Academic assignments
Formerly Professor of Administrative Law at the University of Ferrara (1980), as well as Administrative Procedural Law (Faculty of Law, University of Ferrara),
Formerly Professor of Economics Public Law (Bologna),
Formerly Professor of Public Administration (University of Venice, Cà Foscari),
Formerly Professor of EU Law and Public Works Legislation at the Master in the Public Works Management Processes (ESF co-funded, University of Bologna).
Professor of Public Law and Markets and State Company Law at the School of Economics, Management and Statistics of the University of Bologna (Untill 2016).
Formerly Professor of the course in Urban Development Planning at the Graduate School for Legal Professions "E. Redenti” (University of Bologna).
Currently Professor of Administrative Law (University of Bologna, Faculty of Law).
Currently Professor of Administrative Law (Faculty of Law, University of Bologna) as well as Public Procurement Law: Works, Supplies, Services at the Graduate School for Public Administration Studies (SPISA, University of Bologna) and Administrative Law 2 at the Graduate School for Legal Professions “E.Redenti” (University of Bologna).
He is a member of the Council of the Department of Legal Sciences (University of Bologna).
Vice President of the Commission for Access to Administrative Documents, ex art. 27 of Law no. 241/90 at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Italy) (1991 to 1994).
Director of the Department of Legal Regulations and Business-Economics Studies, University of Bologna (1994 to 2009).
President of the Master's Degree in Economics and Law at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Bologna (2008-2012).
Coordinator of the PhD program in Law of Economic and Industrial Relations, at the PhD Law School of the University of Bologna (until February 2010).
National Research Activities
Scientific Director of the PRIN 2009 (Scientific Research Programs of Significant National Interest) Research Unit on "Financial Constitution, Budget constraint and System of the Territorial Autonomy", PRIN 2007 Research Unit on "Market of the unregulated Educational Professions", PRIN 2003 Research Unit on "Trust protection: Legal and IT Law Aspects", PRIN 1997 Research Unit on "Public markets and telecommunications Regulation", and PRIN 1996 Research Unit on "European and National Public Markets".
Formerly President of the National Academic Qualification Commission - Competition Sector 12/D, Scientific Disciplinary Sector: Administrative Law, for Full and Associate Professors (MIUR).
Other assignments
Founder and director of the “Rivista Trimestrale degli Appalti” (since 1986).
He is a member of the Italian Society of Construction Law (ISCL) and the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S).
He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the City of Bologna.
Speaker at numerous conferences mainly on public contracts, arbitration and public administration, water services, public lighting, local public services.
