‘The best team for compliance matters in Italy‘, BonelliErede‘s multidisciplinary corporate compliance and investigations-focused team handles both anti-corruption and corporate criminal liability issues. The firm owns beLab, an alternative legal service provider with a compliance management and investigations business unit, which is led by former associate Michela Maccarini. Genoa-based practice head and ‘very committed expert‘ Alessandro Musella focuses on corporate fraud, directors’ liability, internal controls, and compliance. At managing associate level in Milan, Vincenzo Dell’Osso specialises in corporate compliance, while Valentina Frignati is a corporate internal investigations expert.

The compliance and investigations practice at Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP houses a go-to team for advice on corporate governance and internal controls. It also assists with risk analysis and structuring compliance programmes that are based on anti-corruption laws. Practice head Bruno Cova is ‘fantastic at managing internal expectations‘. Additional partner-level support is provided by ‘outstanding professional‘ Gianluca Cattani and Roberta Battistin. Within the associate pool, Massimo Ugo Maria Contesso is also a key team member. Francesca Petronio left the firm in late 2022.

DLA Piper‘s Italy practice is sought out for its expertise in corporate compliance programmes, internal investigations, international sanctions, crime prevention, and anti-bribery and corruption. It is also active in AML matters, regulatory investigations, antitrust and data protection compliance, and tax and budget fraud-related investigations. Raffaella Quintana, who ‘achieves positive results‘, advises on corporate criminal liability charges, fraud and corruption issues, and Antonio Carino assists with the implementation of compliance programmes and defence-side investigations. Legal directors Raffaele Perfetto and Francesco Lalli and active lawyer Veronica Rossetti are also key team members.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe‘s broad practice comprises sanctions law, corporate criminal liability, anti-mafia preventive measures, health, safety and environmental regulation, and privacy and cybersecurity matters. The team also assists both corporations and financial institutions with their corporate governance, compliance and disclosure needs, and it is experienced in developing global compliance programmes and anti-bribery policies. Practice head Alessandro De Nicola is a renowned global compliance specialist, Jean-Paule Castagno is a Decree 231 expert, and Marco Dell’Antonia ‘understands companies’ needs perfectly‘. Other active advisers are Marco Mancino, of counsel Ivan Rotunno, and special counsel Laura Cappiello.

Part of the firm’s corporate and commercial department, ADVANT Nctm‘s compliance practice ‘understands the needs of international companies operating in Italy‘. It has notable industry expertise in energy, transportation (by air, sea and road), infrastructure and life sciences, with recent developments including the launch of a white-collar crime practice. Practice leader Raffaele Caldarone is particularly focused on the company law aspects of corporate governance issues and compliance schemes. Compliance specialist Luca Cavagnaro, who was elevated to equity partner during 2021 and recently admitted to the International Chambers of Commerce Fraudnet Future Network, ‘deserves a special mention‘.

Bird & Bird‘s compliance group covers regulatory compliance, corporate governance in light of Decree 231, and data protection, cybersecurity and product compliance. Other areas include advertising pre-clearances, consumer protection and antitrust issues. Clients also benefit from the team’s sector expertise in financial services, life sciences and TMT. Raimondo Maggiore is a financial regulation expert, Stefano Febbi‘s practice includes regulatory compliance work, and Simone Caddedu is a regulatory, antitrust and public procurement specialist. The other co-heads are Rossella Sansone, who advises on the regulation of financial markets, and EU and competition partner Federico Marini Balestra.

Experienced in criminal defence, regulatory enforcement and compliance, Clifford Chance‘s compliance team is part of the firm’s regulatory investigations and financial crimes practice. The group designs, implements and executes compliance programmes, including systems and controls that prevent criminal offences, and assists, as internal investigator, with remedying legal and regulatory violations. The practice of team leader Antonio Golino includes compliance matters involving internal systems and controls. At counsel level, Giuseppe Principato is experienced in criminal defence work for corporate entities and individuals, while Pasquale Grella is an experienced senior associate.

