diritto Societario. Common law, metaverso e sostenibilità” (The Research Textbook of the Company Law. Common Law, Metaverse, and Sustainabilty).
19th October 2023 (CONVENIA):
Webinar on “The new Role of Banks in the Digital Era”. Presentation with C. Della Giustina.
20th March 2023 (Palermo, LUMSA):
“The Management of the Mafia Confiscated Goods” (Conference at “Palermo e altre primavere” – LUMSA). Presentation, with Camilla Della Giustina, entitled “Workers’ buyout and Businesses seized by the Mafia. An Ethical and Constitutional Approach, in additional to the Criminal and Labour Law One” (presentation selected as a result of a comparative selection process).
2nd March 2023 (Edinburgh, Venice):
The True Story of the Statutory Pledge in the UK and Italy. From the British Statutory Pledge to the Recent Italian Legislation.
20th January 2023:
(Venice, with Camilla Della Giustina and Innocenzo Megali):
The Future of Employment Law: A Comparative Analysis with the UK.
13th December 2022:
(Palermo and Edinburgh, with Mario Libertini, Daniela Caterino, Giuliano Lemme): The Pawn Agreement in the Banking Legislation in between Italy and the UK.
19th May 2022:
(Treviso, Cassamarca, with Professor Antonio Uricchio) – Conference with Presentation of the book “Il Contratto di Credito su Pegno”, “The Pawn Agreement and the Mounts of Piety”.
29th April 2022:
(Milan, Diritto Bancario) – Conference on “Greenwashing: Business Communication; Financial Disclosure. Keynote speech: The Legal “Boundaries” of the Marketing of the ESG Products.
23rd/24th March 2022:
(Milan, Convenia) – Conference on The New Sustainability Parameter and ESG Factors. Key-note speech: ESG Derivatives and Other ESG Financial Instruments.
14th January 2022:
(Trani, University of Bari/Apulia Law Society/Unità e Pluralità del Sapere Giuridico) – National Conference on the New Developments of the Italian Judicial System (key-note speech on the Financial ADR in the UK).
27/28 October 2021:
(Milan, Convenia Organisation) – The New Model of Sustainability and ESG Factors: The Financial Marker, the Legislative Framework, and the Implications for Investors. Key-note speech: ESG Derivatives and Further ESG Financial Instruments – Key.
29 September 2021:
(Milan, Informa Organisation) - Conference on Green Bonds and ESG Mutual Funds: New EU Legislation and Assessment Criteria. Keynote speech: “The Issuance of Green Bonds: Standards of a Green Certification”.
27th January 2021:
(Milan, Informa Organisation) – Conference on the ESG factors in financial law: Keynote Speech: “International and European Scenario and Business Practice”.
7 October to 12 November 2020:
(Reggio Calabria, Università Mediterranea, Ph.D. School) – European Banking and Financial Law – Lectures/conferences twice a week (an entire course of International Banking Law).
28 April 2020:
(Treviso, University of Padova – Law School) (Chair of Private Law – Professor Delle Monache/Dr Marchetti) – The concept of trust in Scotland, England and Italy.
8 December 2019:
(Treviso, University of Padova – Law School (Chair of Private Law - Professor Delle Monache/Dr Marchetti) – The Concept of Termination and Repudiation in Common and Civil Law).
18 September 2019:
(University College, London): Conference (keynote speech on bail-in): Bail-in: Do Italians do it better (or worse)? (Chair: Professor Chiu, Discussant: Prof. Schillig).
·18 April 2019:
(Milan: Rivista di Diritto Bancario): Conference on Outsourcing Contracts for Banks: the new EBA Rules): Presentation on Outsourcing Contracts and Enforcement.
·20 March/24 March 2019:
(University of Venice Cà Foscari): Module of Business Law (organisation, delivery and presentation of a 24-hour course in Business Law).
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14 December 2018:
(Taranto Campus, University of Bari, 11-14 December 2014): Conference on Sustainable Enterprise: Keynote Speech: Corporate Social Responsibility and Common Law).
· 6 December 2018:
(Bari, University of Bari, Visiting Professorship in Company Law. Ph.D. School): Charities in the UK: A Possible Business and Legal Model for Italy? (Chair: Prof. Francesca Vessia).
· 7 December 2018:
(Bari, University of Bari, Visiting Professorship in Company law, Ph.D. School): The Procurement Directive 2014 and the Concept of ‘Similar Control’ from a Company Law Perspective (Chair: Prof. Massimo Di Rienzo).
