Ph.D. STEFANO PELLEGRINO

STEFANO PELLEGRINO

Fraser Law Company 

Executive Committee of EUROCHAM

 

Dr. Stefano Pellegrino is a dual-qualified attorney (Italy and New York). He obtained LLM from UC Berkeley (California), and a Ph.D. from University of Pavia (Italy). He  completed post- doctoral research at N.Y.U. (New York) and at the Max Planck Institute for international private law in Hamburg (Germany). 

He is working for Frasers Law Company, a top tier law firm in Vietnam; has been elected to the Excutive Committee of EUCHARM in 2016.  Prior to moving to Vietnam I worked in the Milan office of DLA Piper. He regularly advises clietns on cross-border corporate transactions involving foreign direct investment and free trade agreements. He is particular active in facilitatiting and promoting the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

 

QUALIFICATION:

Attorney at Law at New York Bar (2011) and Italian Bar (2011)

 

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. at Law School, University of Pavia 

Master's degree (LL.M.) at UC Berkeley School of Law 

 

TEACHING & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Course taught: 

  • International business transactions (UCSC Master in International Business and at University of Pavia).
  • Negotition and drafting International Commercial Agreement (LLM Lyon University at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law)
  • Globalisation, Law and Social Responsibility at Law School of Tanzania (under the Programme of Teaching the Next Generation of African Leaders) 

     

    Research experience:

    Completed post-doctoral research at New York University (N.Y.U.) and at the Max Planck Institute for international private law in Hamburg (Germany).           


    MEMBERSHIPS

    • European Law Institute (2012) 
    • New York State Bar (2011) 
    • Italian Bar Association (Avvocato) (2011)           

 

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Associate Lawyer

Frasers Law Company                  October 2014 – Present (3 years)Vietnam

Advising major international clients and investors (USA, Japan, EU, China, Australia, etc) on a broad variety of cross-border corporate, M&A and commercial real estate transactions. Solid experience in project finance, energy and infrastructure.

 

Executive Board Member

EuroCham Vietnam                      August 2016 – Present (1 year 2 months)Vietnam

Elected to serve in the Board of Directors of EuroCham, one of the largest and most prestigious international business association in Vietnam (about 1000 members). Represented European multinational companies at official meetings with top-ranking government officials. Played leading role in the internal reorganization of EuroCham, by re-drafting its Charter, Statutes, Code of Ethics, and Voting Procedures.

Volunteer Experience & Causes

 

Team of International Lawyers teaching at Tanzania Law School

DLA Piper

April 2014Education

New Perimeter - DLA Piper's global pro bono initiative at Law School of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam: Teaching the Next Generation of African Leaders

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