Name: Mario J. Abate  

Languages spoken:  English, Italian, Spanish, French

Short personal and professional introduction:

Mr. Mario Abate holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II and a Juris Doctor degree from Temple University School of Law and Georgetown University  Law Center.  He is admitted to the bar of the States of New York and New Jersey and admitted to practice before the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States of America (June 1997).  Since 1987,  Mr. Abate has been working for Pavia e Ansaldo Studio Legale,  a renowned full-service law firm specialized in Corporate and Commercial law, Mergers and Acquisitions and Finance law .

Mr. Abate has a keen interest in education and has been a member of the Georgetown Undergraduate College Admissions Advisory Board and Georgetown University Law Center Alumni Admissions Interview Program.  He is also active in a number of charitable organizations.

Board role:

• Mr. Abate was appointed to the ASM Board of Trustees at the November 15^th 2012 Board meeting.