Dario Gorji Varnosfaderani

Training

Law School for International lawyers, UFTDU; Executive Course in Islamic Banking and Finance, International Chamber of Commerce; Specialized Course in IP Management and Valuation, LUISS Guido Carli University; Master Degree in Law, University of Padua.

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Professional registers

Member of the Bologna Bar Association; Member of the Italian International Lawyers Association.

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Professional experience

Mr. Gorji specializes in various areas of international trade law, with a focus on export control, international economic sanctions, Iran and Ukraine. He coordinates the Assistance Desk for Trade Barriers and Intellectual Property created by the Italian Trade Agency of Kiev, since 2023. He provides legal advice and assistance to Italian and foreign companies regarding internationalization processes, such as offshoring, real estate, investments and international procurement in Ukraine, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates. He has worked in both Washington D.C. and Tehran, where he gained considerable experience with disputes among Western and Iranian companies, both in litigation and in international arbitration. As a result of his experience in the Middle East, Mr. Gorji also specializes in advising clients in hereditary successions regulated by Islamic law, including Shiite law and Iranian law. Mr. Gorji is legal advisor to international chambers of commerce and various industrial associations; He is also accredited by diplomatic missions in Italy and abroad. He regularly organizes seminars and training courses at the national and international levels on foreign investments, export control compliance, Russia and Belarus-related restrictive measures, Iranian law and Islamic law. Mr. Gorji was the author of the first guide in Italy on export control, the book “International sanctions, export control and compliance programs”, published by Wolters Kluwer; In Iran he published the book in Persian “Doing Business in Italy”,with Jangal Editions; He was one of the co-authors of the book “World Encryption Controls”, published by WorldECR.

 

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