AREAS OF ACTIVITY
STUDIO LEGALE PELLEGRINO
BUSINESS CRIMES
Studio Legale Pellegrino advises companies, entrepreneurs and senior executives in criminal proceedings relating to all major offences connected with business activities, including corruption and other crimes against the Public Administration, money laundering, corporate, banking and financial crimes, tax and bankruptcy offences, as well as violations concerning workplace health and safety, environmental law and cybercrime. The Firm’s assistance covers every stage of the proceedings, from investigations through trial, with an approach designed to combine effective defence strategy with the protection of corporate and reputational interests.
DEFENSIVE INVESTIGATIONS AND INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS
Studio Legale Pellegrino supports companies in fact-finding activities by conducting internal investigations aimed at identifying potential irregularities and guiding informed remedial decisions. Such activities are carried out with the utmost confidentiality, in accordance with international standards (ISO 37008:2023) and industry best practices, and with the support of a long-standing network of technical consultants.
The Firm also conducts defensive investigations (including preventive investigations) pursuant to the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure, ensuring confidentiality and the full procedural admissibility of the evidence collected.
DATA PROTECTION, CYBERSECURITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Studio Legale Pellegrino operates at the intersection of criminal law, technology and compliance, assisting companies, public and private entities and Data Protection Officers (DPOs) in proceedings relating to cyber offences and violations connected with the processing of personal data.
Ciro Pellegrino, Professor of Law of Investigations and Privacy Law, has recognised expertise in both academic and professional contexts. All professionals of the Firm combine integrated legal and technical expertise in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, providing advice and defence in the areas of data protection, incident response, criminal liability and relations with supervisory and enforcement authorities.
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY PURSUANT TO LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 231/2001
Studio Legale Pellegrino provides comprehensive assistance in relation to Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, including the defence of entities and top management in criminal proceedings, the design and updating of organisational, management and control models, as well as training programmes for employees and third parties.
Professionals of the Firm serve as members and chairpersons of Supervisory Bodies (Organismi di Vigilanza) of leading Italian companies and multinational groups.
SPORTS LAW
Ciro Pellegrino is lead counsel to theFederazione Italiana Tennis e Padel and has top-tier experience in national and international sports litigation.
Studio Legale Pellegrino advises federations, athletes and executives in disciplinary and arbitral proceedings, including cases involving sports fraud and doping, and has represented clients before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, the independent tribunals of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF), as well as theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
The Firm’s approach combines expertise in corporate criminal law with a deep understanding of the rules and dynamics of the sports regulatory system.
