Alberto De Franceschi

Alberto De Franceschi is a Professor at the University of Ferrara, with affiliations as a Global Law Professor of Digital Law at the Law Faculty of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and a Visiting Professor of EU Digital Law at Zhejiang University. His work bridges legal scholarship with cross-border initiatives, including roles as Delegate of Italy at UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT, and HCCH.

• Co-chair of the European Law Institute's Digital Law and Sustainability and Environmental Law Special Interest Groups
• Scientific Coordinator at Italy's Scuola Superiore della Magistratura
• Former Vice-Rector for student relations at the University of Ferrara (2021-2022)

Research Focus: His scholarship spans private law, digital law, environmental sustainability, and AI liability, emphasizing legal frameworks for modern challenges like data protection, online platform regulation, and climate justice. His work on EU Directives 2019/770 and 2019/771 highlights his expertise in digital content and goods sales legislation.

Scientific Recognition: De Franceschi received the DAAD-Ladislao-Mittner Award in 2015 and contributed to the EU Commission's Fitness Check of Consumer and Market Law. His monograph on contractual restrictions on claim assignment was honored by Società Italiana degli Studiosi del Diritto Civile.