BonelliErede‘s legal risk, compliance and investigations team is sought out by companies to prevent fraud and corruption. The group also assists with responses to illegal conduct through internal investigation procedures. In February 2024, Alessandro De Nicola and Marco Dell’Antonia were recruited from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (along with Marco Giovanni Mancino and Laura Cappiello). De Nicola is a member of several 231 supervisory bodies; while Dell’Antonia advises on corporate governance, compliance, Decree 231 matters and internal investigations. The practice further comprises corporate compliance specialist Vincenzo Dell’Osso and internal corporate investigations practitioner Valentina Frignati.

DLA Piper's broad practice covers corporate compliance programmes, internal investigations, international sanctions, crime prevention, anti-money laundering, and anti-bribery and corruption. Other key areas are regulatory investigations, export controls, antitrust compliance, data protection compliance, and tax and budget fraud. The team is co-led by pharmaceutical and medical device industry specialist Raffaella Quintana, who is ‘one of the greatest compliance experts around’; and Antonio Carino, who defends major corporations against Decree 231-related criminal proceedings. The department also includes Francesco Lalli and Raffaele Perfetto, who both advise on corporate criminal liability matters.

Part of the firm’s corporate and commercial department, ADVANT Nctm 's compliance practice comprises specialists in the energy, transportation, infrastructure, life sciences, healthcare, and art and luxury sectors. Recent mandates include international trade sanctions, constructing integrated compliance systems, and establishing whistleblowing management systems. Raffaele Caldarone advises on governance, risk management and ethical issues; Luca Cavagnaro focuses on compliance work; and Paolo Gallarati is experienced in compliance and data protection. Another name to note, Laura Perrone's practice covers integrated internal control systems, the administrative liability of entities and whistleblowing schemes.

A&O Shearman, the result of a May 2024 merger between Allen & Overy LLP and Shearman & Sterling, covers anti-corruption, bribery, anti-money laundering and antitrust, along with data protection, product liability, sanctions, insider dealing, and financial and tax fraud. Francesca Petronio's practice encompasses internal investigations, compliance issues, and administrative and criminal liability; Livio Bossotto heads up the firm’s Italian employment and data protection team; Emilio De Giorgi leads the Italian antitrust offering; and Francesco Guelfi focuses on tax, regulatory and accounting issues. Providing further support, Veronica Rossetti ‘has terrific expertise in compliance’.

Bird & Bird's Italian team covers an array of compliance work, from regulatory compliance, Decree 231 matters, data protection and cybersecurity, to product compliance, antitrust, advertising pre-clearance, and consumer protection. Raimondo Maggiore assists with governance and internal control systems; Stefano Febbi's expertise includes regulatory compliance; and Simone Caddedu heads the firm’s Italian regulatory and administrative department. The practice further includes Rossella Sansone, an adviser to financial institutions on regulatory compliance; Federico Marini Balestra, who focuses on regulated sectors, such as TMT; and Mauro Turrini, who covers life sciences-related regulatory issues.

The white-collar crime and investigation practice at Chiomenti, which also houses specialists in data protection and cybersecurity law, acts for Italian institutional clients and foreign multinational groups from the production, commercial, financial and technology industries, on compliance matters. Business and corporate criminal law expert Francesco D’Alessandro advises on Decree 231-related corporate liability; Stefano Manacorda assists with corporate compliance; and Marilena Hyeraci is a compliance and investigations specialist. Pierluigi Perri heads the data protection and cybersecurity practice, while corporate criminal law practitioner Alain Maria Dell’Osso was promoted to partner in December 2023.

The compliance team in Clifford Chance's Milan office regularly acts in compliance-related enforcement actions. It also fields experts in compliance programmes, auditing, risk management and internal investigations. The group additionally advises in relation to criminal proceedings. Leading the Italian regulatory investigations and financial crime practice, Antonio Golino is experienced in the compliance side to internal systems and controls; Giuseppe Principato's track record encompasses corruption and environmental, tax and financial crime-related proceedings; and Stella Magistro advises on compliance, risk management, internal auditing, corporate governance, and criminal risk prevention systems.

