Areas of expertise

• Criminal law
• Criminal business law

Background
Graduated in 1992 from the Faculty of Law at the University of Bologna with a thesis in Bankruptcy Law supervised by Prof. Poggeschi. In October 1994, attended the specialization course in Criminal Law at the Giacomo Venezian Centre. In 1998, enrolled in the Bar Association of Bologna Appeals Court.
Represents clients before higher courts.

Professional Experience
1995 Cerfogli-Corrado-Rosso & Associates law firm; Bologna and Pordenone
2001 Partner at Nunziante Associated law firm; Rome, Bologna and Pordenone
2002 Partner at Nunziante Magrone Associated law firm; Rome, Milan, Bologna and Pordenone
2003 Partner at Munari Gatti and Associates law firm; Milan, Bologna and Rome
2006 Partner at Cerfogli-Corrado Associated law firm; Bologna

Scientific Activity:
1993-1994 Collaborator at the Chair of Commercial Criminal Law of the Faculty of Law, University of Bologna.
From 1995 to 2006 Subject Expert at the Chair of Commercial Criminal Law at the Department of Legal Disciplines of Economics and Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, University of Bologna.
From 1997 to 1999 Lecturer in seminar cycles on corporate and financial crimes (so-called Draghi Law) at the University of Bologna, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, Department of Legal Disciplines of Economics and Business Administration.
From1997 Collaborator on the research project titled "Comparative Criminal Law Discipline: Securities Transparency" related to the teaching of Commercial Criminal Law, under the supervision of Prof. Renato Palmieri.
From 1999 to 2001 Expert in Commercial Criminal Law at the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, University of Bologna - Forlì Campus.
From 2001 to 2003 Research Fellow in Commercial Criminal Law, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, University of Bologna.

Language skills
English: good knowledge

Education
July 1991
University of Bologna,
Faculty of Law, Bachelor′s Degree in International Law - Thesis titled "IMO CEE and Environmental Protection" supervised by Prof. Mengozzi. Grade: 110/110 with honors
May 1994
Tulane Law School, New Orleans (USA), LLM. Master in International Maritime Law with scholarship from the Rotary Foundation
September 1995
Enrollment in the Bar Association of the Court of Appeal of Bologna
February 2000
University of Trieste, Faculty of Law, Doctorate in Transport Law
December 2008
University of Milan Bicocca - Faculty of Economics, Tenured Researcher in Navigation Law IUS\06 Confirmed in 2011

Professional Experience
1992-1996 Riguzzi-Silingardi-Zunarelli Associated Law Firm; Bologna
2001 Nunziante Associated Law Firm - Partner; Rome, Bologna, and Pordenone
2002 Nunziante Magrone Associated Law Firm - Partner; Rome, Milan, Bologna, and Pordenone
2003 Munari Gatti and Associates - Partner; Milan, Bologna, and Rome
2006 Cerfogli-Corrado Associated Law Firm - Partner; Bologna

Scientific Activities - Teaching - Conferences

• From 1991 to 1997, collaboration with the chairs of Navigation Law and Comparative Private Law at the University of Bologna and the chairs of Transport Law and Navigation Law at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
• From 1991 to 1997, part of the editorial board of the "Transport Law Journal," directed by Prof. Gustavo Romanelli, at La Sapienza University of Rome.
• In 2002, lecturer at the Master for Business Lawyers of Il Sole 24 ore in Transport and Logistics Law.
• In 2003, collaboration with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Faculty of Law, in the course of European Tourism Law.
• From 2003, participation in the editorial board of the journal "Tourism Law," directed by Francesco Morandi and Maurizio Riguzzi, IPSOA.
• From 2004 to 2007, professional assignment as a tutor in Tourism Legislation Mod. A at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Milan Bicocca.
• In 2007, contract teaching the Tourism Legislation Mod. A course at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Milan Bicocca.
• From 2008, researcher in Navigation Law at the University of Milan Bicocca.
• From 2008 to the present, lecturer in Tourism Law at the Tourism Sales Management Master′s Degree at the University of Milan Bicocca.
• From 2011, participation in the editorial board of the Navigation Law Journal and the Scientific Committee of the "Italian Journal of Tourism Law."
• In 2011, organization of the presentation conference "Italian Journal of Tourism Law," held in Milan on May 19, 2011, Faculty of Economics - University of Milan Bicocca.
• From 2008, teaching the Tourism Law Module, Master′s Degree in Tourism Economics, University of Milan Bicocca.
• From 2008 to 2015, teaching Tourism Legislation Mod. A at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Milan Bicocca.
• From 2016, teaching Transport Law, Bachelor′s Degree in Economics and Commerce, University of Milan Bicocca.
• In February 2018, participation in the conference "Contemporary Art: Legal and Economic Profiles - Annual Workshop Historical, Artistic and Cultural Heritage Research Center," University of Milan Bicocca.
• In April 2020, presentation titled "COVID-19 and Air Transport: Italian Legislative Provisions" at the International Web conference on the legal impacts of COVID-19 in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry.
• In November 2020, presentation titled "Obligation of assistance at sea and disembarkation location" at the Conference "Which government for migrations?" - Milano Bicocca.
• In October 2022, intervention as a Tourism law expert at the workshop OECD Strengthening Croatia′s legal framework to enhance the resilience, sustainability, monitoring, and management of its tourism. Project financed by the EU.
• In November 2022 and September 2023, teaching the course on International Public and Private Law of Anglo-Saxon Tourism, at IREST, Institut de recherches et d′études supérieures du tourisme - Université Paris 1, Panthéon Sorbonne.

