Anti-Corruption 2026

ITALY Law and Practice Contributed by: Alessandro Pistochini, Francesca Lazzeri, Andrea Gaudio and Guido Stampanoni Bassi, Pistochini Avvocati Studio Legale

Pistochini Avvocati Studio Legale was founded in 2020 and has a team of ten legal professionals based in Milan. The firm provides corporate criminal law as - sistance to leading Italian and international clients and law firms. The firm’s lawyers have postgraduate specialisations in criminal law and advise companies and individuals on preventive steps and, in the judi -

cial phase, on criminal business law issues. In light of this specialisation, Pistochini Avvocati has been involved in many relevant cases concerning crimes in the areas of public administration, tax, finance, the environment and the criminal liability of legal entities under Legislative Decree No 231/2001.

Authors

Alessandro Pistochini has a PhD in comparative criminal law. With over 20 years’ experience as a practitioner, he founded Pistochini Avvocati Studio Legale in 2020. Alessandro assists Italian and foreign clients with issues

Andrea Gaudio was named partner of Pistochini Avvocati Studio Legale in

2020. He has gained significant experience in specialised areas of criminal corporate law, with specific regard to public administration, environment, tax and property crimes. Andrea also deals with all the main issues concerning the administrative liability of legal persons and he is chairman or member in various supervisory bodies of leading companies pursuant to Legislative Decree No 231/2001. He has been enrolled at the Milan Bar Association since 2013.

relating to corporate criminal liability, and he has advised in many well-known white-collar crime cases. He has written extensive scientific papers for legal journals and is a member of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Milan and the International Bar Association.

Francesca Lazzeri has been a partner at Pistochini Avvocati Studio Legale since 2020. She is a Supreme Court attorney with expertise in corporate criminal law, focusing on health and safety, environmental law, bankruptcy

Guido Stampanoni Bassi has been a partner at Pistochini Avvocati Studio Legale since 2020. Member of the Criminal Justice Commission of the Milan Bar Association and of the Constitutional Court Commission of

and crimes against the Public Administration. She has extensive experience in corporate liability under Legislative Decree No 231/2001, also representing legal entities in criminal proceedings. In addition, she serves as chairperson and member of the Supervisory Bodies of several leading Italian companies. She has been a member of the Milan Bar Association since 2006.

the Italian Union of Criminal Lawyers, he has held teaching positions at several Universities and at the Italian School for the Judiciary (Scuola Superiore della Magistratura), where he coordinated working groups on anti-corruption and corporate liability. He is specialised in white-collar crime, corporate criminal liability and extradition proceedings.

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