The Attorney General in office

Curriculum vitae

Born in Naples on April 7, 1958, married, one daughter.

Graduated with full marks in law from the Federico II University of Naples in October 1980.

In 1982 he won the competition for State Attorney, the competition for Judicial Auditor and passed the exams for Legal Attorney.

State Attorney since 1985, he also won the competition for TAR Referendary in the same year

In the three-year period 1994 - 1997 Elective member of the Council of State Lawyers and Prosecutors - CAPS

In 1994, member of the commission for the competition for four positions as State Attorney.

From 2002 to 2006, she was the first female Secretary General of the State Attorney's Office.

From December 2009 to December 2015, member of the Advisory Committee of the State Attorney's Office.

From 2008 to 2012 President of the Committee for Equal Opportunities for Lawyers and State Attorneys established in the same year.

From October 2012 to April 2016 inserted in the structure of direct collaboration with the Attorney General Michele Dipace and Massimo Massella Ducci Teri.

From 2009 to 2024 Agent of the Italian Government before the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union.

By decree of the Attorney General of the State dated 8 March 2018, appointed President of the Commission for the competition for State Attorney.

Since August 2019 Agent of the Italian Government before the European Court of Human Rights.

From 2016 to 2019, the first female Deputy Attorney General of the State.

Since August 8, 2019, the first woman to hold the position of Attorney General of the State.

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Extra-institutional duties

From 1985 to 2002 Legal Advisor to the Cabinet of the Ministries of Transport; Urban Areas; Foreign Affairs; Budget and Economic Planning; Finance; Public Works; Defense; University and Scientific Research.

From 1993 to 1994 Head of the Legislative Office of the Minister of Social Affairs.

In 1997 President of the Disciplinary Board of the Court of Auditors appointed by the President of the Court of Auditors.

In 1998, President of the Competition Commission for the position of Director of the Department of National Technical Services at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

From October 1997 to December 2000, reconfirmed for the three-year period 2000 - 2003, Member of the Central Commission for the Supervision of Economic and Popular Building at the Ministry of Public Works.

In 2000, Legal Advisor to the Extraordinary Government Commissioner for the assessment, liquidation and payment of compensation relating to the Cermis cable car accident.

From 2000 to 2002 Consultant to the Commission for International Adoptions.

From June 2000 to June 2003 Member of the Commission for the study of relevant issues and Juris Web at the Authority for the Supervision of Public Works.

From 2006 to 2007 Chief of Staff of the Minister for Cultural Heritage and Activities.

He also collaborated in the Italian State Defense Committee brought against the United States Government before the International Court of Justice in The Hague in 1988/89, which ended with a ruling rejecting the claim.

In July 1998 he carried out a study assignment assigned by the Minister of Public Works to draft a regulatory text for the merger of the Department of Urban Areas with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

Member of the Commission established in 2001 at the Ministry of Civil Service and chaired by the Minister for the examination of legislative initiatives on administrative action and citizen protection and the revision of law no. 205/2000.

Member of the Commission established in March 2004 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the simplification of development aid procedures.

Since January 2008, she has been appointed representative of the supervisory Ministry of University and Scientific Research in the Board of Directors of LUMSA University of Rome; this appointment was renewed for the following four-year period 2011-2015.

Since November 2008, appointed by the Minister of Education, University and Scientific Research as President of the Commission for the evaluation of applications from special scientific bodies for the granting of contributions; assignment renewed for the three-year period 2011-2013.

Since February 2009 - following a merit-based examination by the High Court of Sports Justice - included as an expert in the list for the appointment of Referees at the National Court of Arbitration for Sport, appointment renewed in June 2013.

From 2014 to August 2019 Member of the Sports Guarantee Board with the role of Deputy President of the Second Section.

In November 2013, by decree of the Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies, Graziano Delrio, she was appointed President of the Commission establishing the “ Giulio Onesti ” lifetime pension for Italian athletes in serious economic difficulty who have honoured their country.

From 2016 to 2022, designated by the Council of Ministers as a Member of the OMRI – Order of Merit of the Italian Republic chaired by the President of the Republic.

From September 2014 to September 2019, member of the CCASIIP – Coordination Committee for the High Surveillance of Infrastructures and Priority Settlements at the Ministry of the Interior.

From 2014 to 2019 he was a member of the defense panel of international arbitrations brought by foreign investors against the Italian Republic before the ICSID - International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington and before the SSC - Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce on the subject of photovoltaic and so-called “incentive spreading”.

Since July 2015, she has been designated as a member of the working group at the Ministry of the Interior for the drafting of anti-mafia measures.

On 29 December 2015, appointed Government Agent by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the dispute initiated by Panama against Italy M/N Norstar v. Italy before the ITLOS - International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Since November 2015, member of the international legal team that followed the international litigation for the affair of the two marines (Enrica Lexie case) brought against India before the Courts of The Hague and Hamburg.

In March 2017, she was appointed member of the Commission for the public competition for 8 official positions at the Presidency of the Republic by decree of the Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic.

From May 2017 to May 2018, member of the Study Commission established by the President of the CNR to assist him in identifying the most appropriate solutions to ensure the efficiency and transparency of the administrative procedures of the CNR.

Since June 2017, member of the advisory board of LUMSA University.

In November 2017, appointed by decree of the Minister of Health as President of the Commission for the formation of the national list of subjects eligible for the appointment of General Director of Local Health Authorities, Hospital Authorities and other bodies of the National Health Service.

With Presidential Decree dated 12 September 2019 she was awarded the honorary distinction of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

Since January 2022, President of the CONI Sports Guarantee Board.

As a State Attorney he has exercised his professional, consultative and contentious activity in all branches of national law, in particular, constitutional law and administrative law, discipline of independent authorities, international and European Union law.

He has represented State Administrations and Public Bodies before all national jurisdictions (Council of State, Court of Cassation, Constitutional Court) and supranational jurisdictions (Court of Justice and General Court of the European Union, European Court of Human Rights, ITLOS). - International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, International Court of Justice); member of the International legal team in the international litigation for the affair of the two marines (Enrica Lexie case) before the Courts of The Hague and Hamburg in 2015.

He has collaborated in various Ministries both as Chief of Staff and as Head of Legislative Offices and as Legal Advisor.

He has been a member of numerous study and examination commissions at Public Administrations and Public Bodies.

He has participated as a speaker at national and European conferences, meetings and round tables.

In July 2021, the National Board of CONI awarded her the Silver Star for Sporting Merit for her position as Member of the Guarantee Commission of the CONI Sports Justice, Control and Sports Ethics Protection Bodies.

In July 2021, she was awarded among the 100 Excellences for the year 2020 in the “Women at the Top” section.

In September 2021, Forbes Magazine included her among the 100 successful Italian women in 2021.

On March 7, 2022, she was awarded among the Capitoline excellences during the first edition of the RomaRose Award “ Not just March 8 ”.

On June 10, 2022 she received the 34th edition of the “ Marisa Bellisario Mela d'Oro ” Award.

On 16 June 2022, the CONI National Board awarded her the Golden Star for Sporting Merit for her role as President of the CONI Sports Guarantee Board.

In July 2022 she was appointed Member of the Board of Directors of the Scuola Superiore S. Anna in Pisa.

In December 2022 she was appointed Ordinary Member of Aspen Institute Italia.

In December 2023 she was appointed Member of the new Advisory Board of LUMSA – Libera Università Maria Santissima Assunta, after having been part of the previous board since 2017.

Foreign languages: excellent knowledge of written and spoken French and German; good knowledge of written and spoken English.