ERSI BOZHEKU

He is advocate in the Supreme Court of Appeal and carries out the activity of criminal lawyer in Rome, where he dealsmainly with crimesagainst public administration, bankruptoffences, tax offences, crimes againstproperty, crimes relating to agroindustrialmatter, Environmental crimes and medical malpractice.
He also acts as a lawyer in Tirana, Albania, where he deals only with trials before the highest appeals court and the constitutional court, and provides out-of-court advice to the Albanian Government, Embassies or institutions of foreign governments, in the field of strategic investments by foreign companies.

He graduated cum laude (and special prize of the Rector) at the University “La Sapienza” of Rome(2007). He is a doctor of research in Criminal law at the University “La Sapienza” of Rome(from 2011). He is professor at the Master of Environmental Law at the University “La Sapienza” in Rome (2009). He is professor at Higher School of the Bar of the Republic of Albania(from 2015). He is a contract professor of Comparative Criminal Systems at the University “Pegaso” in Naples(from 2011). He is associate professor of Criminal Law at the University of Tirana(from 2013). He is associate professor of Criminal law at the University eCampus(from 2020). He is the Executive Director of “CESIAL(Centro Studi, Alta Formazione e Ricerca Italo-Albanese)of CEMAS at the University “La Sapienza” of Rome(from 2014). He is a member of the board of directors of the SSPL of the University Niccolò Cusano.He Has been Researcher and Associate Professor of Criminal Law at the University eCampus(2015-2020). He is associate professor of “ECHR: The principles of criminal law” at CORIS, University “La Sapienza” (2018-2020). He was a member of the Justice Parliamentary Reform Commission in Albania (2015-2017). He was a professor at the Master Altalex “Agro-food law and winelegislation” (2010-2016). He was selected by ANVUR among the eligible professors “Evaluation Experts of the Third Mission” (2015-2020). He was professor of Advanced Criminal Law and Visiting Professor at the University of Prishtina-Kosovo(2010-2013). He is President of AIDP – National Group of Albania and Collective Group of Kosovo(from 2010). At the World Congress of AIDP held in Rio De Janeiro (2014), he was electedrepresentative of the Young Penalists(2014-2019). He Has been member of the European project EURALIUS for the consolidation of the justice system in Albania (2011-2013), directed by Cons. Gianluigi Pratola. He is the author of four scientificmonographs on issues of criminal law and the criminality of bodies of over 70 publications in prestigiousscientific journals of Italy, of Albania, of Kosovo, of Macedonia, of Romania and ofBrazil. He has been lecturer in over 70 national and international conferences. He is the coordinator of criminal law of the magazine “Temi Romana” of the Rome Bar Association (Italy). He was a member of the Scientific Committee of the e-Review journal of AIDP (France 2014-2019). Heis a member of the scientific committee of the journal Diritto&diritti (Italy), the international journal “Illyrius”(of which he is also scientific director) and series Jus Jus& Comparative Law(Italy), the journal Diritto: penale e procedura www.penaledp.it (Italy). He is scientific co-director of the series “Jus, International Law &Economics, History & Society” (Italy) (co-director Prof. Antonello Biagini – Magnifico Rettore dell’Unitelma Sapienza di Roma) and the seriesItinerarestudimeshjuridike, ekonomiko-politikedhe sociale”, together with the Rector of the University of Tirana, Prof. A. Hoxha (Albania). For the activity, he has receivedseveral awards and recognitions in Italy and Albania. In 2012, on the occasion of the centenary of the independence of the Republic of Albania, he was included in the “Golden Book” of one hundred most successfulAlbanians in the world, created by the institute “AlbanianExcellence” together with the Telegraphy Agency of Albania (ATSH) and the ItalianEmbassy in Tirana.

He has an intense activity, especially in the field of corporate criminal law. He chairs supervisory bodies of certain companies operating in the national territory under the brand name Mcdonald’s. Among the most relevant cases sponsored by Law. Prof. Bozheku,there is the one known to the chronicles as “Russiagete” (or “Affare Metropol”); some cases of corruptioninvolvingofficials of Lazio, fraudconcerning the heads of the Municipality of Aprilia, medicalresponsibilityinvolving the leaders of some important companies as well as doctors and primary of important Hospitals of Lazio, forgeries in the balance sheet and bankruptcies of some major companies operating at national level