Valerio Torti
valerio torti

Dr Valerio Torti LLB, LLM, PhD

Lecturer

  V.Torti@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

I am a Lecturer in Commercial Law at the Business School of Edinburgh Napier University. In the past years, I have had the opportunity to teach and research in a number of academic institutions, located in Asia (National University of Singapore), the U.S. (Fordham University and University of Wisconsin) and the EU (LUISS University of Rome and European University Institute).

School

Themes

Research Areas

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Italy) - Legal Adviser
  • AIPPI (Singapore Group) - Member

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • European Academy for Standardization (EURAS) - TPC Member
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - TPC Member

 

External Examining/Validations

  • LUISS University of Rome (Italy) - LLB External Examiner

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Higher Education Academy (HEA) - Fellow
  • Jean Monnet Fellow
  • EU Commission - Seal of Excellence Award
  • Google - Research Fellow
  • Post Doctoral Research Fellow

 

Invited Speaker

  • LUISS University of Rome (Italy) - LLB Guest Lecture
  • ATRIP IP Law Conference (Helsinki - Finland)
  • ASIAN Society of International Law Conference (Bangkok - Thailand)
  • IP Law and Media Conference (University of Melbourne - Australia)
  • Singapore Management University, Law School - IP Law Conference
  • University of Hamburg, Law School (Germany) - LLM Guest Lecture

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • Italian Bar Council - Lawyer

 

Reviewing

  • Computer Law and Security Review (CLSR) - Journal Reviewer
  • European Academy for Standardization (EURAS) - Annual Book Reviewer

 

Visiting Positions

  • Fordham University NY (US) - Visiting Scholar
  • University of Wisconsin Madison (US) - Visiting Scholar

 

Pre-Napier Funded Projects

  • Training of National Judges in Antitrust
  • Jean Monnet Chair in EU Innovation Policy
  • Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) Award
  • Worldwide University Network (WUN) Award

Current Post Grad projects

Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions

  • PhD Supervision