Alberto Serino

EDUCATION

LL.B.   Bachelor of Laws, summa cum laude, University of Naples Federico II, Naples (Italy),

1993.   Diploma High School diploma in classical studies, grade 56/60, Liceo Umberto I, Naples (Italy), 1988.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

1999 - Present Partner of Studi Legali Consociati, Naples (Italy)

1995 - 1998 Professional training at Studi Legali Consociati, Naples (Italy)

PROFESSIONAL STATUS

Called to the Bar of Naples, Italy (Albo degli Avvocati) in 1997.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Avv. Serino is involved in international marine litigation including charterparty and bill of lading disputes, arrest of ships, P&I and FD&D work. His litigation practise covers a broad variety of disputes with a particular emphasis on insurance and commodity cases as well as on issues relating to freight forwarding, carriage of goods by road, ship agency, pilotage. He has represented foreign clients for the recognition and enforcement in Italy of foreign arbitration awards and Court decisions. In the course of his professional career he has appeared as expert witness before foreign Courts (Canada, Germany and France) on topics related to Italian law and jurisdiction.

HONORS AND AWARDS

6 month scholarship, Department of Maritime Studies, Cardiff Law School, University of Wales (U.K.)

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

A. Serino, "The ship agency", I Nuovi Contratti nella prassi civile e commerciale, UTET, 2004, pp. 391-409.

A. Serino, "Public works in Italy", Fondazione Del Rio, Naples, 1994. 

e-mail: alberto.serino @slconsociati.com