Teaching & Speaking

The same deals, three kinds of room.

Practitioner teaching in finance law across three continents — for masters students, for senior bankers and legal leaders, and for researchers and policymakers.

Teaching at the European University Institute, Florence

Masters-level courses · LLM

Postgraduate law schools

Intensive coursework taught from real transactions and live regulation. In the Australian rooms, students sit alongside working practitioners — which sharpens every discussion.

Melbourne Law School · University of Melbourne
Impact Investing; International Sustainable Finance, Law & Practice — LLM intensives.
Sydney Law School · University of Sydney
International Financial Transactions, Law & Practice; International Sustainable Finance — LLM.
Erasmus School of Law · Rotterdam
AI in Legal Practice — lectures for masters-level students.
Executive & professional education

For senior bankers and legal leaders

Practitioner-register teaching that gets to the strategic and practical implications fast — no patronising explainers.

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management — Asia Banking Academy
Sustainable finance for senior bankers and executives.
AI in Legal Practice — the masterclass
For General Counsel, partners, senior associates and legal ops. See the masterclass →
Guest teaching, lectures & summer schools

Across Europe and the Asia-Pacific

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Guest law sessions, and the Summer School for students from Asia — international sustainable finance.
European University Institute · Florence
Sustainable finance and green bonds, for researchers and policymakers.
Leiden University
Guest lectures on climate litigation for masters students.
University of Otago · New Zealand
Invited guest lecture on international sustainable finance.

Where it happens

The rooms and the campuses.

European University Institute, Florence — villa and gardens
European University Institute · Florence
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management campus at dusk
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
University of Sydney campus
Sydney Law School · University of Sydney

What students say

Real feedback from the room.

“A very pedagogical and caring teacher — you can tell he wants to teach, and it's a contagious passion. He made sure the class was constantly engaged.”

LLM student · Int'l Sustainable Finance, Sydney · 2026

“JJ is very engaging, and while the topic is challenging he explains it in a way that is easy to understand — with a real-life example for every topic.”

LLM student · Int'l Sustainable Finance, Sydney · 2026