Eugenio joined Royal Holloway, University of London in January 2021. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in law in November 2022. He is currently the “Law with” UG Programme Lead. Eugenio obtained his LL.B. from the University of Modena (Italy), a PG Cert. from the University of Bologna (Italy), his LL.M. from the LSE and his PhD at City, University of London. He also worked at the University of Essex as a lecturer in company and insolvency law.

Dr. Vacari’s is a qualified Italian lawyer specialized in corporate insolvency and bankruptcy law. He is an active member of several leading institutions in the field, including III NextGen Class XI, INSOL International, INSOL Europe and the Insolvency Lawyers’ Association (UK). He is chair of INSOL ERA (Early Researcher Academics) and a member of the board of YANIL. Eugenio is co-editor of the INSOL Europe Academic Forum (IEAF) Conference Proceedings, member of the editorial board of INSOL i-Read, and he is a peer-reviewer for some leading academic research journals. In his career, Eugenio has received several awards and prizes, including the silver prize for the 2022 competition in International Insolvency Studies organised by the International Insolvency Institute.

Dr. Vaccari’s main areas of interest are the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of corporate insolvency law and abusive practices in insolvency, particularly in relation to the use of ipso facto clauses and the treatment of local public entities in distress. Eugenio has also co-ordinated some funded projects on student debts and discrimination in access to bankruptcy procedures by members of ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities at the local Legal Advice Centre.