Carlo Scollo Lavizzari, is a lawyer qualified in South Africa, England & Wales, and Switzerland. Carlo specializes in intellectual property protection and by now has more than 18 years of work experience with law firms in Africa, Europe, Switzerland and the United States of America. He is a strategist and problem solver in negotiations, conflict resolution and policy, participating actively in global advocacy for norm setting and in litigation. Carlo is fluent in four languages: German, English, French and Italian, and has a very basic proficiency in Chinese.

Frequent speaker and presenter at conferences, author of numerous publications in the fields of copyright and intellectual property law

Recent Publications:
Licensing Practices in a Global Digital Market, IPA Publication October 2020
Overview of STM Research Publishing and Licensing Practices: Carlo Scollo Lavizzari
https://www.internationalpublishers.org/images/aa-content/our-industry/state-of-publishing-reports/IPA-Licensing-practices-global-digital-market-Ch-6-Carlo-Scollo-Ok-final.pdf
 
Cross-Border Copyright Licensing,Law and Practice, 1st edition, 2018 
Elgar Intellectual Property Law and Practice series Edited by
Carlo Scollo Lavizzari, Lenz & Caemmerer, Basel, Switzerland and
René Viljoen, Motion Picture Association, Belgium
Copyright Licensing can no longer be considered purely from the perspective of the licensor’s home territory. This practical and wide-ranging reference work provides comprehensive coverage of the law and practice of cross-border licensing in a number of major territories, including China, the EU, India, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, and the USA.
https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/cross-border-copyright-licensing