In addition to participating in 231 advisory bodies, Deloitte Legal Italy -Società tra Avvocati a r.l.‘s 32-strong team assists with implementing, reviewing and updating organisational, management and control models. The group also advises on the compliance aspects of workplace health and safety, anti-corruption programmes, and whistleblowing systems. Heading the firm’s national corporate compliance practice, Josephine Romano assists national and international clients with implementing regulatory compliance programmes; and Ivana Azzollini regularly acts as a member of supervisory bodies. The department further includes Massimo Zamorani, Francesco Brunelli, Cecilia Pontiggia and Sonia Belloli.

Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria's Italian practice acts on the gamut of compliance, white-collar crime and internal investigations work.  Its coverage encompasses the criminal liability of corporations, anti-money laundering, private corruption, commercial fraud, directors’ liability, and regulatory and privacy compliance. ‘In a league of his own’, co-chair of the firm’s European compliance practice Bruno Cova leads the Milan group. Cova routinely acts on internal investigations and related corporate governance, while Mariafrancesca De Leo assists with internal investigations. Massimo Ugo Maria Contesso focuses on compliance and corporations’ administrative and criminal liability.

The 15-strong Italian team at Hogan Lovells International LLP acts across a range of areas where compliance issues may arise. Examples include antitrust, data privacy, investigations and white-collar crime, as well as environmental issues, tax, employment, product compliance and anti-money laundering. Francesca Angeloni is an environmental compliance specialist; Jeffrey Greenbaum leads the financial services regulatory practice in Italy; Massimiliano Masnada is a ‘standout partner’; Vittorio Moresco is employment head; and Francesca Rolla heads up the Italian Investigations, white-collar and fraud department. Giuseppe Aminzade and Alessandro Borrello are also experienced practitioners.

Studio Professionale Associato a Baker & McKenzie's corporate criminal lawyers are well known for setting up compliance models that aim to prevent the commission of white-collar and corporate crimes. The group also advises on the conduct  of internal investigations. Other key areas are bribery, corruption, tax crime, environmental compliance, and health and safety issues. Lorenzo De Martinis is an expert in technology-related compliance matters; Roberto Cursano advises on anti-bribery and trade compliance. Further names to note are Luca Bassi and Francesca Baratta, along with Riccardo Ovidi and Matteo Maria Morelli.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's Italian offices assist Italian and foreign companies with a range of compliance matters, including group governance restructuring to ensure all applicable laws are observed. Along with internal investigations, Andrea Mantovani's compliance practice covers personal data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, and the use of AI in contractual, pre-litigation and litigation contexts. Laura Prosperetti advises on the compliance side to the implementation of EU financial regulatory reforms.

Dentons' ‘excellent’ multidisciplinary compliance team in Milan covers criminal law, corporate compliance, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, employment, competition, and data protection. Matteo Vizzardi routinely assists with the drafting, updating and reviewing of organisational, management and control models; and Roberto Fabio Lipari assists with compliance and investigations. Joining from Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP’s Paris office in November 2023, internal investigations practitioner Arnaldo Bernardi ‘particularly stands out as an excellent compliance specialist’.

Gianni & Origoni fields experts in criminal offence-related corporate liability. The practice also covers privacy and data protection related matters, and the implications in Italy of international proceedings under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act. The practice is co-led by Federico Busatta, ‘an invaluable addition to any compliance project in Italy’; and product liability specialist Daniele Vecchi. Francesca Chiara Bevilacqua and Davide Alemanni are also experienced practitioners.

LCA Studio Legale advises companies on ongoing regulatory compliance issues, including Decree 231-related crime prevention activities, anti-money laundering regulations, and EU sanctions-related compliance. Maria Sardelli is a corporate liability specialist; Matteo Uslenghi assists several institutions with the adoption of organisational models; and Nicolò Pelanda's compliance practice covers corporate crime prevention, criminal liabilities involving corporate crises, and tax and bankruptcy crimes. The group also includes the ‘very proactive’ Giovanni Morgese, who was promoted to the partnership in January 2025.

