Alessandro Palmigiano
USA Embassy in Rome
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Biography
Date and place of birth: May 4th, 1967, Palermo, Italy Citizenship: Italian Law firm web site: www palmigiano.com
Practice Areas
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- International Law
- Human Rights, Imports & Exports
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Antitrust Law
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Bar of Palermo, Italy
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- Superior Court Corte di Cassazione, Italy
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- French: Spoken, Written
- Italian: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Enlisted Lawyer
- USA Embassy in Rome
- Current
- Enlisted lawyer by the American embassy in Rome for southern Italy. Specialized in specific aspects related to American-Italians who still have ties with Italy and might need legal assistance (wills, inheritance, divorces and trusts)
- Enlisted Lawyer
- Canada Embassy
- Current
- Enlisted lawyer for Canadian citizens who might need assistance (French and English speakers)
- Authorized Lawyer
- Corte di Cassazione
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- Authorized lawyer to practice in the Superior Court, Corte di Cassazione, in Italy. This position allows only experienced lawyers.
- Honorary Consul
- Consul of Republic of Lithuania
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- Honorary Consul of Lithuania for Sicily, Italy.
- Scientific Director and Coordinator
- Italian Government, Sicily Region
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- Project commissioned by the local government of Sicily on consumers' protection. Final publication: Code of Tourism
- Research Director and Project Manager
- Research Foundation "Rosselli", Turin, Italy
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- Research activities and studies commissioned bu the European Commission and Italian Ministries on legal-administrative and consumer-protection issues.
- Member
- European Commission
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- Member of the Group of legal experts set up by the European Commission focused on equity of contracts clauses about cloud services computing
- Legal expert
- European Commission, Directorate for Competition, Media Unit
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- Listed among the legal experts for competitiojn policies for television, internet and other medias
- Project Manager
- European Commission DG internal policies
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- project on "Extensive briefing note on roaming: transparency, techinical aspects and data overview related to the proposed regulation on roaming"
- Member
- European Commission-CFR common framework reference
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- Member of a group of experts appointed by the European Commission to draft the reform of European contract law in relation to consumer protection
- Responsible for the legal area
- European Union
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- Study commissioned on the economic impact of the development risk clause as provided by Directive 85/374/CE on liability for defective products"
- Coordinator and Scientific Manager
- European Commission ESTO-IPTS
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- Study commissioned By ESTO-IPTS European Commission on "Tv programming and minors' protection: a prospective study on legislation".
Education
- University of Palermo
- J.D. (1993) | Civil law
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- Honors: Graduated cum laude
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Awards
- Studio of the year for southern Italy
- Legal Department
- The Palmigiano Law firm has been nominated for 2014 and it is currently awaiting for the final result. The firm is finalist together with other two firms.
Professional Associations
- Ordine degli Avvocati di Palermo
- Member
- Current
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- Washington Foreign Law Society
- Member
- Current
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- Rotary Club Palermo
- Member
- Current
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- Trial lawyers association
- Member
- Current
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