Hogan Lovells International LLP has a strong track record in internal investigations, criminal law, privacy and data protection, along with corporate matters, taxation, and product liability and compliance. Additional specialisms are media, technology, competition, commercial and environmental law, and health and safety. Jeffrey Greenbaum is financial institutions head; Francesca Rolla assists with product litigation and compliance, and investigations; and Sabrina Borocci is an antitrust specialist. Other co-heads are employment head Vittorio Moresco; Italian litigation and arbitration leader Christian Di Mauro; and Massimiliano Masnada, who advises on privacy and data protection.

Legance - Avvocati Associati‘s multidisciplinary practice advises on regulatory compliance, AML issues, anti-corruption legislation, Decree 231, and banking and insurance compliance. Andrea Fedi is experienced in compliance, privacy and anti-bribery; Marco Penna focuses on AML work, as well as the drafting procedures for banking and financial services; and Niccolò Bertolini Clerici‘s expertise includes Decree 231-related criminal proceedings. Other key advisers are general counsel Valentina Masi and senior associate Giuseppe Todaro.

Chiomenti acts for multinational companies on a range of compliance work. Francesco D’Alessandro advises on bribery, corruption, financial crime, bankruptcy, tax and environmental crime, along with corporate liability. At of counsel level, white-collar crime expert Stefano Manacorda coordinates the Rome team; Alain Maria Dell’Osso focuses on bankruptcy, market abuse and tax law matters; and Marilena Hyeraci is a recent hire from Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

Advising domestic companies and international groups, Deloitte Legal Italy -Società tra Avvocati a r.l.‘s practice assists with the implementation, review and updating of organisational, management and control models. The team also advises on the implementation of the compliance requirements under health and safety in the workplace legislation. Josephine Romano is a corporate governance and compliance specialist, with further partner-level support provided by Ivana Azzollini, Massimo Zamorani and Francesco Brunelli.

Gianni & Origoni‘s ‘dedicated team‘ advises on corporate liability for criminal offences, and privacy and data protection-related issues. It also fields specialists in the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 and the UK Bribery Act 2010; assists with the establishment of compliance programmes; and implements anti-corruption systems, including for whistleblowing. The expertise of trial specialist Federico Busatta extends to compliance and white-collar crime cases, while associate Francesca Chiara Bevilacqua focuses on corporate criminal liability.

Pavia e Ansaldo has longstanding expertise in healthcare and pharmaceuticals-related compliance work. The practice also regularly works alongside the firm’s competition team in relation to national and EU regulatory issues, particularly antitrust and consumer law compliance. It additionally advises on compliance with regulatory law involving telecoms, agri-food, unfair commercial practices, and product distribution and merchandising. Practice leader Mario Di Giulio is the current president of Standard & Poor’s’ Italian supervisory body.

CMS‘ Italy compliance practice assists both corporations and individuals in criminal proceedings and investigations in relation to bribery and corruption, money laundering, and tax offences. It also advises on environmental and health and safety matters, and insider trading and market manipulation. Emilio Battaglia is experienced in criminal matters involving companies’ corporate management.

Dentons‘ full-service, multidisciplinary compliance team covers criminal law, corporate compliance, anti-bribery, AML, anti-corruption, and data protection compliance. Heading the Italian litigation and dispute resolution practice, Sara Biglieri advises on corporate compliance; Matteo Vizzardi assists with organisational, management and control models; and Roberto Fabio Lipari is ‘top class for complex investigations‘.

LCA Studio Legale recently bolstered its compliance practice through the recruitment of Maria Sardelli from Coccia De Angelis Vecchio & Associati Studio Legale e Tributario. Sardelli is experienced in Decree 231-related corporate liability issues, and is flanked by criminal law partner Matteo Uslenghi and Nicolò Pelanda, a corporate and public administration criminal lawyer.

The multidisciplinary regulatory, compliance and data protection group at Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati covers Decree 231 work, data protection and anti-corruption matters, internal investigations, health and safety at work issues, and foreign compliance laws. Roberta Di Vieto drafts and applies crime prevention-related organisational models, while associate partner Mattia Salerno is ‘a highly qualified lawyer‘. The firm also recently introduced Compliance Day, a day entirely dedicated to the subject of corporate compliance and attended by professionals, authorities and trade associations.