Francesco is a criminal lawyer since 1993 and leads the italian White Collar Crimes Department.
Francesco is a Partner in our Milan office. He has more than 30 years' experience in criminal law, with specific focus in all white collar crimes sectors. He has assisted leading national and international clients, such as banks, insurance companies and international groups engaged in various business sectors (e.g., telecommunication, food, environmental services, transports, etc.), and natural persons, involved in proceedings which enjoyed great media coverage.
Francesco represented clients in some of the most important criminal proceedings tried in Italy in the last 25 years, such as “Parmalat,” “Cirio,” “Monte dei Paschi di Siena,” “Lodo Mondadori,” "SME-Ariosto” and “IMI-SIR.”
In several decades of practice, Francesco has developed a significant experience also in the sector of “Liability of entities for administrative offences deriving from crimes” pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01 (“Corporate crimes”), in relation both to assisting the accused Entities in criminal proceedings and to the creation/verification/implementation of Organisation, Management and Control Models as required by the relevant regulations. Francesco chairs and/or is member of several Supervisory Bodies.
Francesco represented clients in some of the most important criminal proceedings tried in Italy in the last 25 years, such as “Parmalat,” “Cirio,” “Monte dei Paschi di Siena,” “Lodo Mondadori,” "SME-Ariosto” and “IMI-SIR.”
In several decades of practice, Francesco has developed a significant experience also in the sector of “Liability of entities for administrative offences deriving from crimes” pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01 (“Corporate crimes”), in relation both to assisting the accused Entities in criminal proceedings and to the creation/verification/implementation of Organisation, Management and Control Models as required by the relevant regulations. Francesco chairs and/or is member of several Supervisory Bodies.
Francesco regularly writes ad publisches legal articles in various specialized magazines in relation to criminal matters, focusing on corporates' liability.
- 2021: ranked between the finalists of the award "Lawyer of the year White Collar Crimes" as Head of Eversheds Sutherland's italian criminal Department ("Legal Community Awards");
- 2016: won the award "Firm of the year Corporate Crimes" as partner of another Law Firm ("Legal Community Award");
- 2015: won the award "Firm of the year Tax Crimes" as partner of another Law Firm ("Top Legal Awards");
- 2015: won the award "Firm of the year Corporate Crimes" as partner of another Law Firm ("Le Fonti- International Award");
- 2013: won the award "Best Law Firm Financial Crimes" as partner of another Law Firm ("Le Fonti- International Award").
- Qualified to assist before the Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) and any other High Court in Italy
- Francesco is also member of the Board of the “Osservatorio dei penalisti multi practice”, an association which regroups the leaders of the criminal law departments of the most important multi-practice Law Firms