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3 December 2018:
(Bari, University of Bari, Visiting Professorship in Company Law): Brexit and Legal Consequences) (Chair: Prof. Ivan Ingravallo).
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28 November 2018:
(Taranto (Bari), Visiting Professorship of Company Law): The Banking Business from a Corporate law Perspective: a UK, Italian and EU Analysis) (Chair: Prof. Daniela Caterino) (in Italian).
·26 November 2018:
(Bari, University of Bari, Visiting Professorship in Company Law): Brexit and Legal Consequences (Chair: Prof. Ivan Ingravallo).
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17 October 2018:
(Taranto/Bari, Visiting Professorship of Company Law): Minority Protections in the Joint Stock Companies in the UK: a comparative analysis (Lecture to Ph.D. students in ‘Law, Economies and Cultures of the Mediterranean Sea’).
·16 October 2018:
(Bari/Taranto, Visiting Professorship of Company Law): The Bail-In Tool in the Insolvency of the Banks (Lecture to Ph.D. students in ‘Law, Economies and Cultures of the Mediterranean Sea’).
·10 October 2018:
(Taranto/Bari, Visiting Professorship of Company Law): Corporate Persona, Incorporation, Shareholdings and Groups (Chair of Company Law: Prof. D Caterino).
·9 October 2018:
(Taranto/Bari, Visiting Professorship of Company Law): The Legislation and Regulation governing business in the UK (Chair of Company Law: Prof. D Caterino).
·28 March 2018:
(Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, GESAM Master, Chair: Prof. Perulli): Labour Law and Brexit: A Legal and Sociological Analysis.
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13 February 2018:
University of Glasgow, School of Law, Workshop on the Role of Gatekeepers in Financial Law: Banks and Investment Banks as Gatekeepers?
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24th November 2017 and 28th November:
University of Padua, School of Law, Chair of Banking Law: (a) the Bank Recovery and Resolution Plan and the Bail-in Tool.
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31st May 2017 and 1st June 2017:
(Warsaw School of Economics - Warsaw): (a) Securitizations: A Legal Analysis; (b) Derivatives and credit Derivatives: A Legal, a Regulatory and an Economic Analysis (keynote speaker, Chair: Prof. Małgorzata Iwanicz-Drozdowska).
·18th May 2017:
(University of Brescia, Chair: Prof. Luigi Ardizzone, Company Law): Securitizations and Shadow Banking (keynote speaker).
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30th May 2017:
(Warsaw School of Economics - Warsaw): Securitizations, Derivatives and Credit Derivatives: A Legal, a Regulatory and an Economic Analysis (keynote speaker, Chair: Prof. Małgorzata Iwanicz-Drozdowska).
·24th March 2017:
(University College, London - Law School): Shadow Banking (panellist).
·16th December 2016:
(University of Padua – Law School): The Deposit Guarantee Scheme (keynote speech).
·15th December 2016:
(University of Padua – Law School): Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive and the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) (keynote speech).
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2nd December 2016:
(University of Padua – Law School): The Sanctioning Power of the ECB and the National Competent Authority (keynote speech).
·1st December 2016:
(University of Padua – Law School): The New Model of Supervision in Europe: The Single Supervisory Mechanism (keynote speech).
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26th July 2016
(King’s College, London – Law School): The Concept of Compound Interest in between Civil Law and Common Law.
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June and July 2016:
(Uninettuno – Telematic University): For two weeks I was recording two courses in International Banking and Financial Law, one in English and the other in Italian. The English course was based on my Routledge book, European Banking and Financial Law. The course in English was co-delivered by Prof. Mads Andenas, Chair of Banking Law, University of Oslo, Faculty of Law.
·24th June 2016 (LUISS Guido Carli):
The Concept of Compound Interest in between Civil Law and Common Law.
·25th June 2016:
(LUISS Guido Carli): Structured Finance Transactions and Shadow Banking.
·21st March 2016:
(Heriot-Watt University, School of Management and Languages, workshop in Finance): (with Prof. Iain McNeill) Top Management, Standards of Conduct and Responsibilities in the Financial Sector.
·27th February 2016:
(University Law Sapienza, Law School, Chair: Prof. Guido Alpa, European Private Law): Differences between Common Law and Civil Law and the Peculiarity of a Mixed Legal System: Scots Law. A Specific Analysis of the Concept of Compound Interest in Common Law and Civil Law.
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9th February 2016:
(University Luigi Bocconi – Milan, Law School): International seminar on Unfair Dismissal between Europe and Japan. Talk on ‘Unfair Dismissal in the UK’.
