I am Professor Emeritus of Civil Law and former Dean of the Bocconi School of Law.

I am Professor of Civil Law at LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome.

I taught Private Law at the Faculty of Business and Economics at Bergamo University (1974-1980), at the Faculty of Law of Parma University (1980-1982), and then at Pavia University (1982-1989).

I have been visiting professor at several foreign Universities and for over 20 years, at Paris University where - on 1st December 2005 - I received the Laurea Honoris Causa.

In 2007, I was awarded a prize for academic career from Esade's University of Barcelona.