PhD in Law from the Università degli studi del Molise, Italy. Master in Civil Law and Bachelor of Laws from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Full Professor of Civil Law and Permanent Professor of the Graduate Program in Law (Master's and PhD) at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Guest researcher of the Max Planck Institute. Member of the Academia Internacional de Direito Comparado. State Attorney of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Current Head of the Centro de Estudos Jurídicos da Procuradoria Geral of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Former President of the Debureaucratization Committee of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Former Head of Legal of the Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Energia, Indústria e Serviços of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Author and co-author of works and articles specialized on civil and business law.