Legance - Avvocati Associati's compliance team comprises specialists in regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption legislation, and Legislative Decree 231/2001. The group also covers banking and insurance compliance. Andrea Fedi has significant experience in compliance, privacy and anti-bribery matters; Marco Penna focuses on compliance with banking and financial services-related anti-money laundering procedures; and Niccolò Bertolini Clerici and Giuseppe Todaro are white-collar crime specialists.  Giuseppe Alessandro and Valentina Masi are other key practitioners.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's Italy practice advises international and Italian corporations across a range of sectors on compliance, governance and risk management. In addition to Law 231 matters, the group assists with whistleblowing protocols and procedures; and advises banking institutions and payment providers on anti-money-laundering obligations. Jean-Paule Castagno advises Italian and foreign companies on managing potential compliance risks, while Andrea Alfonso Stigliano assists companies with strengthening their internal systems and controls.

Pavia e Ansaldo's team is consistently mandated by healthcare, pharmaceutical and luxury retail businesses for compliance work, as well as telecoms, energy, transport and aviation clients. The group, which comprises international sanctions compliance experts, is headed by Mario Di Giulio, a specialist in the application of Italy’s 231/2001 legislation. Providing support, Caterina Luciani routinely advises on companies’ organisational models; and Filippo Fioretti assists with the implementation of antitrust compliance programmes.

Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati's compliance practice is well known for Legislative Decree 231/2001 matters, including the drafting and implementation of organisational, management and control models. The Milan team also covers ethics and whistleblowing, health and safety at workplace, and anti-corruption legislation. Practice leader Roberta Di Vieto is a member of the supervisory bodies of several major companies, including multinationals; and Daniele Ghedi's experience includes preparing and implementing organisational models.

bureau Plattner's Milan-based team predominantly assists international clients from the energy, real estate, automotive, food and media sectors. Simona Gallo has longstanding experience in compliance matters; Christoph Jenny advises German-speaking clients acquiring businesses in Italy; and Bolzano’s Carlo Gurioli assists with energy-related compliance. Massimo Petrucci is another key name.

CMS‘ Italy group, which advises on the liability of companies for crimes committed by their representatives or employees, has particular experience in advising the automotive industry on compliance. It also assists corporations and individuals with criminal proceedings and investigations. Emilio Battaglia heads up the fraud and corporate criminal defence department.

In June 2024, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle expanded its compliance offering through the recruitment of Gianluca Cattani from Studio Legale Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Cattani’s expertise includes anti-corruption and internal investigations, as well as export control, trade compliance and international sanctions. Edoardo Zucchelli also has notable compliance  experience.

Eptalex Garzia Gasperi and Partners' three-member department comprises experts in corporate compliance, the administrative liability of legal entities, data protection, anti-money laundering, and anti-corruption. Lorenzo Mulazzi has notable experience in corporate compliance, anti-money laundering, privacy and export control; while Erica Stragiotti's workload covers advice on legal entities’ administrative liability.

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP's Milan team advises boards, executives and supervisory boards on the assessment and management of potential criminal risks (in relation to corporate initiatives). The team also assists with compliance with Legislative Decree 231/2001’s corporate liability provisions. Enrico Maria Mancuso heads the corporate crime and investigations practice.

LP Avvocati's compliance practice is led from Rome by economic crime specialist Roberto Fiore; Teresa Campana, who is experienced in corporate criminal liability, anti-corruption and whistleblowing; and criminal law and compliance expert Viviana Bellezza. Areas of recent growth for the firm are whistleblowing and internal investigations, and sports sector-compliance.

Portolano Cavallo's compliance team covers corporate, antitrust, labour, privacy, product, and trade compliance. On the investigations side, the practice is experienced in white-collar crime, antitrust, securities, trade and product compliance. Irene Picciano advises on compliance matters involving the fashion, luxury, life sciences, automotive, consumer, and food and beverage sectors.

Jointly led by Giuseppe Di Masi and Marcello Trabucchi, SZA Studio Legale‘s compliance group advises organisations on planning, developing and reviewing organisational, management and control models. The firm’s lawyers are also regularly appointed as members of domestic and international companies’ supervisory bodies. Stefano Aldini is also a compliance expert.