Giusella Dolores Finocchiaro
Director
Born in Catania in 1964
Holds a degree in Law from the University of Bologna
Cassation Court Lawyer
Since 1997, she has been Full Professor of Private Law at the University of Bologna, undertaking
numerous scientific collaborations alongside her academic career at the national and international
level.
In 2001, she became the founder and partner of the Law Firm Finocchiaro specializing in Internet
Law and IT Law and, in 2021, she was the Co-founder and Partner of the law firm
DigitalMediaLaws S.r.l., which specializes in legislation for new technology, privacy, e-commerce
and electronic signatures.
From 2015 to 2023 Chairwoman of Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna.
From 2016 to 2019, she was standing Auditor of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.
She is currently:
- Since 2023, Member of the UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) Working Group on electronic trade (Chairwoman from 2014 to 2022);
- Since 2020, legal Expert at the World Bank;
- Since 2021, legal Expert in the UNIDROIT Project “Digital Assets and Private Law”;
- Since 2022, Director of Fondo per la Repubblica Digitale – Impresa Sociale S.r.l.;
- Since october 2024, Director of Unipol Gruppo S.p.A.;
- Since 2022, Director of UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A.