Dr. Eugenio Vaccari
(Senior Lecturer in Law – Royal Holloway, University of London)
eugeniovaccari@royalholloway.ac.uk
rpafdnetwork@gmail.com
PERSONAL PROFILE
Eugenio joined Royal Holloway, University of London in January 2021 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in law in November 2022. He currently serves as the UG Programme Lead for the “Law with” programmes. He holds an LL.B. and an LL.M. from the University of Modena (Italy), a PG Cert. from the University of Bologna (Italy), an LL.M. from the London School of Economics and a PhD from City, University of London. Previously, he lectured at the University of Essex, focusing on company and insolvency law.
A qualified Italian lawyer, Eugenio specialises in sustainable restructuring practices, particularly for local entities in financial distress. He is an Academic Fellow of the Middle Temple and a lead consultant for the World Bank, working on a project exploring the link between climate change and insolvency. Eugenio is also actively involved in several leading insolvency organisations, including III NextGen Class XI, INSOL International, INSOL Europe and the UK Insolvency Lawyers’ Association. He is board member of the III NextGen Executive Committee and co-chair of the Emerging Scholars Group at the Insolvency Law Academy. Eugenio previously chaired INSOL ERA (Early Researcher Academics) and served on the board of YANIL. He is co-editor of the INSOL Europe Academic Forum (IEAF) Conference Proceedings, sits on the editorial board of INSOL i-Read, and is a peer-reviewer for some top academic journals. In his career, Eugenio has received numerous awards, including the silver prize in the 2022 competition in International Insolvency Studies organised by the International Insolvency Institute.
Eugenio’s primary research interests include the financial distress of local public entities and the role of insolvency and restructuring law in mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable development, particularly in alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: “Sustainable Cities and Communities”, UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: “Climate Action”, and UN Sustainable Development Goal 16: “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions”. He has also led projects on student debt and discrimination in bankruptcy access for ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities at the local Legal Advice Centre.
- PhD at City, University of London
- LL.M. in Corporate Law at London School of Economics and Political Science
- PG Cert (Hons) in Public and European Law at Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna
- LL.M. (Hons) at the University of Modena and Reggio nell’Emilia
- LL.B. (Hons) at the University of Modena and Reggio nell’Emilia
- Corporate Insolvency Law and Protection of Vulnerable Stakeholders
- Insolvency and Climate Change
- Local Public Entities in Distress
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cross-Border Insolvency Law
- Harmonisation of Insolvency Law
- Personal Bankruptcy and Impact on Marginalised Communities
2025
- E Vaccari, LN Coordes, Y Marique and G Quinot, Municipalities in Financial Distress: An Environmental, Social and Governance Critique (EE Publishing, 2025)
2024
- E Vaccari and D Ehmke, ‘Environmental Liabilities in Insolvency’ in E Ghio and E Vaccari (eds), The Perpetual Renewal of European Insolvency Law (INSOL Europe 2024)
- E Vaccari, S Guo and R Parry, ‘Cracking the Code: Navigating the Debt Crisis of Chinese Local Governments and LGFVs in China’ (2024) I.I.R. (submitted)
2023
- E Vaccari and T Van Ho, ‘Insolvency Law Through the Lens of Human Rights Theories’, in E Ghio, JLL Gant and J Wood (eds), Re-examining Insolvency Law and Theory: Perspectives for the 21st Century (EE Publishing 2023)
- E Vaccari, LN Coordes and Y Marique, ‘Toward a Model Law for the Treatment of Distressed Local Public Entities’ (2023) 98(2) Chicago-Kent L. Rev. 339-360
- E Vaccari, LN Coordes and Y Marique, ‘Global Trends in the Treatment of Local Public Entities in Distress: A Principled Approach’ (2023) 32(1) I.I.R. 93-121
2022
- E Vaccari, Y Marique and LN Coordes, When Liquidation is Not an Option: A Global Study on the Treatment of Local Public Entities in Distress (INSOL International, 2022)
- E Vaccari, Y Marique and LN Coordes ‘Collectivity and Equality (Pari Passu) in the Treatment of Local Public Entities in Distress’ in E Vaccari, Y Marique and LN Coordes, When Liquidation is Not an Option: A Global Study on the Treatment of Local Public Entities in Distress (Insol International, 2022) 1-34
- E Vaccari and Y Marique, ‘Local Public Entities in Distress – A Critical Analysis of the English Approach’ in E Vaccari, Y Marique and LN Coordes, When Liquidation is Not an Option: A Global Study on the Treatment of Local Public Entities in Distress (Insol International, 2022) 156-180
- E Vaccari, ‘A Modular Approach to Restructuring and Insolvency Law: Executory Contracts and Onerous Property in England and Italy’ (2022) 31(5) Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice (West) 534-589
2019
- E Vaccari, ‘Essential Contracts and Termination Clauses: The Case of Waste Management Licenses under English Corporate Insolvency Law’ in Jennifer L. L. Gant (ed), Party Autonomy and Third-Party Protection in Insolvency Law (INSOL Europe, 2019) 39-54
2017
- E Vaccari, ‘Municipal Bankruptcy Law: A Solution Which Should Not Become a Problem’ (2017) 5 NIBLeJ 02
Discover the other team members
Prof. Laura N Coordes
(Professor of Law – Arizona State University)
Prof. Emanuele Padovani
(Professor of Management – University of Bologna)
Dr. André Lino
(Lecturer in Accounting – University of Essex)
Prof. Geo Quinot
(Professor of Law – Stellenbosch University)
Prof. Yseult Marique
(Professor of Law – University of Essex)
Dr. Eugenio Vaccari
(Senior Lecturer in Law – Royal Holloway, University of London)