Legal500 Bribery & Corruption Country Comparative Guide - Italy Chapter

30 minute read | July.05.2024

Jean Paule Castagno, Andrea Alfonso Stigliano and Chiara Bettinzoli of Orrick's Italy White Collar, Internal Investigations & Compliance team authored the 7th edition of the Italian Chapter for The Legal500 Bribery & Corruption Country Comparative Guide. This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Bribery & Corruption laws and regulations applicable in Italy.

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Jean-Paule Castagno Partner, White Collar Criminal Defense, Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations

Milan

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D:+39 02 4541 3800
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Practice:

White Collar Criminal Defense
Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations
White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

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Jean-Paule Castagno Partner

Milan

Jean-Paule has more than 20 years of proven experience in white collar and corporate investigation, managing all phases of crisis management, such as internal investigations – including those of a cross-border nature –, the court defence in the context of criminal proceedings and the sanction proceedings before the Supervisory Authorities, in the interests of both individuals and legal entities (according to the D. Legislative Decree no. 231/2001). Jean-Paule advises clients in high-profile and complex cases with specific reference to anti-money laundering, financial crimes, false accounting, bankruptcy offenses, tax crimes, corruption and bribery in both the public and private sector, environmental crimes, occupational health and safety offenses, intellectual property crimes, data protection and privacy crimes/cybercrime, and import/export sanctions.

Thanks to her broad experience in conducting internal investigation and assisting individuals and legal entities in criminal and sanctions proceedings, she has been involved in advising Italian and foreign companies to address potential compliance risks, in performing due diligence focused on risk management and compliance risk in the context of extraordinary transactions and IPOs as well as in preparing and updating compliance programs (adopted under Law No. 231/2001) and in leading relative training to the board and to the employees.

She has also been appointed as member and chairwoman of the surveillance committees (Organismo di Vigilanza) of many Italian and foreign companies.

Andrea Alfonso Stigliano Special Counsel, White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Milan

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D:+39 02 4541 3822
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Practice:

White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Whistleblower & Corporate Investigations
Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE)

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Andrea Alfonso Stigliano Special Counsel

Milan

Andrea has extensive experience in cases involving anti-money laundering and export sanctions, financial crimes, corporate crimes, bankruptcy offenses, tax crimes, corruption and bribery in both the public and private sectors, environmental crimes, occupational health and safety offenses, intellectual property crimes, data protection and privacy crimes/cybercrimes.

Before joining Orrick, Andrea worked in the Milan office of Clifford Chance for eight years and, in 2017, he spent six months in the London office working both on UK and transnational matters.

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