Silvana Dalla Bontà
Project Founder & Coordinator
As a Full Professor of Civil Procedure, Silvana directs the ADR Clinic at Università degli Studi di Trento, Faculty of Law. Since 2011, she has been the scientific coordinator of numerous initiatives to promote the knowledge and use of ADR in Italy. She co-founded and is currently editor in chief of the law journal Giustizia Consensuale. She has also been the coach and trainer of the student teams of Università degli Studi di Trento at the Italian Mediation, ICC International Commercial Mediation, and Italian and International Negotiation competitions. She authored several publications on ADR based on a comparative and interdisciplinary approach.
Maurizio Di Rocco
Negotiation & Mediation Lecturer
Lawyer in Venice, specializing in civil, commercial and consumer law. He started teaching Negotiation and Mediation at the Law Faculty of Università degli Studi di Trento in 2012. Consultant and trainer for various entities, he has also served as arbitrator and mediator since 1998. In 2001, he co-founded a mediation entity in Perugia. Author of several publications, he is as an expert advisor in consumer matters and legal disputes.
Corrado Mora
Negotiation & Mediation Lecturer
Corrado Mora, FCIArb, is a CEDR (London) and CIArb-Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London) Accredited Mediator; he is member of the Panel of Neutrals of CAM-Chamber of Arbitration of Milan, CPR (New York), ECDR (Ljubliana), ARERA, the Chambers of Commerce of Florence and Verona, and the OVMF-Verona Bar Association. He is an accredited National and International (UN, CIArb AFL Member) Mediation, Negotiation and Mediation Advocacy Tutor/Teacher.
Eva Campi
Guest Lecturer
Experimental psychologist, she specializes in Human Resources Management and organizational well-being. Trainer and assessor in managerial skills, she was the HR Coordinator for a renowned Japanese multinational. Partner of a consulting company, she deals with Change Management and Cultural Change in national and international contexts through the promotion of inclusive languages and the development of emotional intelligence.
Silvia Toniolo
Guest Lecturer
A graduate of Translation and Interpreting from the University of Trieste, Silvia specialized in post-graduate studies in foreign language teaching and is a trainer in cross-cultural communication. Since 2001 she has been a lecturer in German language at the Language Centre of Università degli Studi di Trento. She holds specialized translation and cross-cultural communication workshops and authored several publications in the field of language and translation awareness.
Jacopo Mosca
Negotiation & Mediation Lecturer
Jacopo graduated from Università degli Studi di Trento with a Master’s thesis on mandatory mediation in Civil and Commercial disputes. He is currently working as an attorney at Boies Schiller Flexner – Milan office. Jacopo is also an accredited mediator and a lecturer at the Business School of Sole 24 Ore – Master in Law and Business, with particular reference to extraordinary transactions.
Federica Simonelli
Negotiation & Mediation Lecturer
A graduate of the University of Trento – Faculty of Law, specializing in comparative European and Transnational Law, Federica is an IMI-qualified mediator. She is a former research fellow at the University of Trento within the project ‘UNI4Justice‛, which focused on the implementation of court management systems, and in particular on conciliatory powers of the judge. She is a member of the Editorial Office of the Journal ‘Giustizia Consensuale‛, edited by Prof. Silvana Dalla Bontà and Paola Lucarelli.
Rachele Beretta
Negotiation & Mediation Team Coach – Website Manager
Rachele graduated from Università degli Studi di Trento in 2018 and holds an LL.M. in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution from Washington University in St. Louis and a Ph.D. in Online Dispute Resolution from the University of Antwerp. Rachele coached the CMT international mediation team from 2019 to 2022. She is a certified mediator and a member of the Editorial Office of the biannual law journal Giustizia Consensuale.
Milena Mottola
Negotiation and Mediation Team Coach
Milena graduated from Università degli Studi di Trento – Faculty of Law and obtained her LL.M. with a Concentration in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution from Washington University in St. Louis. Milena is a CMT alumna who participated in the ADR-ODR Competition. She is now pursuing her Ph.D. at Università degli Studi di Padova and coaching the CMT international mediation team.
Francesca Valastro
Project Fellow
An accredited mediator and tech enthusiast, Francesca is a researcher in ODR and Artificial Intelligence. She graduated from the University of Trento in 2021 and subsequently joined the Milan Chamber of Arbitration as a case manager. During her tenure at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels as a researcher, she delved into algorithmic conflict resolution, investigating AI applications to advance access to justice. Francesca is also a member of the Editorial Office of the biannual law journal Giustizia Consensuale.
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