Mario Stella Richter (Rome, 27 September 1965) is a full professor of
commercial law in the Department of Law at the University of Roma Tre.
Education and training. After graduating with honours in Law from the
University of Rome “La Sapienza” on 16 June 1988, he attended:
- the Scuola di specializzazione in Comparazione giuridica su base
romanistica (1988-1989 and 1989-1990), with a scholarship from the
Ministry of Universities and Scientific Research;
- the Master of Laws at Columbia University in New York (1990-1991),
with the “D. Menichella” scholarship from the Bank of Italy;
- the PhD at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”
, with the corresponding
scholarship;
- the Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht
in Hamburg, which awarded him its Stipendium in 1993, 1996 and 1998.
Academic position and teaching activities. Since 7 April 2000, he has been a
full professor of commercial law.
Since 1 November 2023, he has been a full professor in the Department of Law of
Roma Tre University.
From November 2006 to October 2023, he was full professor in the Department of
Law of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. Before that, he had full professor
of Commercial Law in the Faculty of Law of the University of Macerata.
In the three-year period 2015-2018, he was a member of the Academic Senate of
the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” and, from 2019 to 2023, he was President
of the Scientific Council of the Library of the Law. Previously, he was President
of the degree course, a member of the Rector’s Advisory Committee for Research
Centres and a member of the Commission for the valorisation of research results
and technology transfer, also at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”.
In 2016 he was appointed as a member of the Governing Council of the Supreme
Court,.
From 2013-2014 to 2017-2018, he taught Public Economic Law on contract in the
Faculty of Law at LUISS-G. Carli in Rome.
In 2017-2018, he was a lecturer in Business Law Seminars at Bocconi Universityof Milan.
In 2022, he was a professor at the Centro Studi Guido Rossi – Diritto delle Grandi
Imprese, established at the Collegio Ghislieri in collaboration with the
Department of Law of the University of Pavia.
He also taught:
- Corporate Governance for two academic years at Bocconi University of
Milan;
- Italian and European Commercial Law for two academic years at the Free
University of Bolzano;
- for two academic years, in the specialisation school for the legal
professions of the Universities of Camerino and Macerata;
- Company Law for three academic years at the Notarial School of Rome;
- at the Higher School of the Magistracy, the Higher School of the Tax
Police, the Carabinieri Cadet School, the National School of
Administration, the Higher School of the Interior Administration and the
Higher School of Economics and Finance.
Professional experience: since 1992, he has been a lawyer at the Rome Bar.
Since 2001, he has been a Supreme Court lawyer.
By decree of the Minister of Economy and Finance 11 March 2024, no. 11501, he
was appointed a member of the Reform Committee, to implement the delegation
contained in art. 19 of Law no. 21 of 2024.
Since 28 February 2023, he has been Chair of the Interbank Deposit Protection
Fund (FITD) and of the Voluntary Intervention Scheme (SVI).
By resolution of the OCF-Organismo di Vigilanza e tenuta dell’albo unico dei
Consulenti finanziari, he was appointed as a member of the OCF Supervisory
Committee, for the four-year period 2018-2022 and was confirmed for the four-
year period 2022-2026.
From 2000 to 2008, he was a corporate law consultant to the Ministry of Economy
and Finance-General Directorate of the Treasury (in this capacity he, among other
things, represented the State Treasury in meetings with main investee companies:
Eni, Enel, Finmeccanica, Alitalia, Telecom, INA, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Poste
Italiane, Ferrovie dello Stato, IPZS, Anas, RAI, Coni Servizi, etc.).
Furthermore, he was:
- from 1989 to 1991, Secretary of the Commission for the study and
transposition of European Union directives on companies;
- from 2002 to 2007, legal counsel to the Italian Italian Investment
Management Association (Assogestioni);
- from 2005 to 2009, member of the Group of experts on corporate
governance and corporate law of the European Commission;- from 2004 to 2010, member of the Executive Committee of the National
Compensation Fund of Financial Intermediaries;
- in 2005 and 2006, member of the Working Group for the revision of the
Italian Corporate Governance Code;
- from 2008 to 2010, corporate law consultant to the Province of Rome;
- from 2011 to 2013, Sub-Commissioner of SIAE;
- in 2011, an expert of the “Regulatory Simplification Commission”
established by Consob;
- from 2010 to 2014, arbitrator of the Arbitration Chamber for public
contracts;
- from 2010 to 2015, arbitrator of the Consob Conciliation and Arbitration
Chamber;
- from 2015 to 2016, member of the Italian Arbitration Association (AIA)
and Assonime working group on corporate arbitration;
- from 1992 to date, member of the Study Commission of the National
Council of Notaries;
- from 2011 to date, reviewer of research projects of the Ministry of
Education, University and Research;
- from 2012 to date, member of some working groups established at the
Assonime on European corporate law, corporate governance and other
corporate law issues;
- from 2012 to date, president of some advisory committees of real estate
and securities investment funds;
- from 2014 to date, member of the CONI Collegio di garanzia;
- from 2021 to date, member of the Scientific Panel of the Assonime
working group on “Corporate governance and Regulation of Listed
Companies”
.
In the past, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors, President of the
Committee of Statutory Auditors, Board Member (independent and member of the
Control and Risk Committee) of Italian listed companies or companies supervised
by the Bank of Italy and Consob.
Publications and collaborations in scientific journals and series: Co-editor of
the Rivista delle società, Saggi di diritto commerciale, and Quaderni di diritto
commerciale europeo. He is on the management committee of the following
journals: Rivista di diritto commerciale, Rivista bancaria; Munus. Legal review of
public services; Osservatorio del diritto civile e commerciale; Giurisprudenza
arbitrale.
He is a member of the Scientific Committee of Studies and Materials. Journal of
the National Council of Notaries; Art and Law; as well as the following series:Theoretical and methodological models in the history of private law; Legal
culture. Texts on science, theory and history of law; Rules and markets (university
series of the Universitas Mercatorum); Monographs of the Economic Law Section
of the Management Department of the University of Turin; Corporate law.
Historical roots, evolution and configuration of the contract in Italian and
European law. He is referee at Banca borsa e titoli di credito; Giurisprudenza
commerciale; Corriere giuridico; Giurisprudenza italiana; Rivista del diritto
societario; Diritto della banca e del mercato finanziario; Italian Review of Legal
History; Rivista del notariato; Vita notarile; Rivista giuridica sarda; Orizzonti del
diritto commerciale; The Italian Law Journal; LawArt; Jus; Journal of Banking
Law; as well as the following series: Domestic and International Commercial
Law; Quaderni di giurisprudenza commerciale; Collana di diritto dell'economia;
Il diritto della banca e della borsa; Collana del Dipartimento di Diritto,
Economia e Culture dell'Università dell'Insubria.
He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the “Paolo Ferro-Luzzi
Interdepartmental Centre for the Study of European Banking and Finance Law” of
Roma Tre University; the *** Milan Monza Brianza Lodi; of the Giorgio Oppo
Foundation; of the CNPDS-National Centre for Social Prevention and Defence.
Since graduation, he has pursued research in numerous areas. Among them, over
330 books, articles, notes or papers have been published (or are in the process of
being published), in Italy and abroad.
He has lectured at all leading Italian universities and institutions and at a number
of foreign universities.