Alessandro Lerro

Fondatore e Partner presso AVVOCATI.NET

I am an Italian lawyer expert of corporate finance,
new technologies and business creation. I have been
advising for years start up and small/medium sized
companies dealing with information technology,
healthcare, biotechnology and media.

I am an international expert of crowd funding, and
beside my consulting activity, I am currently Chairman
of the Italian Equity Crowdfunding Association and
Chairman of the Scientific Committee of ASSOFINTECH. I wrote in Italian and English several books about fintech, many articles and spoke in several conferences all over the world. I am actively involved with advise for crowdfunding platforms and crowdfunded companies and projects.

I served as board member and C.E.O. in several companies involved in high technology industry and venture capital in Italy, Germany, Luxembourg and U.K..
I am often involved in merger and acquisition, venture capital and investment deals, mostly focused on small/medium businesses. Appointed as Legal Expert of the Italian Environment Ministry from 1996 for 10 years, I joined a team working on sustainable economic innovation, taking care of regulatory documents; I also advised other public entities involved in the management of historical and cultural heritage and thereafter focused on government relations for new businesses. 

Innovation enthusiatic and technology addicted, in 2005 I cofounded the first Italian stem cells bank and in 2011 the first Twitter network for Italian lawyers. 

Lecturer in seminars and conferences with a focus on business creation, investment, international contracts, I am a regular author and blogger.