1993 Ph.D. in Law, with special mention, European University Institute, Fiesole.

Thesis: “Principi fondamentali e integrazione europea”

Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Bruno de Witte.

1991 Research Scholar, Michigan Law School.

1987 Laurea in Law, 110/110 cum laude, Università degli Studi di Milano.

Academic Positions

2004 – present Professor of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Milano-Bicocca, teaching courses in constitutional law and European constitutional law.

Coordinator of the Corso di laurea in giurisprudenza, starting 2005

Vice-director of the Dipartimento giuridico delle istituzioni nazionali ed europee, starting in 2007

Awarded Jean Monnet Module, starting in 2005

2001-2004 Professor of Public Law, Faculty of Economics, University of Verona, teaching courses in public law and European law.

PhD program director 2002-2004

1999-2001 Associate Professor of public law, Faculty of Economics, University of Verona, teaching courses in public law and European law

1995-2001 Sessional Lecturer in public law, University L. Bocconi of Milan

1993-9 Research assistant in Constitutional Law, Faculty of Political Science, University of Milan. Lecturing in public law.

Other Teaching Experience

July 2008 Cursos de Verano, San Sebastián, España, European constitutional law

July 2006 Cursos de Verano, San Sebastián, España, European constitutional law

March 2003 Visiting professor, Université de Toulon, teaching comparative constitutional law

April 1994 Université de Tours, Droit public comparé

Other Relevant Experience

2009-2010 Inaugural Fellow of the Straus Institute for Advanced Study in Law and Justice, New York University, NY, USA

2008 – present Senior expert for Italy of the Fundamental Rights Agency Legal Experts (FRALEX)

2003 – 06 Assistant Member of the Network of Independent Experts of Fundamental Rights.

1993- 6 Clerk at the Constitutional Court

Editorial Responsibilities

2006 – present Member of the Scientific Board of Revista Española de derecho europeo

2002 – present Member of the Scientific Board of Rassegna di diritto pubblico europeo.

2000 – present Member of the Board of Direction of Quaderni costituzionali

1995 – present Member of the Executive Board of Rivista Italiana di Diritto Pubblico Comunitario