Prof Avv Francesco Bruno > B - Health, Safety & Environment > Rome, Italy > Lawyer Profile

B - Health, Safety & Environment
Corso d’Italia, 29 00198 Roma
Italy

Position

Founding Partner

Career

Francesco is an attorney qualified for the Higher Courts and Full Professor at the Campus Bio-medical University of Rome (UCBM). He has been Visitor at Columbia Law School of New York (Center of Climate Change Law) in 2012, Visiting Faculty at UCLA School of Law in 2013 and 2014 and Visiting Researcher at Florida International University (FIU) in 2015. He is the author of over 100 scientific publications, books, papers, essays and articles.

In Environmental and H&S Law, Francesco assists multinational companies and primary Italian companies with reference to criminal responsibility (environmental crimes and the safety of citizens and workers), administrative (sanctions, authorization procedures, relations with the public administration and appeals) and civil responsibility, providing legal assistance both in Court and by supporting Clients in the ordinary or extraordinary management of the company.

In the field of Food Law, he has gained relevant experience regarding the entire food chain, relations with consumers and in all matters relating to product safety, under the various criminal, administrative and civil profiles. He is “probiviro” of “Federalimentare” since 2021 and a member of the National Food Safety Committee (CNSA) since 2022.

Languages

Italian , English

Lawyer Rankings

Italy > Compliance

(Firms to watch)

The compliance practice at B – Health, Safety & Environment is co-led from Rome by Francesco Salvi, an expert in crime prevention and compliance management, who regularly participates in anti-corruption and whistleblowing-related supervisory bodies; and public, environmental and health and safety lawyer Francesco Bruno.

Italy > Administrative and public law

B – Health, Safety & Environment is a go-to administrative law boutique for high-stakes environmental matters. The team is practised in the management of remediation procedures with environmental aspects, the management of operations for industrial sites and the drafting of internal processes and policies related to sustainability. Regularly called upon by multinationals, Matteo Benozzo advises on waste management and environmental law matters. He leads the team alongside Francesco Bruno, who regularly carries out environmental risk assessments and due diligence for transactions. Ginevra Brutto is another key contact in the team.

Italy > Industry focus: Food

With a strength in advising clients on EU regulations, B – Health, Safety & Environment regularly advises clients within the food industry on labelling, hygiene, transport, food chain traceability and environmental matters. When necessary, the firm is also well-versed in dispute representation. The team is led by Francesco Bruno, who represents clients in administrative, civil and criminal law proceedings.