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Gherardo
Carullo
IT

Career and education

Career and education

From studying in Bologna and London to academic research, legal practice and building digital products.

Academic appointments (13)

2024 – present

Deputy coordinator of the PhD in International and Public Law, Ethics and Economics for Sustainable Development – LEES of the Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law of the University of Milan.

2023 – May 2026

Head of the Open Science Commission of the Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law of the University of Milan.

June 1, 2022 – present

Associate Professor of Administrative Law, University of Milan. Since 1 October 2026, affiliated with the Department of Social and Political Sciences.

2022 – September 2026

Head of the Joint Commission of the degree course in Sustainable Development of the University of Milan.

2021 – present

Member of the Academic Board for the PhD in International and Public Law, Ethics and Economics for Sustainable Development – LEES of the Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law of the University of Milan.

2021 – 2023

In charge at the Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law of the University of Milan of the evaluation of the equivalences of the exam programs taken by students during Erasmus exchanges for the scientific disciplinary sector IUS/10, Administrative Law.

June 2020

Member of the Commission in charge of selecting candidates for the assignment of two teaching contracts (IUS/10) at the University of Milan.

2020 – present

Internship tutor in the degree course in Scienze dei Servizi Giuridici of the University of Milan, in relation to the specialization in Operatore giuridico nella Pubblica Amministrazione.

2020 – 2022

Member of the Joint Commission of the degree course in Sustainable Development of the University of Milan.

2019 – present

Member of the steering committee of the Centro di Ricerca Interdisciplinare sul Diritto delle Amministrazioni Pubbliche (CERIDAP) [Interdisciplinary Research Center on Public Administrations’ Law], of the University of Milan.

2019 – 2021

Member of the Academic Board for the PhD in Public, Italian and European Law of the Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law of the University of Milan.

2017 – 2023

Member of the Open Access Commission of the Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law of the University of Milan.

2017 – 2019

Tutor in Administrative Law and Administrative Justice in the degree in Law of the University of Milan.

National scientific habilitation (2)

June 9, 2023

Achievement of the National Scientific Habilitation (full professor) for the sector 12/D1 - Administrative Law, scientific disciplinary sector IUS/10 - Administrative Law.

September 20, 2018

Achievement of the National Scientific Habilitation for the sector 12/D1 - Administrative Law, scientific disciplinary sector IUS/10 - Administrative Law.

Previous academic positions (6)

June 1, 2019 – May 31, 2022

Senior lecturer in Administrative Law (RTDB) in the Department of Italian and Supranational Public Law, University of Milan, Italy.

2018/2019

Adjunct professor, University of Milan. Teaching: Diritto dell’amministrazione digitale [Digital administration law] in the degree course in Administrations and Public Policies.

March 1, 2017 – February 28, 2019

Research fellow, University of Milan, within the research project Public administration in light of recent reforms, in particular with regard to the tools of digitization of the Public Administration.

2016-2019

Adjunct professor, University of Milan. Teaching: The Role of Public Administration in Enhancing Equitable and Sustainable Development, in the degree course in Sustainable Development.

2016-2019

Adjunct professor, University of Milan. Teaching: US administrative law in the degree course course in Law.

September 1, 2015 – February 28, 2017

Research fellow, University of Milan, within the research project PRIN 2012 (2012SAM3KM) on the Codification of Procedures of the European Union.

Professional experience and projects (13)

2022 – present

Lawyer, Studio Carullo. Administrative litigation and legal advice.

2022 – present

General Counsel of Akiflow Inc. (USA).

2022 – present

Member of the Board of Directors of Akiflow Inc., a US company selected for Y Combinator’s accelerator programme in 2020.

2022 – present

Software development at Akiflow Inc.

2019

Founding member of Bai.G Research Center, a research initiative on blockchain, smart contracts and artificial intelligence. The centre carried out the first capital increase using crypto-assets in Europe and organised Blockchain, Law and Governance (Milan, 2019), which led to the 2020 Springer volume co-edited with Benedetta Cappiello.

2018 – 2021

Co-creator and technical lead of BOHR, a research experiment in blockchain-certified clinical data.

2018

Founding member of MindsettER, an association supporting the Emilia-Romagna startup ecosystem.

2017 – 2019

Creator and developer of AutoPrivacy, an experimental open-source project for GDPR compliance automation.

2012 – 2015

Barrister at Greco-Muscardini Law Firm (Milan).

2012 – 2016

Founder of Enoron, working with the team on the product’s technical development. A SaaS platform for lawyers, in 24 languages across seven platforms, with over 2,000 registered users in more than 70 countries. Capterra Top 20 for law practice management, UK SEIS advance assurance, Silicon Valley Mindset Program and Web Summit. The experience contributed to research on interoperability, digital services and data management.

2010 – 2012

Trainee at Greco-Muscardini Law Firm (Milan).

2010

Trainee at Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Law Firm (Milan).

2009

Internship at Carnelutti Law Firm (Milan).

Professional qualifications (6)

2025

Admission to the special list of University Professors of the Milan Bar Association.

March 22, 2024

Admission to the special register of lawyers entitled to practise before the Court of Cassation and the other higher courts.

July 24, 2019

Admission to the special list of University Professors of the Bologna Bar Association.

December 3, 2012

Admission to the Bologna Bar Association.

December 1, 2010

Admission as a trainee qualified to act as attorney to the Bologna Bar Association.

October 15, 2009

Admission as a trainee to the Bologna Bar Association.

Education (4)

2011 – 2014

Ph.D., University of Milan
Ph.D. in Law, Administrative Law - Cycle XXVII
Field of research: organizational autonomy of Member States and European competition principles
Tutor: Prof. Diana-Urania Galetta.

2008 – 2009

LLM, King’s College London
Master of Laws in Law (LLM) - Specialisation in Competition Law
Project promoted by the University of Bologna, ranked first on the list for admission to courses
Courses attended: EC Competition Law, Competition Law and Regulated Network Industries, State Aid and State Regulation Law
Topic of the Final Dissertation: "Unbundling in the Electricity Sector" - field: Competition Law - Coordinator Peter Alexiadis
Final rating: Merit.

2007 – 2008

Erasmus, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
Attendance of Spanish courses within the program Erasmus
Courses attended: Constitutional Law (I and II), Administrative Law (I and II), Commercial Law (I).

2004 – 2009

Law degree, University of Bologna
Degree in Law
Subject of thesis: Disciplina amministrativa dell’energia elettrica e del gas nel Regno Unito e in Italia (Administrative Rules of electricity and gas in the United Kingdom and Italy) - field: Administrative Law - Prof. Giuseppe Caia
Final grade: 110 cum laude.

Languages

Italian: mother tongue; English: fluent; Spanish: fluent; French: good.