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luca simonetti
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Born in Rome, Italy, on September 19, 1964.
Education
Italy, University of Rome "La Sapienza" (Doctor of Jurisprudence, maxima cum laude, 1988); Professorial assistant of Comparative Private Law at the University of Rome "La Sapienza"(1988-1995) and scientific collaborator at the UNIDROIT Center for Comparative and Foreign Law Studies (1992-1995); Italy, University of Florence, PhD/JSD Degree in Comparative Law (1993); U.S.A., Academy of American and International Law, The Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas (1992).
Publications
- "I sindacati di voto in Inghilterra" (The Shareholders' Agreements in England), in F.Bonelli and P.G.Jaeger (eds.), "Sindacati di voto e sindacati di blocco", Milan, 1993;
- "Agreements to agree, agreements to negotiate ed obbligo precontrattuale di buona fede nel diritto inglese e nel diritto nordamericano" (Agreements to agree, agreements to negotiate and pre-contractual obligations of good faith in English and US law), in Diritto del commercio internazionale, 1992 (co-author);
- "Titoli minerari, prestazioni in natura e riserva di legge" (Mining Titles, Payment in kind and Supremacy of Parliament), in Rivista amministrativa della Repubblica Italiana, 1994;
- "A Venture Capital contract model", in I Contratti, 1994 (co-author);
- "L'EURO ed il problema della continuità dei contratti" (The EURO and the problem of continuity of contracts), in Diritto del commercio internazionale, 1998 (co-author);
- "Wettbewerb und Internet: eine Perspektive nach italienischem Recht" (Competition and the Internet: an Italian law perspective), in Jahrbuch für italienisches Rechts (2001).
- "Agreements to agree, agreements to negotiate ed obbligo precontrattuale di buona fede nel diritto inglese e nel diritto nordamericano" (Agreements to agree, agreements to negotiate and pre-contractual obligations of good faith in English and US law), in Diritto del commercio internazionale, 1992 (co-author);
- "Titoli minerari, prestazioni in natura e riserva di legge" (Mining Titles, Payment in kind and Supremacy of Parliament), in Rivista amministrativa della Repubblica Italiana, 1994;
- "A Venture Capital contract model", in I Contratti, 1994 (co-author);
- "L'EURO ed il problema della continuità dei contratti" (The EURO and the problem of continuity of contracts), in Diritto del commercio internazionale, 1998 (co-author);
- "Wettbewerb und Internet: eine Perspektive nach italienischem Recht" (Competition and the Internet: an Italian law perspective), in Jahrbuch für italienisches Rechts (2001).
Professional Experience
Admitted to practice, 1990;
admitted to bar, 1993;
admitted before the Supreme Court, 2006.
Before joining the Firm he practised in the corporate and litigation area at Studio Legale Macchi di Cellere e Gangemi, Rome office, from 1990 to 2002 (chair of the litigation and co-chair of the antitrust practice area from 2000)
admitted to bar, 1993;
admitted before the Supreme Court, 2006.
Before joining the Firm he practised in the corporate and litigation area at Studio Legale Macchi di Cellere e Gangemi, Rome office, from 1990 to 2002 (chair of the litigation and co-chair of the antitrust practice area from 2000)
Member
Bar of Rome;
International Bar Association;
Alumni Association of the Academy of American and International Law (Southwestern Legal Foundation).
International Bar Association;
Alumni Association of the Academy of American and International Law (Southwestern Legal Foundation).
Languages
Italian, English.