20 leading criminal law lawyers in Italy in 2026
Impact Lawyers' editorial selection brings together twenty professionals with particularly significant experience in criminal law in Italy. Lawyers are listed alphabetically by surname: the table order does not establish internal positions or identify one professional as superior to another.
| Lawyer | Firm | Main profile |
|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Pistochini | Pistochini Avvocati | White-collar defence and complex criminal litigation |
| Andrea Puccio | Puccio Penalisti Associati | White-collar crime, investigations and corporate liability |
| Antonio Carino | DLA Piper | Corporate crime, investigations and international compliance |
| Armando Simbari | Simbari Avvocati Penalisti | Fraud, tax offences and internal investigations |
| Ciro Pellegrino | Gianni & Origoni | White-collar crime, investigations and compliance |
| Enrico Maria Mancuso | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer | Investigations, fraud, corruption and criminal litigation |
| Fabrizio Reggiani | Studio Legale Paola Severino | Criminal compliance, anti-money laundering and corporate liability |
| Francesco Centonze | CentonzeLex | Corporate, tax and environmental crime and sanctions |
| Francesco D'Alessandro | Chiomenti | Corporate, financial, tax and environmental crime |
| Francesco Mucciarelli | Studio Mucciarelli | Financial and corporate crime and market abuse |
| Giovanni Morgese | LCA Studio Legale | Tax, corporate and customs crime and compliance |
| Giuseppe Fornari | Fornari e Associati | White-collar crime, compliance and corporate proceedings |
| Giuseppe Iannaccone | Iannaccone e Associati | White-collar crime, insolvency and financial markets |
| Jean-Paule Castagno | BIP Law & Tax | White-collar crime, investigations and compliance |
| Marco Calleri | Studio Mucciarelli | White-collar crime and financial criminal litigation |
| Matteo Uslenghi | LCA Studio Legale | Corporate crime and Legislative Decree 231/2001 liability |
| Maurizio Bellacosa | Studio Legale Paola Severino | White-collar crime and corporate liability |
| Nicolò Pelanda | LCA Studio Legale | Corporate, tax and public-administration offences |
| Paola Severino | Studio Legale Paola Severino | White-collar crime, corruption and high-stakes criminal litigation |
| Raffaella Quintana | ADVANT Nctm | Corporate crime, corruption and entity liability |
How the ranking was prepared
This selection was built from scratch through Impact Lawyers’ own editorial review of professional and public information available through 2026. It does not reproduce or adapt the order of third-party directories, awards or rankings. Profiles were identified and cross-checked using current professional biographies, official law-firm information, publicly verifiable matters and transactions, publications, institutional and academic activity and international experience.
For this practice area, particular attention was paid to criminal defence, white-collar crime, investigations, corruption, fraud, corporate criminal liability and criminal procedure.
The editorial assessment combines five dimensions:
- Depth, continuity and genuine specialisation in the practice: 30%.
- Complexity and relevance of publicly verifiable matters, transactions or responsibilities: 25%.
- Technical command and ability to handle complex matters within the specialty: 20%.
- Professional leadership, independent judgement and ability to lead significant mandates: 15%.
- International profile and doctrinal, academic or institutional contribution: 10%.
Impact Lawyers' own editorial approach
Inclusion does not depend on firm size, media visibility or presence in other rankings. The selection is intended to reflect different practice models, combining major firms, specialist boutiques and professionals with a particularly distinctive individual track record. The apparent number of wins, transactions or clients is not used as an automatic measure because public information is uneven and many matters remain confidential.
How to interpret the selection
This ranking is an editorial snapshot of the market based on public information available in 2026. It does not measure fees, guarantee outcomes or claim that any included professional is the right choice for every matter. The choice of counsel should take into account the precise specialty, potential conflicts of interest, jurisdiction, availability, language, budget and relationship of trust.
Professional careers and firm structures can change. Future editions should therefore verify partner moves, new firms, changes of role and potential incompatibilities before publication.
