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Personal data Italian, born in Roma on April 10 th 1968. Father of three sons, Tommaso, Gabriele and Federico. Lawyer, admitted to the bar association of Roma since 1994 (before Lower Courts since 1992); admitted to bar before the Supreme Court since 2008. Past Member of the Computer and Internet Commission at Roma Bar Association. Office in Roma, via F. Nardini 1/C, 00161 Tel. 06.833.69.086 Fax 06.833.69.087 Web: www.lerro.it Blog: www.avvocati.net [email protected] @alessandrolerro http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?q=lerro+crowdfunding&sort=&co=&in=&at= Professional activity Founder of Lerro&Partners (www.lerro.it), international law firm based in Roma, involved with business law, finance, contracts and negotiation, venture capital, competition, advertising, media and intellectual property (trademarks, copyright, patents, software), innovation. Very actively involved in advising and mentoring reward-based and equity-based crowdfunding platforms, as well as companies launching crowdfunding campaigns. International speaker, lecturer and writer about innovation and crowdfunding. Member of the ANNUAL WORLDWIDE COUNCIL OF GLOBAL CROWDFUNDING LEADERS, representing Italy (http://www.crowdfundingroadmap.com/bootcamp/). Company positions Former Managing Director, member of the board of directors and of the surveillance board of several companies in Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, engaged in the areas of management consulting, high tech, health care. Such companies operated mainly in English, while corporate documents were drafted in French for Luxembourg companies and in German for the German ones. Formerly sitting in boards of directors with: Elserino Piol (CEO Olivetti, founder of Pino Ventures and Kiwi investment funds), Ettore Pietrabissa (former General Manager at IRI, Banca di Roma, ABI), Alessandro Di Fiore (former CEO Cap Gemini Ernst&Young, now President ECSI and Harvard Business Review Italy), Andrea Zambon (former CEO Zambon Group, President YPA, CEO Kjos), Giampietro Leoni (former CEO Glaxo and President Farmindustria), Nicola Bulgari (President Bulgari s.p.a.). Public Administration’s mandate Former advisor of local and central Public Administrations, among which the Minister of Environment (Legal Expert and member of the “Segreteria Tecnica” from 1996 to 2004). Involved in assessing the impact of law actions and in drafting regulations and my job included to research about the existing regulations (at European Union, National and Regional level), to research Parliament paper, to draft or amend bills of law, resolutions, discussion paper, position paper, Decrees, official answers of the Minister in the Parliament.

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Personal data Italian, born in Roma on April 10th 1968. Father of three sons, Tommaso, Gabriele

and Federico. Lawyer, admitted to the bar association of Roma since 1994 (before Lower Courts since 1992); admitted to bar before the Supreme Court since 2008. Past Member of the Computer and Internet Commission at Roma Bar Association. Office in Roma, via F. Nardini 1/C, 00161 Tel. 06.833.69.086 Fax 06.833.69.087 Web: www.lerro.it Blog: www.avvocati.net [email protected] @alessandrolerro

http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?q=lerro+crowdfunding&sort=&co=&in=&at=

Professional activity Founder of Lerro&Partners (www.lerro.it), international law firm based in Roma, involved with business law, finance, contracts and negotiation, venture capital, competition, advertising, media and intellectual property (trademarks, copyright, patents, software), innovation. Very actively involved in advising and mentoring reward-based and equity-based crowdfunding platforms, as well as companies launching crowdfunding campaigns.

International speaker, lecturer and writer about innovation and crowdfunding. Member of the ANNUAL WORLDWIDE COUNCIL OF GLOBAL CROWDFUNDING LEADERS, representing Italy (http://www.crowdfundingroadmap.com/bootcamp/).

Company positions Former Managing Director, member of the board of directors and of the surveillance

board of several companies in Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, engaged in the areas of management consulting, high tech, health care. Such companies operated mainly in English, while corporate documents were drafted in French for Luxembourg companies and in German for the German ones. Formerly sitting in boards of directors with: Elserino Piol (CEO Olivetti, founder of Pino Ventures and Kiwi investment funds), Ettore Pietrabissa (former General Manager at IRI, Banca di Roma, ABI), Alessandro Di Fiore (former CEO Cap Gemini Ernst&Young, now President ECSI and Harvard Business Review Italy), Andrea Zambon (former CEO Zambon Group, President YPA, CEO Kjos), Giampietro Leoni (former CEO Glaxo and President Farmindustria), Nicola Bulgari (President Bulgari s.p.a.).

Public Administration’s mandate

Former advisor of local and central Public Administrations, among which the Minister of Environment (Legal Expert and member of the “Segreteria Tecnica” from 1996 to 2004). Involved in assessing the impact of law actions and in drafting regulations and my job included to research about the existing regulations (at European Union, National and Regional level), to research Parliament paper, to draft or amend bills of law, resolutions, discussion paper, position paper, Decrees, official answers of the Minister in the Parliament.

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CROWD-FUNDING CONFERENCES HIGHLIGHTS: 2014

Speaker at the “3rd Annual Global Crowdfunding Convention and Bootcamp”, Las Vegas, USA, (http://www.crowdfundingroadmap.com/bootcamp/), Oct. 23rd/25th, 2014.

