ITALY Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Enrico Maria Mancuso, Federico Bracalente, Marco Accorroni and Marco Mariotti Herbert Smith Freehills
Herbert Smith Freehills operates from 23 offices across the UK, Asia, Australia, EMEA and North America, providing premium legal advice on dispute resolution, projects and transactions to the world’s most important organisations. The Milan corporate crime and investigations team, composed of four lawyers and one trainee, specialises in white-collar and corporate crime defence, internal investigations and compliance matters, offering comprehensive as - sistance to Italian and international companies and their senior executives. The firm’s expertise encom -
passes the full range of white-collar and corporate crime matters, including bribery and corruption, tax and financial crimes, public procurement offences, bankruptcy, fraud, cybercrimes and corporate liabil - ity. Among the most recent cases, the team has ad - vised a leading multinational manufacturer of medical devices involved in criminal proceedings for alleged bribery and fraud and a top manager of a primary Ital - ian banking group involved in criminal proceedings for fraud, private corruption and self-money-launder - ing.
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Enrico Maria Mancuso leads the Italian corporate crime and investigations practice at Herbert Smith Freehills. With 20 years of experience as a litigator and trial lawyer, he advises clients on white-
management systems, as well as in conducting corporate internal investigations across multiple jurisdictions. Federico also has significant experience in European sanctions regimes, advising primary international clients in this respect. He is a member of the ECBA and the Criminal Law Commission of the Milan Bar.
collar crime, including criminal litigation, investigations, compliance and crisis management. He represents domestic and international companies, and directors, in cases involving money laundering, corruption, fraud, market abuse and tax offences. Enrico is a full professor of criminal procedure law at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, teaching criminal procedure, evidence law and information security. He is a member of the AIDP, IBA and ECBA. Federico Bracalente is an of counsel in the Italian corporate crime and investigations practice of Herbert Smith Freehills. As an experienced litigator, he assists domestic and international companies across multiple industry sectors on all their white-collar and corporate crime matters. He has extensive knowledge in criminal litigation and compliance
Marco Accorroni is an associate in the Italian corporate crime and investigations practice at Herbert Smith Freehills. He focuses on white-collar criminal matters and civil and criminal litigation. Marco has
extensive experience assisting clients with inquiries from Italian prosecutors, regulatory authorities and US federal and state agencies. He represents companies and executives in disputes involving corporate wrongdoing and mass torts. Admitted to the Bar in New York and Rome, Marco holds an LLM from New York University, where he was a Hauser Global Scholar and researcher. He graduated in law from the University of Pisa and obtained a diploma in legal sciences from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.
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