Maria Rosaria Maugeri

Born in Catania on 20 February 1965
University studies: Degree in Law from the University of Catania
Postgraduate Education: Ph.D. at the European University Institute in Florence
Enrolled in the Register of Catania Lawyers
Enrolled in the Register of the Court of Cassation Lawyers
Enrolled in the Register of the Journalist Order

Main Professional Experience

• in 1987 she conducted research at the CENTRE DU DROIT DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT of the University of Strasbourg III
• in 1993 she conducted research at the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg
• in 1997 initially researcher, later Associate Professor and then Full Professor of Private Law at the University of Catania
• in 1999 she held seminars at the Faculty of Law of the Southampton Institute
• in 2004 she conducted research at the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg
• since 2005 Jean Monnet Chair in “European Civil Law - Acquis Communautaire and Harmonisation Perspectives”
• since 2007 she has lectured both at the Moscow Law Academy (MSLA) and at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona
• from 2010 to 2014 Member of the Academic Board of the Research Doctorate in European Private Law - seat SUM in Florence
• from 2010 to 2017 Member of the Directorate of the Italian Civil Law Association
• in 2011 she founded the Centre of Civil Commercial Law together with other colleagues
• from 2011 to 2013 she has been a member of the Valuation Expert Group of the Area 12 (Legal Area - ANVUR)
• from 2012 to 2018 Member of the ERC (European Research Centre)
• from 2015 to 2017 Member of the Board of the Banking and Financial Arbitrators of Naples

Positions Currently Held

Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Catania

• since 2005 Member of the Advisory Board of SECOLA (Society of European Contract Law)
• since 2008 Lecturer in the Master’s degree in Environmental Law at the University La Sapienza - Rome
• since 2010 Lecturer in the Master’s degree in Company Law at the University LUISS Guido Carli - Rome
• since 2011 Co-Editor of the series Studi di Diritto Privato (Studies in Private Law), ESI
• since 2012 Co-Editor of Collana “Diritto Privato. Nuovi Orizzonti”, ESI
• since 2012 Editor-in-Chief of the Magazine Osservatorio di Diritto Civile e Commerciale (Observatory of Civil and Commercial Law), Il Mulino
• since 2015 Director of Trenitalia S.p.A.
• since 2015 Member of the European Law Institute (ELI) in Vienna
• since 2016 Chairman of the Banking and Financial Referee College of Palermo
• since 2019 Director of MAPS S.p.A.
• since 2013 Director of UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A