Criminal defence and Decree 231 compliance in Italy

Row of old leather-bound law books: Decree 231 and criminal law in Italy
Corporate criminal law and Decree 231 in Italy, explained in English for foreign groups.

Soardi Studio Legale is a criminal law firm with offices in Bergamo and Brescia, in the industrial heart of Lombardy. We assist Italian subsidiaries of foreign groups on corporate liability under Decree 231 in Italy and defend companies and their managers in Italian criminal proceedings. We work with headquarters in English.

In fact, under Decree 231/2001 a company in Italy can stand trial next to its managers for offences committed in its interest. For this reason prevention and defence are two sides of the same work, and we handle both.

Decree 231 services in Italy for foreign groups

Model 231 for your Italian subsidiary

Risk assessment and drafting of the organisational model required by Articles 6 and 7 of the Decree, aligned with group policies, with an English working copy for headquarters.

External Supervisory Body

In addition, appointments as single-member Supervisory Body (Organismo di Vigilanza) or as member of a board, with an annual plan of checks and reports in English.

Defence in Decree 231 proceedings

Then, if something happens, defence of the company after a search, a seizure or a charge: interim measures, remedial steps under Article 17, trial and appeal.

Internal investigations in Italy

Finally, investigations after a whistleblowing report, an accounting anomaly or an accident, run within Italian rules on employees, privacy and criminal procedure.

How we work on Decree 231 matters in Italy

  • One lawyer holds the file from start to finish: Avv. Stefano Soardi.
  • Calls and written reports for headquarters in English; documents for Italian authorities in Italian.
  • Fees agreed in writing before the work starts, as Italian professional rules require.
  • Meetings in Bergamo, in Brescia, at the company's premises or remotely.

Offices and contact

Bergamo: Via dei Partigiani 5, 24121 Bergamo. Brescia: Via Armando Diaz 1b, 25121 Brescia. Besides, the firm acts throughout Italy and in cases with a cross-border side.

Write to info@studiosoardi.com or call +39 035 236659. Italian version of the site: soardistudiolegale.it.