Born in Milan on March 6, 1956, he graduated in Law from the University of Milan in 1980. A lawyer since 1983, he is an expert in international and comparative copyright law, with particular specialization in criminal copyright law in the music industry.

Over more than forty years of professional activity, he has assisted artists, record labels, and producers in both civil and criminal proceedings in Italy and abroad. He has been registered as a Technical Consultant with the Court of Milan since 1987 (specializing in “Music Genre”) and has carried out assignments for the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Bankruptcy Section of the Court in various criminal and bankruptcy cases.

Author of the first Italian monograph on Criminal Copyright Law (Giappichelli, 1996), he is considered one of the leading Italian scholars in the field.

In 2000, he was a member of the “Study Commission on Culture and Copyright in the Information Society” established by the Prime Minister’s Office.

A certified professional mediator with the Ministry of Justice since 2011, he is also a record producer and music publisher.

From 1994 to 1999, he was a member of the board of A.F.I. (Italian Phonographic Association). He founded and currently chairs the C.M.I. (Italian Music Confederation), with which he has signed agreements with SIAE and RAI for the management of rights related to copyright.

He has published over fifty volumes on pop-rock music and continues to carry out research and consultancy in the field of music law and intellectual property.