Massimiliano Leccese

Joined RCLex – Studio Legale Associato as a partner in 2021, following more than a decade in legal practice.

Counsel to professional and amateur sports clubs and registered athletes before the disciplinary and judicial bodies of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the National Amateur League (LND), professional leagues (including the Lega Pro Arbitration Board) and the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), including the National Sports Arbitration Tribunal (T.N.A.S.).

Counsel to registered athletes before the judicial and registration bodies of the Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV).

Vice-Chair of the Fourth Subcommittee and Chair of an examination subcommittee for admission to the legal profession at the Genoa Court of Appeal (2022 examination session).

Member of the Federal Court of Appeal of the Italian Fixed-Seat Rowing Federation (FICSF), appointed by Presidential Resolution No. 28/21 of December 5, 2021.

Former teaching and research collaborator in Financial Law at the University of Pisa, Faculty of Law (2007–2013).

Speaker at the conference “Amateur Sport,” Genoa, December 18, 2017, sponsored by the Genoa Bar Association, CONI and the Genoa Association of Chartered Accountants.

Speaker at the “Orientamenti” event, Genoa, November 13, 2018, sponsored by the University of Genoa, CONI and the Liguria Region.

Speaker on “Attachment and Real Estate Auctions” at the Real Estate Master course in Rome (2022 and 2023 editions).

Lecturer in Civil Law at CE.SCO.T., La Spezia, on the training course for real estate agents (2024).

Lecturer in Civil Law at CE.SCO.T., La Spezia, on the apprenticeship training course (2024).

Lecturer in Civil Law at ENTE FORMA, La Spezia, on the apprenticeship training course (2024).

Co-author, with Attorney F. Rondini, of a contribution on amateur sports associations and companies and their articles of association, in G. Toscano (ed.), La Riforma dello Sport, RDES series directed by M. Colucci, SLPC (2024).

Law degree, University of Pisa, with a thesis in Financial Law entitled “The Management of Public Assets and Patrimonio dello Stato S.p.A.”; final grade 110/110 (supervisor: Professor Franco Batistoni Ferrara; second reader: Professor Marco Redi) (2005).

Specialist master’s course on delegated real estate sales, Lucca (2017).

Legal training course on court-appointed custodians and delegated sale professionals in real estate enforcement proceedings, Marina di Carrara (May–June 2019).

Advanced training course for court-appointed custodians and delegated sale professionals under Article 179-ter of the implementing provisions of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure, Sapienza University of Rome (June 23–July 4, 2023; 5 ECTS credits).

Advanced training course for renewal of registration on the list of professionals authorized to conduct judicial sales under Article 179-ter(7)(b) of the implementing provisions of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure, Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi (July 2024).

Registered with the La Spezia Bar Association (2008)

La Spezia Civil Chamber (2015)

Supreme Court and Higher Jurisdictions Bar (2020)

National Register of Crisis Managers (O.C.C.)

Admitted to the La Spezia Bar Association (2008).

Member of the La Spezia Civil Chamber (2015).

Admitted to practise before the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation and higher courts (2020).

Registered with the La Spezia Court as a professional authorized to conduct judicial sales under Article 591-bis of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure in enforcement and insolvency proceedings.

Registered in the National Register of Crisis Managers (O.C.C.) from April 23, 2021 to 2023.

Member of the La Spezia Association of Delegated Sale Professionals and Court-Appointed Custodians since its establishment (2014).