Professionals
Francesca Smiroldo
Counsels
Education
Degree in Law, "La Sapienza" University of Rome
Ph.D. in navigation and transportation law
Qualification and relevant Register
Rome Bar Association (1998)
Register of the lawyers qualified to plead before the Supreme Court (2011)
Languages
Italian, English
Counsels
Departments concerned
Skills Acquired
Francesca Smiroldo, counsel at Legalitax, is a lawyer qualified to plead before the Supreme Court and deals mainly with civil, banking, real estate and transportation law, in and out of court. She has, in addition, gained significant experience in drafting contracts in the real estate sector, both in relation to the acquisition and in relation to the management, leasing and construction of real estate complexes, including in the hotel industry.
Professional associations/previous practices
Previously, Francesca Smiroldo worked at the law firm Guerreri and later at Grimaldi & Clifford Chance. She then worked at the firm of Professor Antonino Smiroldo, gaining extensive experience in litigation.
Academic activities
She has been assisting the chairs of navigation and transportation law at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (at the two faculties of law and economics and commerce) and at the University of Teramo for almost a decade. She has conducted research and study in this area, published judgment notes and articles, and received her Ph.
Publications
“Diritto di inseguimento in alto mare e cosiddetta presenza costruttiva” (in Dir. trasp. 1993, 895);
“Soluzioni non condivisibili in merito all’assicurazione per conto di chi spetta” (in Dir. trasp. 1994, 222);
“Su un caso di mancata applicazione del limite del debito del vettore stradale di merci in presenza di colpa grave” (in Dir. trasp. 1994, 620);
“Ancora in tema di assicurazione per conto di chi spetta” (in Dir. trasp. 1995, 177);
“Imposizione di tariffe non eque e normativa comunitaria in tema di libera prestazione di servizi di trasporto marittimi” (in Dir. trasp. 1995, 796);
“Conclusione del contratto di trasporto marittimo da parte dello spedizioniere e inserzione nella polizza di carico del nome del mandante” (in Dir. trasp. 1996, 560); “Brevi note in tema di responsabilità del vettore per rapina prevedibile ed evitabile” (in Diritto e giurisprudenza, 1996, 192);
“Rischio e colpa nell’esecuzione del time charter: inottemperanza del comandante agli ordini del charterer” (in Dir. trasp. 1997, 938);
“L’art. VIII sul rifiuto al trasporto e l’art. 1679 c.c., saggio in “Le condizioni generali di trasporto aereo di persone” Cagliari, 1997.