2014

Speaker at “European Crowd Investment Industry Reunion”, MEDEF, Paris, France, May 23rd, 2014.

2014

Speaker at Silicon Valley Meets Crowdfunding, Palo Alto, San Francisco, USA, (http://svcrowdfundbeat.com/panels.html), Apr. 2nd/3rd, 2014.

2014

Speaker at European Crowdfunding Roundtable with The Soho Loft and Victoria Partners, Los Angeles, USA, (http://thesoholoft.com/conferences/european-crowdfunding-roundtable-with-the-soho-loft-and-victoria-partners/), March 30th, 2014.

2014

Speaker at Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti di Milano, Italy, March 24th, 2014.

2013

Speaker at the Real Estate Investing and Leading Crowdfunding Conference, 75 Wall st., New York City, USA, Oct. 14th, 2013 (http://www.avvocati.net/?p=254).

2013

Speaker at the 2nd Annual Global Crowdfunding Convention and Bootcamp, Las Vegas, USA (http://www.crowdfundingroadmap.com/bootcamp-2013/), Oct. 14th/16th, 2014.

2013

Speaker at the San Marino Innovation Forum representing Italy (http://www.avvocati.net/?p=266), Nov. 28th, 2013.

2013

Speaker at the SMAU Exhibitions and Conferences in Milano, Napoli, Bari and Roma since Oct. 23rd, 2013 throughout year 2013 and year 2014 (http://www.smau.it/speakers/alessandro.lerro/).

CROWD-FUNDING PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS: 2014

Book: “ITALIAN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING LEGISLATION – Laws and Regulations”, published in English (http://www.amazon.com/Alessandro-Lerro/e/B00HQEACD8).

2013

Book: “EQUITY CROWDFUNDING – Investire e finanziare l’impresa tramite internet”, published in Italian by Il Sole 24 Ore, Milano (http://www.amazon.com/Alessandro-Lerro/e/B00HQEACD8).

2014

Article “EQUITY CROWDFUNDING – L’esecuzione degli ordini”, published in Italian by Altalex (http://www.altalex.com/index.php?idnot=67430).

2014

Article “L’OCULUS SBANCA-CROWDFUNDING”, published in Italian by Etica NEWS (http://www.eticanews.it/2014/04/loculus-sbanca-crowdfunding/ ).

2014

Article “IL CROWDFUNDING AIUTA L’OCCUPAZIONE”, published in Italian by Etica NEWS (http://www.eticanews.it/2014/05/il-crowdfunding-aiuta-loccupazione/).

2014

Article “OUR CROWD: RACCOLTA RECORD DA $25ML”, published in Italian by Etica NEWS (http://www.eticanews.it/2014/04/ourcrowd-raccolta-record-da-25-mln/).

2013

Article “EQUITY CROWDFUNDING - Il Regolamento CONSOB in Gazzetta”, published in Italian by Altalex (http://www.altalex.com/index.php?idnot=63804).

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Article “EQUITY CROWDFUNDING, THE ITALIAN FRAMEWORK”, published in English by Crowdfund Insider (http://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2013/10/25182-equity-crowdfunding-the-italian-framework/).

2013

Article “OVERVIEW OF ITALY’S CROWDFUNDING RULES IN ONE PRESENTATION”, published in English by Crowdsourcing.org (http://www.crowdsourcing.org/editorial/overview-of-italys-crowdfunding-rules-in-one-presentation/29122).

2013

Article “PROTECTION OFFERED TO INVESTORS UNDER ITALY’S EQUITY CROWDFUNDING LAW”, published in English by Crowdsourcing.org (http://www.crowdsourcing.org/editorial/protections-offered-to-investors-under-italys-equity-crowdfunding-law/27455).

2013

Article “ITALY IS NEXT CROWDFUNDING PROMISED LAND”, published in English by Crowdsourcing.org, (http://www.crowdsourcing.org/article/italy-is-next-crowdfunding-promisedland/26965).

CROWD-FUNDING VIDEOS:

2014

Crowdfund Beat Television: “INTERNATIONAL CROWDFUNDING PANEL”, Palo Alto, in English (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeE9kW3BIUU).

2014

Crowdfund Beat Television: “CROWDFUNDING ROUND TABLE”, Palo Alto, in English (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuIJ3epDBks).

2014

Give Back: “EQUITY CROWDFUNDING” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-LN96HTWX4) in Italian.

2014

Mediterraneo News: “IL CROWDFUNDING” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6 pfQfNUHg8) in Italian.

2013

SKY TG 24 ECONOMIA: “IL CROWDFUNDING” (https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=nR-K6bOowBE) in Italian.

EDUCATION: 1992 - 1994 Basic and Advanced course in European Community Law managed by AIGE – Italian

Association of European Jurists. 1991 Summer Session in Rome 1991, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

(U.S.A.), in comparative law and international business. 1986-1990 Law Degree on April 5th, 1991 at L.U.I.S.S. - LIBERA UNIVERSITÀ INTERNAZIONALE

STUDI SOCIALI of Rome, with a paper on “Famous trademarks”. 1986 Degree with honour in classical matters by the San Leone Magno High School,

Roma. Languages - Italian: mother language

- English: professional and very fluent - German: basic level - Spanish and French: basic comprehension