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Sandra Berretti, born in Massa Marittima on January 22, 1968, graduated with honors in Law from the University of Pisa, where she wrote her thesis in Constitutional Law under the supervision of Professor Giuseppe Volpe, with whom she later collaborated in academic work.

After completing her legal traineeship at the Barbieri–Borsacchi Law Firm in Pisa, where she is now a partner, she was admitted to the Pisa Bar Association. She practices in the civil law field, with particular focus on civil and medical liability, as well as family and juvenile law, including in international contexts. She has attended advanced training courses in European law and has extensive litigation experience before both ordinary courts and juvenile courts. She is also a professional family mediator, certified by the Co.Me.Te. Center.

Since 2023, she has served as a Board Member of the Pisa Bar Association and Coordinator for the Training Committee. She has been a member of AIAF (Italian Association of Family Lawyers) since 2008, where she has held leadership positions (and remains a member of the National Board of Directors). She actively participates in conferences, seminars, and activities related to training, monitoring, research, and study groups.

Alongside her legal career, she earned a piano diploma from the “P. Mascagni” Conservatory in Livorno (1990). She is passionate about classical music, reading, and painting, and has an excellent command of English and French.

email @ avv.berretti@barbieriborsacchi.com

Silvia Taccini  was born in Pisa on August 10, 1977, where she also began and developed her educational and professional career.

After obtaining her scientific high school diploma from Liceo Scientifico U. Dini in Pisa, she graduated with highest honors (summa cum laude)  in Law from the University of Pisa, defending a thesis in Civil Law entitled “Minor Age and Civil Liability” (supervised by Prof. Francesca Giardina).

Continuing along the same academic path, she was awarded a research scholarship funded by the Commission for International Adoptions (Department of Social and Family Policies) to pursue a Ph.D. in Private Law at the “U. Natoli” Department of Private Law, University of Pisa. She successfully completed her doctoral studies with a dissertation entitled “The Adopted Child Between Biological Origins and Reception: Family, Truth, Identity” (supervisor: Prof. Francesca Giardina), earning the title of Doctor of Philosophy in Private Law.

She completed her legal traineeship at the Barbieri & Borsacchi Law Firm, where she later qualified as a Lawyer and is now enrolled with the Pisa Bar Association. She practices both independently and in ongoing collaboration with Barbieri Borsacchi & Partners, focusing on civil law and civil procedure, particularly in the areas of personal law, family law, and juvenile law.

On March 21, 2025, she obtained the qualification of Specialist Lawyer in the Law of the Person, Family Relations, and Minors.

Since March 1, 2023, she has served as the Coordinator of the Pisa Section of AIAF (Italian Association of Family and Juvenile Lawyers), and since December 16, 2024, she has been a member of the Regional Executive Committee of AIAF Tuscany.

Since 2019, she has regularly been appointed as a special curator for minors by the Juvenile Court of Florence, and since 2022, also by the Ordinary Court of Pisa.

From 2020 to 2023, she served as a Subject Expert (Cultore della materia) in Private Law at the Department of Political Science, University of Pisa, where she conducted seminars on juvenile law.

She is the author of several scholarly articles and essays on family and juvenile law, and she promotes, coordinates, and organizes accredited training events for lawyers. She also frequently participates as a speaker at conferences, workshops, and round tables at both national and regional levels.

email @

avv.silviataccini@gmail.com