Francesco Quarta

Birth date

1981

Education

• LL.M. in "U.S. Legal Studies" at the University of California 'Hastings' of San Francisco, with a certificate of specialization in International Business and Trade
• PhD in "Legal Sciences" at the University of Salento in Lecce

Qualifications

• Qualification (ASN) for full professor (first tier) in sector IUS-01 Private Law
• Registered with the Lecce Bar Association

Expert in:

• Banking and financial law

  Since 2012 member of the decision-making body of the Banking and Financial Ombudsman (Bank of Italy). Author of specialized publications, including the monograph "Consumer credit between contract and market".

• Commercial law and business crisis law

  Since 2022 holder of the course in Business Crisis Law (formerly Insolvency Procedures), University of Bologna Campus of Forlì. Author of specialized publications, including a chapter in the work "Crisis and insolvency after the Third Corrective Decree" (edited by Irrera, Cerrato and Pasquariello).

• Domestic and international contract law

  Since 2022 holder of the course Principles of Law (in English), University of Bologna Campus of Forlì, dedicated to the study of contract law from a comparative perspective, including Sharia-compliant contracts and CISG.

• Arbitration and civil and commercial litigation

  Appointed arbitrator in disputes concerning corporate, commercial, cooperative/consortium matters.