Chiara qualified as a lawyer in Italy in 2005. She attended Cambridge University as a visiting Post-graduate student in 2004 and 2007 and was awarded a PhD in European Criminal Law in 2008. In the past Chiara has worked for several years as a researcher at the Faculty of Law of the University of Palermo, Italy and has produced an expert’s reports in the case of Edmond Arapi v Court of Genoa (2010), which raised significant media attention and was ultimately taken on by Fair Trials International.
Chiara joined 121 Law Associates in October 2013. Her passion for immigration, human rights and criminal justice issues translate into active participation to professional organisations and preparation of research papers for publication.