Background
Giorgio Bernini, Professor.Avv. was born on November 9, 1928 in Bologna, Italy.
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Professor.Avv. Giorgio Bernini
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University of Bologna (Juris Doctor summa cum laude, 1950). University of Michigan Law School (Master of Laws, 1953. Doctor of Juridical Science, 1958).
Spoken languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish and German.
Career
Worked at Studio Bernini e Associati (Bologna) specializing in Arbitration, Litigation, General Practice, International Private Law, Corporate Law, Contracts, Antitrust, Unfair Competition, Industrial Property Law, International Tax Planning, Privatizations, European Commission Law and International Trade Law, Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1951, Italy. 1965, Supreme Court of Cassation.
Author of 20 Treatises Texts and Monographs, Among Which "Un Secolo Di Filosofia Antitrust" (1991) and "L"Arbitrato" (1992).
Contributor to Legal Periodicals with approximately 300 articles, essays and comments on: Anti-trust Legislation in the United States., East.U. and in Italy, Mistake and Misrepresentation. Business Associations.
International Arbitration. Product Liability; Consumer Protection.
Trade Regulations; Mergers and Acquisitions.
International Contracts. International Taxation. Privatisations, General Agreement of Tariff and Trades and World Trade Organization.
Oil and Gas Regulation.
Member: Editorial Board of Il Foro Padano, Rassegna Dell" Arbitrato. The Journal of World Trade Law.
Professor of Commercial Law, University of Bologna (1970-1994). Full Professor, University of Bologna.
Courses taught: Commercial Law.
Arbitration Law. International Trade Law. President: International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) (1986-1994).
Presently Honorary President.
Association for the Teaching and Study of Arbitration (AISA). Formerly: Full Professor, Universities of Ferrara, 1954-1966 and Padova, 1966-1970. Visiting Professor at Michigan Law School.
The Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center.
The International Faculty of Comparative Law, Strasbourg. The Ohio Legal Center Institute, Columbus.
Adviser to: Italian Parliament, Italian Government, European Commission, Organization of European Cooperation and Development. Italian Representative to Uncitral. Council of Europe; G.A.T.T. Testified before United States.
Senate Sub-Committee on Antitrust and Monopoly.
Panel of Arbitrators, International Arbitral Centre, Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna. List of Arbitrators, Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Foreign Trade.
Panel of Arbitrators of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission). Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (XIIth Legislature).
Public Offices held: Member of the Parliament, Chamber of Deputies.
Minister of Foreign Trade, 1994-1995. Member: The Association of The Bar of the City of New New York American Bar Association.
Special Committee for the Application of Geneva Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (President).
American Arbitration Association (Panel of Arbitrators). Italian Association for Arbitration (American International Assurance) (Executive Committee).
Arbitral Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce of Bologna (Vice-President). London Court Panel of International Arbitrators.
Legal Committees of the International Chamber of Commerce.
American Chamber of Commerce for Italy (Legal Committee). Panel of Presiding Arbitrators. Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
International Bar Association.
Fellow: Institute of Arbitrators, London. Studio Bernini e Associati is a family office founded by Avv.
Sergio Bernini and presently headed by Professor Avv. Giorgio Bernini, with two partners and six associates.
The office is engaged in the legal assistance of Italian as well as foreign clients in Domestic, European Commission and international commercial matters, specializing inter alia in Arbitration, Antitrust, International Trade (World Trade Organization), Privatisations, Project Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, International Contracts.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Editorial Board of Il Foro Padano, Rassegna Dell" Arbitrato. The Journal of World Trade Law. Professor of Commercial Law, University of Bologna (1970-1994).
Full Professor, University of Bologna.
Courses taught: Commercial Law. Arbitration Law; International Trade Law.
Fellow: Institute of Arbitrators, London.
