Law degree (LL.M. equivalent, 110/110 cum laude - full marks) at the University of Ferrara (1996).
PhD in Legal History at the University of Genoa (2001).
From January to March 2000 and from April to May 2001 visiting researcher at the Max-Planck-Institut für europäische Rechtsgeschichte in Frankfurt am Main.
From 2001 to 2003 research fellow at the University of Ferrara, Faculty of Law.
Degree at the School of Archival Studies, Paleography and Diplomacy of the State Archives in Modena (2002).
From 2004 permanent research fellow in Medieval and Modern Law History, University of Ferrara, Law Department.
From September to November 2023 visiting researcher at the Robbins Collection Research Center, University of California, Berkeley.

Courses held
University of Ferrara, Law Department
• Course of History of Modern and Contemporary Law (2005-2008)
• Course of History of Medieval and Modern Law (2009-2011; 2014-2023)
• Course of Ius commune (2006-2009; 2012; 2021)
• Course of History of Constitutionalism (2014-2021)