·8th February 2016:
(University of Milan, Law School): International conference on Unfair Dismissal between Europe and Japan. Talk on ‘Unfair dismissal in the UK’.
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29th January 2016:
(University of Glasgow, Law School): International workshop on ‘Enforcement Strategies in Financial Law’: Talk (with Prof. De Poli): The Enforcement Regime in the Single Supervisory Mechanism.
·29th October 2015:
(University of Cagliari – Law School): Research seminar on The Passing of Risk in the Theory of the Contract: a Comparative Analysis between the UK and Italy.
·5th November 2015:
(University of Cagliari, Law School): Research seminar on The Agreement of Forfeiture (pactum commissorium) in the New Residential Property Directive: a Comparative Analysis between the UK and Italy.
·16, 17 and 18 April 2014:
(Prof. Perulli’s Chair - European Labour Law – University of Venice, Ca’ Foscari): Guest lectures on a) Collective Bargaining between Italy and the UK; b) Redundancy in Britain as a Possible Yardstick for Italy; c) Industrial Relations from two Different Points of Observation: Rome and London, i.e. the Italian and the British Approach).
·17th and 18th April 2014:
(Prof. Brino’s Chair, International Labour Law): Guest lecturer on: a) Sources in EU Labour Law; b) Sex Discrimination).
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6th February 2014:
(Master GESAM, Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice): Guest lecturer on (a) Protected Characteristics in the UK legislation; (b) The Transfer of Undertakings from an EU Perspective.
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6th September 2013:
(Ph.D. School in Human Capital Formation and Employment Law - University of Bergamo): Seminars on: a) Contract of Service and Contract for Services in Britain; b) Duties entailed in the Contract of Employment under British Common Law; c) the Disciplinary Procedures in the Employment Rights Act 1996.
·8th and 9th July 2013:
(University of Brescia, Summer School): Seminar on: (a) Business Organisation and Law of the Human Resources Management; The Legal Consequences of Discrimination in the Employee/employer Relationship. The UK approach of the Equality Act 2010; (b) Entrepreneurship and Law: Hyper-legislation versus Loose Statute? Comparison between Common Law and Civil Law. Two Case Studies: The Law of the Contract; Citizens' Rights and Legal Protection.
·17th June 2013:
(Milan, Conference organised by the "Associazione Organismi di Vigilanza" (Milan)): Organismi di Vigilanza fra Investigazioni Interne e Indagini Processuali’ (Supervisory Bodies: Internal Inquiries and Criminal Investigations). I was one of the 10 panellists and spoke on ‘The UK and the Anti-bribery Legislation’.
·27th June 2013:
(University of Cagliari, Law School): Conference on ‘The Responsibilities and Liabilities of both Employment Law and Company Law Nature of both the Directors and the Employees of Financial Institutions. A Comparison between the UK and Italy.’ I was one of the three panellists and spoke on Contractual duties of the employees of financial institutions under the UK common law and the responsibilities of the directors in the light of the Companies Act 2006.
·18th April 2013:
(University of Brescia, Faculty of Economy, Chair of Prof. C Alessi): Lecture on the topic: Working Time Legislation and ‘Family Friendly’ Statute in the Light of the EU Principles.
·17th April 2013:
(Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Business Management Department): Seminar to the Ph.D. students on: Comparative Labour Law, particularly the Transfer of Undertakings and the Protection of the Employees, through a Comparative Analysis Italy-Britain.
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10,11,12 April 2013:
(Chair: Adalberto Perulli, University of Venice, Ca’ Foscari, European Employment Law): Guest lectures on:
(a) Collective Bargaining between Italy and the UK;
(b) the Redundancy in Britain as a Possible Yardstick for Italy;
(c) Industrial Relations from two Different Points of Observation: Rome and London, i.e. the Italian and the British Approach.
·11th and 12th April 2012:
(Chair: Adalberto Perulli, Comparative Employment Law, University of Venice, Ca’ Foscari): Guest lectures on: (a) Collective Bargaining in the UK: The Legal Status of a Collective Agreement: Epistemology of a Concept in Evolution? (b) Dismissal by way of Redundancy in the UK: Ontology of a Legislative Framework and Teleology of Prospective Reforms. A Comparison Analysis between the Redundancy Payment and the Italian ‘ammortizzatori sociali’.
·28 November 2011 (Chair in Banking and Financial Law, University of Padova, Law School): Guest lecture on ‘The Concept of Bank in Common Law.