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He taught in the Master in European Business Law and served as a jury member of the Thesis Supervision Committee for some of our PhD students. His lectures and discussions have received wide praise from both our students and professors, commending their quality and Mr. Pitruzzella\u2019s ability to explain complex legal concepts in a simple way. Thanks to Mr. Pitruzzella\u2019s invitations, our students were able to visit the Court of Justice multiple times and had the privilege of attending hearings, providing them with a valuable learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We extend our best wishes to Professor Pitruzzella in his new role.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance warmly congratulates Professor Giovanni Pitruzzella, who was appointed as a Judge to the Constitutional Court of Italy on 14 November 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":6083,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"news-category":[],"news-topic":[18],"organisation":[101],"authorship":[48],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - 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