I am a Senior Researcher in Business Law at the Department of Business and Law (University of Siena) where I teach Business Law and Corporate Insolvency Law. I graduated in law at the University of Perugia, and I hold a Ph.D. in Banking and Financial Market Law at the University of Siena, where I then worked as a Research fellow in Business Law. I have recently obtained the National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Business Law. My researches mainly focus on company and banking law (with a special attention to company directors’ duties and to cooperative banks); the law and regulation of financial contracts and collective investment schemes; corporate insolvency law. I also have a a strong interest in legal history, sociology, and anthropology. My most recent researches regard the restructuring of distressed venture capital-backed start-ups and the international regulation of SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) as an alternative way of capital raising and listing of innovative growth-stage firms.