I am a Strategic Legal Counsel to protect and grow your business, you will find a Legal Expert by your side, a lawyer who guarantees clear solutions for complex issues, protecting your rights, enhancing your future, providing tailored legal advice, and giving legal expertise to solve problems and seize opportunities. Conclusively, you will find a Legal Ally, ensuring transparency, efficiency, and concrete results.PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:Lawyer (Bologna Bar, October 1998), Francesco is the founder of SMAF & Associates, his law firm. He specializes in international law matters, especially Energy law, Maritime Law, Aeronautic law, and Pharmaceutical law. This area pertains to his secondary pursuits of incorporation of companies, tax planning, contract drafting, litigation, and arbitration law. It is a global field in which he gained solid experience both academically and professionally. After receiving his JD degree from LUISS, Rome, he had the opportunity to work on several significant projects. His background includes a wide range of skills, from legal opinion and legal analysis to the implementation of innovative sustainability solutions. His education and practical experience have allowed him to develop an in-depth knowledge of industry regulations, cutting-edge legal techniques, and best practices. Indeed, this way, he gained extensive experience in international agency and distribution agreements, patent law, international law matters, robotics law, aeronautics law, maritime law, foreign company incorporation, and tax planning. ACADEMIC PROFILE: 1989-1995 LUISS (Free International University of the Social Studies) Rome, Via Pola 12, Bachelor in Jurisprudence (Score 110/110).1996–1999, University of Padova; Achieved a PhD in Philosophy of Law (Thesis on Fuzzy Logic & Pattern Recognition as Applied to Legal Reasoning). BOOKS AND ARTICLES:Published following books, IPSOA Editions (titles in Italian, not translated): 1) INDIA: DIRITTO COMMERCIALE, DOGANALE E FISCALE, Collection: Paesi emergenti, Year: 2006, Pages: 605; 2) INVESTIRE NELLE REPUBBLICHE BALTICHE, Year: 2006. Published several articles on the review and web-site “Commercio Internazionale”, IPSOA Editions; 3) INDIA, COMMERCIAL, CUSTOMS, AND TAX LAW, July 2011, Global trade law series, KLUWER LAW.LANGUAGES:English (advanced), French (intermediate), Spanish (intermediate), German (intermediate), Italian (mother tongue), and Chinese (HSK4).