Lorenzo Cotula

Law and development, human rights law, international investment law, land governance and "land grabbing", law and political economy in natural resource investments, agriculture, extractive industries.

Extensive country experience in Africa and Asia, particularly low-income countries in these regions.

Research consultant to the Legal Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO); collaboration with two Italian NGOs.

Education
Postgraduate certificate in Sustainable Business, University of Cambridge; PhD in Law, University of Edinburgh; MSc in Development Studies (Distinction), London School of Economics; Degree in Law (cum laude), University "La Sapienza" of Rome.