Current Academic Position

Since October 1, 2018: Associate Professor of Business Law, Department of Law, University of Cagliari.

January 31, 2022: Awarded the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for the position of Full Professor in Business Law.

December 31, 2010 – September 30, 2018: Assistant Professor (Ricercatrice) of Business Law, Department of Law, University of Cagliari.

Education and Academic Training

March 30, 2001: LL.M. (Laurea in Giurisprudenza), University of Cagliari, summa cum laude (110/110 e lode).

July 19, 2006: Ph.D. in Business Law, Faculty of Economics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”.

2005: Research fellowship on “Conflicts of interest of company directors” (Faculty of Economics, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”).

2005–2007: Two-year research grant from the Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce (Rome) on “Business Law and Commercial Publicity” (Supervisor: Prof. Carlo Angelici).

2007–2009: Two-year postdoctoral research contract, University of Cagliari, on “Corporate governance and managerial liability in capital companies”.

2009–2010: Annual research fellowship, Faculty of Law, University of Cagliari.

Institutional Roles and Academic Service

February 2019 – September 2025: Deputy Coordinator of the Ph.D. Program in Legal Sciences, University of Cagliari.

2017 – present: Member of the Ph.D. Board in Legal Sciences, University of Cagliari.

2023 – present: Member of the Steering and Monitoring Committee for the Department of Excellence Project (2023–2027).

2017 – present: Chair of the Teaching Committee, Bachelor’s Program in Legal Services, University of Cagliari.

2015 – 2016: Coordinator for Special Educational Activities, Law Degree Program, University of Cagliari.

2011 – 2014: Member of the Self-Assessment Group (GAV) for the Bachelor’s in Legal Services, University of Cagliari.

Since October 24, 2025: Member of the Technical-Scientific Council of the Steering Committee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance for strategic coordination and policies for the development of the capital market.

Professional Qualification

November 2004: Admitted to the Italian Bar.

Research Activity

Member of research units at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” in national research projects (PRIN 2001, PRIN 2005) on Corporate Crisis Governance and Corporate Financing and Investor Protection.

Member of the research unit at the University of Cagliari (2009) on Transfer of Company Shares.

2010: Contributor to the national project IPSE (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Cagliari) on data protection regulation and electronic health records.

Principal Investigator of several local research projects (University of Cagliari, 2013, 2015) and of the project Conflicts of interest of company directors funded by the Banco di Sardegna Foundation (2013).

2017–2019: Scientific Coordinator of the two-year project SMEs and Innovative Start-ups: Venture Capital Raising and Equity Crowdfunding, funded by the Sardinia Region.

Visiting Researcher: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London (Aug. 2004); Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, University of Heidelberg (Sept. 2006).

Academic Visiting: Faculty of Law, University of Oxford (July–Sept. 2019).

Academic Fellow: Institute for the Law of Digitalization, Universities of Marburg and Munich (Mar. 2024).

Editorial and Scientific Activities

Member of the Editorial Board (Cagliari section) of Giurisprudenza Commerciale (Giuffrè).

Member of the Editorial Board (Cagliari section) of Banca, Borsa e Titoli di Credito (Giuffrè).

Member of the Editorial Board of Orizzonti del Diritto Commerciale (ODC).

Member of the Scientific and Review Committee of Diritto Commerciale Digitale (ESI).

Teaching Activity

Since 2018: Professor of Business Law, Bachelor’s in Legal Services, University of Cagliari.

Since 2020: Professor of European Company Law, Master’s in Law, University of Cagliari.

2006–present: Lecturer in Business Law at the School of Legal Professions, University of Cagliari.

Since 2017: Lecturer in the Second-Level Master’s in “Multilevel Governance: Integrated Management of Public Policies”, University of Cagliari.

Lecturer in Doctoral Programs at the Universities of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Cagliari, and Venice “Ca’ Foscari”.

Previous teaching assignments in Commercial Law and Law & Economics (2003–2016).

Conference Participation (Selected)

Speaker at national and international conferences on topics including corporate governance, start-ups, financial innovation, and digital corporate law, hosted by the Universities of Macerata, Roma Tre, Cagliari, Florence, Venice Ca’ Foscari, and Sapienza University of Rome (2004–2024).

Most recent presentations include:

Digital Tools for Corporate Finance (Venice Ca’ Foscari, 2023);

Security Tokens and Dematerialized Corporate Shares (Florence, 2023);

Crowdfunding, Venture Capital and Digital Environments (Florence, 2024);

Identification and Voting Rights in DLT Environments (Sapienza, 2024).

Publications

Monographs

The Registration of Companies' groups, Giuffrè, Milan, 2008.

Directors’ Conflicts of Interest and Third-Party Interests in Joint-Stock Companies, Giappichelli, Turin, 2015.

Private Limited Companies Open to the Market: Corporate Governance and Investors’ Rights, Giuffrè, Milan, 2021.

Selected Articles and Book Chapters
Author of over 40 publications in leading Italian and international law journals, including Giurisprudenza Commerciale, Banca, Borsa e Titoli di Credito, Le Nuove Leggi Civili Commentate, Orizzonti del Diritto Commerciale, and contributions in edited volumes on Fintech, Corporate Governance, and Digital Finance.
Recent works include:

“The Implementation of the Pilot Regime on DLT Financial Instruments in Italy: Scope and Players,” in Omlor–Lübke (eds.), Tokenized Finance, Mohr-Siebeck, Tübingen, 2025.

“Digital Identification of Shareholders and the Exercise of Corporate Rights in DLT Environments,” in ODC, 2024.

“Dematerialization of SME Shares: Commentary on Article 3 of the Capital Markets Law,” in Legge Capitali. Commentario, Zanichelli, 2024.

“Equity Crowdfunding and Corporate Governance in SMEs,” in Cian–Sandei (eds.), Fintech Law, Milan, 2024.