I hold a B.Sc. in Legal Studies and a M.Sc. in Law from Bocconi University in Italy, a M.Jur. from the University of Oxford and a Graduate Certificate in Mathematics from the University of Essex. Currently, my research interests lie in a political economy approach to the study of law and economics, and particularly on extending the boundaries of this discipline to include a range of heterodox perspectives beyond mainstream economic theory.
Articles
A Tiny Heart Beating: Student-Edited Legal Periodicals in Good Ol' Europe (with Federico Longobardi), German Law Journal (2009)
This paper has a twofold aim: to analyze the possible opportunities disclosed by the observed...
Substance or Mere Technique? A Precis on Good Faith Performance in England, France and Germany, Hanse Law Review (2009)
This paper attempts to offer a concise discussion of good faith performance and other functionally...
Can Good Faith Performance Be Unfair? An Economic Framework for Understanding the Problem, Whittier Law Review (2008)
The paper deals with the duty of good faith in contract performance, as set out...
Chronicles of a Failure: From a Renegotiation Clause to Arbitration of Transnational Contracts, Connecticut Journal of International Law (2008)
The present paper recounts the various steps which parties to a transnational contract containing a...
General Motors v. Chery: A Judicial Lesson for Foreign Operators in China (with Oliver Mirsch), Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal (2008)
The article focuses on the analysis of Industrial Design Law in the People's Republic of...
Books
Cooperation Before Contract: The Law and Policy of Expenses Incurred During Negotiations in Comparative Perspective (2009)
Pending negotiations for a contract, one party may begin to incur expenses in fulfilment of...
Book Chapters
Fairness in Contractual Relations: An Economic-Oriented Understanding of Good Faith Performance, Fiduciary Obligations. Legal Perspectives (2008)
This is a derivative version of 'Can Good Faith Performance Be Unfair? An Economic Framework...
Working Papers
Premesse Implicite: Struttura del Diritto e Formante Extralegale in Italia (Implicit Premises: Structure of the Law and Extralegal Formant in Italy) (with Matteo Mattioni), Italian Legal Scholarship Unbound (ILSU) Working Paper Series (2008)
The paper (in Italian) – a revision of ILSU Working Paper No. 2008-01/IT - aims...