Publications

• Encyclopedic entry "Port Areas of Inland Navigation," published in the Encyclopedia of Law, Vol. XLVI, Giuffrè editor, Milan, 1993.
• Co-author of the manual "The Geneva Convention of 1956 (CMR) on the International Carriage of Goods by Road," with Prof. Avv. Gabriele Silingardi, Professor of Transport Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Modena, Giappichelli publisher, 1994.
• Author of some entries in the "Encyclopedic Dictionary of Law," directed by Prof. Francesco Galgano, Cedam, 1996.
• Co-author of an article titled "Brief Reflections on Competition in the Port Operations Sector," in "Studies in Honor of Gustavo Romanelli," Giuffrè editor, Milan, 1997.
• "The Liability of the Travel Organizer," in La Nuova Giurisprudenza Civile Commentata, Cedam, vol. 2/1998.
• "Multimodal Transport" at the conference "The Transport System in a Modern Industrial Society: Legal Issues" organized by the Faculty of Law of the University of Modena. Pordenone, May 15, 1998.
• "Risks of Insolvency or Bankruptcy of the Organizer and Protection of the Traveler," in Contracts, IPSOA, Vol. 6/1998.
• "The tourist must reimburse the travel agency the penalty paid to the tour operator," in Tourism Law, IPSOA, Vol. 4/2003.
• "The Integrated Logistics Services Supply Contract," "Warehousing of Transported Goods," and "Road Transport of Goods Contract," in New Contracts in Civil and Commercial Practice, in "Private Law in Jurisprudence" edited by Paolo Cendon, Vol. XVIII, UTET, 2004.
• "The Form of the Travel Contract," in Tourism Law, IPSOA, Vol. 2/2004.
• "The Mooring Contract," "International Road Transport of Goods," in Transport Contracts (pp. 947-954). Bologna, Zanichelli, 2013.
• "Protecting Tourists′ Rights: Methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution. In V. Franceschelli, & F. Morandi (eds.), Manual of Tourism Law. Turin : Giappichelli 2013
• Co-author with Morandi, F., & Claroni, A. (2013). "The Relationship between Marina Operators and Marina Users in the Current Reality of Nautical Tourism."
• In A. Tola (ed.), The Nautical Sector in Northern Sardinia. Technological innovation, competitive development, and growth dynamics of companies. Milan: FrancoAngeli 2013.
• "Contract Forms for the Construction and Commercial Distribution of Pleasure Craft," in Civil and Criminal Liability in Tourism Sports, Treatise edited by G. Fornasari, U. Izzo, L. Lenti, and F. Morandi. Vol. III The Water. Sea, lakes, and rivers, edited by Morandi and U. Izzo. Giappichelli Publisher Turin. 2015
• "The Liability of the Marina Operator (The Liability of the Owner/Manager of the Marina)," in Italian Journal of Tourism Law, Giappichelli, 2015
• "The Maritime Transport of Persons Contract" In C. Vignali (ed.), Transport and Tourism. Giuffrè, 2016.
• "The Air Transport of Persons Contract" In C. Vignali (ed.), Transport and Tourism. Giuffrè, 2016
• "Lake Navigation and Navigation on Lombard Canals" In L. Degrassi, & V. Franceschelli (eds.), Cultural and Creative Industries. Legal and Economic-Business Profiles. Giuffrè, 2017.
• "Art. 27 Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 2006/2004 and Directive 2011/83/EU." In V. Franceschelli, F. Morandi, & C. Torres (eds.), Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive. Estoril: ESHTE/INATEL. 2019
• Co-author with S. d’Urso "Art. 25 Penalties". In V. Franceschelli, F. Morandi, & C. Torres (eds.), Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive. ESTHE INATEL 2019
• Co-editor with S. d’Urso of the volume "Contemporary Art in Legal Reality," in the Series of the Department of Economic and Business Sciences and Law for Economics - Economic Law Notebooks. 2021
• "Transport of Contemporary Artworks" in Contemporary Art in Legal Reality, in the Series of the Department of Economic and Business Sciences and Law for Economics - Economic Law Notebooks. 2021
• "Obligation of assistance at sea and disembarkation location," in Which government for migrations? Proceedings of the interdisciplinary study seminar November 20, 2020 University of Milan Bicocca. G. Giappichelli Publisher, 2022.

Languages Known
English: Excellent
French: Good

Having graduated in November 2017 from the Faculty of Law at the University Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna with a thesis in Criminal Law on Medical Liability, Andrea completed his internship primarily focusing on criminal law and obtained, in January 2019, the qualification for substitute advocacy.
Since January 2020, Andrea has been collaborating with Studio Cerfogli-Corrado.
Having passed the Soliciitor’s Qualifying Exam to practice law in the 2019/2020 session, Andrea enrolled in the Bar Association of Bologna in January 2021.
Since October 2023, having passed the relevant exam, he has been listed in the roster of Court-appointed Defence Lawyers.

After spending the first semester of 2016 within the Erasmus+ program at the Universiteit Van Amsterdam (UVA) in Amsterdam, Matteo graduated in February 2018 from the Faculty of Law at the University Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna having completed his thesis on "Mafia and Antimafia Organisations" focusing on "The Ndrangheta and Drug Trafficking in the Netherlands".
Subsequently, Matteo obtained an LL.M in Law - International Law and Global Justice in November 2019 at the University of Sheffield (UK) with a thesis in International Law and The Use of Force, titled "Can a State act in self-defence against a cyber-attack launched by a Non-State Actor by which means the State may eventually respond?".
Mateo then completed his internship, focussing on civil and criminal law.
Since June 2021, he has been collaborating with the company Tutela Digitale Srl, dealing with privacy and the right to be forgotten.
He has been enrolled in the Bar Association of Bologna since January 2022.
Since November 2022, he has been collaborating with the law firm Cerfogli-Corrado.