Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I like: startups, internet, technology, NY, new ideas, great product, social media, music, business, best practices, engaged employees, satisfied customers, good food, meet new people, learn by experience
I am good in: solving problems, keeping it real, putting people in a good mood, fast learning, thinking outside the box, making cocktails, writing about music, answering emails, drafting contracts, negotiating

Work History

• Allen & Overy
• Intern
• October 2006 to January 2007

• Main responsibilities: desk research, carrying out due diligences, drafting of sale & purchase contracts, legal opinions, shareholders' agreements and meeting minutes;
  acquisition of a major real estate property in Milan, auction for an energy distribution player in Italy.

• Jenny & Partners
• Trainee
• October 2007 to Febuary 2009

• Drafting and negotiation of sale & purchase contracts, shareholders' agreements, joint ventures.
  International acquisitions in the insurance and steel industry, antitrust notifications, judicial claims, financial agreements, legal opinions on corporate, commercial and environmental issues.

• Studio Legale Vassallo
• Senior Trainee
• Febuary 2009 to January 2010

• Defending manufacturer in commercial litigation with bank for approx. value of € 3M, dispute settlement agreement between pharmaceutical industry and distributor;
  Assisting Avv. Vassallo in his position as judge of the appeal court of the Regional Tax Tribunal of Lombardy.

• WXPN
• Production Assistant
• May 2010 to July 2010

• Programming assistant for NPR's top public program World Café, hosted by David Dye 5 days a week.
  Tasks: artist relations, script management, schedule management, research and A&R, promotion.

Education

• University of Pennsylvania - Law School
• LL.M., Entrepreneurship
• 2010 - 2011

• Currently enrolled - expected graduation May 2011

• University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School
• Certificate in Business and Law
• 2010 - 2011

• Currently enrolled - expected graduation May 2011

• University of Bologna
• JD equivalent, Business Law, Corporate Law, International Law
• 2002 - 2007

• Laurea Specialistica in Giurisprudenza and Laurea in Scienze Giuridiche

• University of Essex
• Erasmus program, Commercial Law
• 2005 - 2006

• 9-months exchange program