Alessandro Canali received his law
degree from La Sapienza University in
Rome in November 1998. He
completed his two years of legal
apprenticeship ("
pratica" required by
the Italian Bar Association) from
1999-2001 at the Law Office of
Basilio
Perugini
in Rome. In 2001 he passed
the Italian Bar Exam on the first
attempt, at a time when approximately
80% of candidates in Rome were
rejected at each exam (held annually
in two parts, written and oral).

Mr. Canali holds a qualification to teach
the subjects of law and economics in
Italian high schools. In addition, he has
obtained post-degree certifications in
the following discipline areas:
-employee law and labor unions
-law in information technology
-protection and promotion of human
rights
-Roman law
-philosophy of law

Mr. Canali has been a practicing
attorney in Rome since 2002,
specializing in civil law. His specific
areas of expertise include: real estate
law, commercial law, tax and fiscal
law, and entertainment law. He also
works extensively in consulting and
providing legal assistance to foreign
companies with offices in Rome and
Italy, with special emphasis on
American businesses and universities.

In 2006 he served as general legal
counsel and production manager for
the movie "Bastardi," starring
Giancarlo Giannini, Franco Nero and
Don Johnson.

In April 2009 he gave  lectures at
University of Washington, Seattle,
regarding the topic "civil law common
law and Italian Judicial system" and at
the Washington Bar Association CLE
regarding the topic "Vatican law and
judicial system".
In November 2009 he gave lecture at
the Washington State Bar association
CLE - International practice- regarding
the topic "the common law, civil law
systems and the Italian criminal law
referred to Amanda Knox case"


His Italian practice is based in Rome at
the
Studio Legale Perugini one among
the oldest law firm in Italy, first
established in A.D. 1792.

He has published two historical and
legal texts with the publishing house
Nuove Idee Editore:
-
Il Culto del Graal ed i simboli di
Bominaco
(The Cult of the Holy Grail
and the Symbols of Bominaco);
-
Ius Vs. Gladiator, gladiatori ed attori
nel pensiero giuridico romano
(Ius Vs.
Gladiator, Gladiators and Actors in
Roman Law).
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