Pietro Sirena Is the New Vice-President of ELI
The Council of the European Law Institute (ELI) has elected the new Executive Committee members who will take office in September 2025 at its Annual Conference. Among the new appointees, Pietro Sirena, director of the Bocconi School of Law, will assume the role of Second Vice-President. Along with him, Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell (Carlos III University Madrid) was elected as president, Sir Geoffrey Vos (Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales) as first vice president, and Anne Birgitte Gammeljord (Danish lawyer) as treasurer.
About Pietro Sirena
Director of the Bocconi University School of Law, Pietro Sirena is an expert in private and comparative law, with a particular focus on the topics of unjust enrichment, consumer protection, banking contracts, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). His research focuses on the evolution of civil and commercial law, analyzing the relationship between private autonomy and market regulation. He has published numerous studies on these topics and is actively involved in legal harmonization initiatives at European level.
About the European Law Institute
Founded in 2011, the ELI is an independent organization that aims to improve the quality of European law by promoting the harmonization of national laws and the development of legal best practices. Composed of academics, judges, and legal professionals, ELI develops research projects and regulatory proposals on issues of major relevance to the European legal system.
Challenges for the future
Projects recently approved by the ELI include the Guidelines on Enforcement Against Digital Assets and the Guiding Principles on Algorithmic Contracts. Moreover, the institute began an update of the study on case overload at the European Court of Human Rights, a problem that continues to affect the efficiency of justice at the continental level.
Regarding the ELI’s future challenges, Sirena said, “Technological innovation is transforming the law at an unprecedented speed. Our task is to ensure that fundamental legal principles remain solid while adapting to a changing environment. The main challenge will be to combine protection and progress, ensuring a balance between automation and people’s rights.”
