He holds a PhD in Law from the European University Institute and he is a fully qualified attorney in Italy. He previously held academic positions in the Netherlands and Denmark.

He is the author of “Fundamental Rights in Europe” (Oxford University Press 2014) and “Economic Governance in Europe” (Oxford University Press 2016), “Brexit & the Future of the European Union” (Oxford University Press 2020) and “Next Generation EU” (il Mulino 2022), as well as the editor, among others, of “The Law & Politics of Brexit” (Oxford University Press 2017).

He regularly engages with EU institutions and national governments, and has presented his work to among others, the European Parliament, the European Central Bank, the European Commission, the European Court of Justice, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, the EFTA Court, and the UK Financial Conduct Authority.