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At the core of our legal assistance lies the individual – whether as a victim who has suffered a violation of their rights or as a suspect or defendant – in a criminal proceeding where we strive to ensure the full exercise of the right to defense. Our firm assists individuals throughout the process, taking care of technical, emotional, and reputational aspects at every stage, drawing on solid experience and continuous updating in matters of crimes against the person.

Our firm has a strong specialization in this field, consistently assisting companies operating in the financial, industrial, energy, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors, providing consultancy and defense activities related to the numerous and varied criminal risks inherent in business activities. This includes crimes related to workplace accidents, corporate crimes, bankruptcy crimes, also in light of the most recent legislation on business crises. We often work to provide assistance to company management in both structuring preventive risk mitigation actions and managing emergency situations that require assistance aimed at containing the risk of repetition or conducting internal investigations and audits aimed at implementing corrective actions and gathering defensive evidence.

The professionals at Studio Pisapia Pozzi Weiss possess extensive experience in this field, having dealt with the drafting of Models 231 and compliance programs or providing consultancy on corporate structures and governance for numerous companies in the industrial, financial, energy, healthcare, pharmaceutical sectors, as well as start-ups (with the design of lightweight and progressively growing compliance systems) and international groups with the related regulation of risk prevention tools concerning group dynamics and cross-border risks. We are also members of many Supervisory Bodies and provide legal representation to entities accused of violations under 231 regulations.

Studio Pisapia Pozzi Weiss provides consultancy services to SGRs (Asset Management Companies) and other financial institutions, assisting them in investigations and trials for market abuse offenses committed in regulated securities markets. The assistance provided is often carried out with a simultaneous consideration of the potential 231 aspects connected to the contested crimes or subject to consultancy, in order to strengthen the compliance tools adopted by coordinating them with the measures imposed by regulatory standards, that often overlap or otherwise deserve careful coordination. Additionally, we participate as members of broader teams in criminal-231 due diligence activities in favor of SGRs managing private equity funds or in the context of company acquisition operations.

We provide consultancy and judicial assistance to professionals and companies holding industrial and intellectual property rights that have been infringed, often within criminological dynamics that fall under unfair competition practices and therefore need to be managed from this particular perspective. This involves the parallel activation of precautionary measures or measures applied by customs authorities.

The Studio provides legal assistance to individuals, legal entities, professionals, and public officials involved in criminal proceedings for offenses against public administration. We also prepare anti-corruption compliance tools in both private contexts (by adopting 231 systems) and for public entities (by participating in instrumental activities for the adoption of Anti-Corruption Plans and related measures). Furthermore, we have participated in the defense of public officials involved in proceedings for bid rigging or disputes related to the management of public tenders. We are often called upon to conduct training activities, for personnel both public and private, on prevention of corrupt practices in business contexts.

We handle the defence of companies, professionals, and private individuals accused of construction-related offenses. Additionally, we handle, in a preventive or defensive manner, all criminal risks characterizing companies operating in the construction sector or conduct preliminary risk assessments associated with real estate projects.

We provide consultancy to companies and professionals, including other law firms and consulting firms, on issues of tax and customs criminal law and provide judicial assistance to entities and individuals accused of the same offenses. From this perspective we have also conducted tax and 231 risk assessment activities for large multinational industrial groups to assess the adequacy of existing measures and to structure additional reinforcement tools.

The Studio possess particular expertise in environmental criminal law, assisting individuals and legal entities involved in proceedings for environmental offenses with the support of a network of specialized technical consultants, and providing consultancy services, including 231 compliance, to multinational energy companies and waste management groups regarding environmental risks potentially associated with their specific business activities.

Many professionals in the Studio have participated over the years in the most notable healthcare-related trials held at the Milan Court. We specialize extensively in cases of medical malpractice, often undertaking the defense of professionals or, when the technical prerequisites are met, for the protection of injured parties. Given the specificity of the subject, we rely on a network of specialists and forensic doctors who can assist us in the necessary technical investigations.

Over the years, we have gained significant experience in the field of information criminal law, with particular attention to offenses such as defamation through press or internet, as well as offenses related to privacy violations. We have participated in nationally significant proceedings and collaborated with representative associations and specialized journals. We provide consultancy and assistance to individuals and legal entities involved in criminal proceedings both as defendants or injured parties. We also assist companies operating in the e-commerce and software development sectors, helping them assess and manage the risks associated with their activities. We have also been involved in criminal proceedings for offenses such as unauthorized access to computer systems and managed the related defensive investigation activities through the acquisition of forensic copies of company files or emails, according to the strict legal provisions allowing such technical activities.

The Studio undertakes the defense of juvenile offenders. We have acquired specific expertise and knowledge of the peculiarities of juvenile proceedings, necessary to ensure the best assistance to the minor. We are prepared to help them understand the seriousness of entering the criminal justice system and facilitate a swift exit through dialogue with all involved parties, with constant attention to upholding the principles of due process.

At the core of our legal assistance lies the individual – whether as a victim who has suffered a violation of their rights or as a suspect or defendant – in a criminal proceeding where we strive to ensure the full exercise of the right to defense. Our firm assists individuals throughout the process, taking care of technical, emotional, and reputational aspects at every stage, drawing on solid experience and continuous updating in matters of crimes against the person.

Our firm has a strong specialization in this field, consistently assisting companies operating in the financial, industrial, energy, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors, providing consultancy and defense activities related to the numerous and varied criminal risks inherent in business activities. This includes crimes related to workplace accidents, corporate crimes, bankruptcy crimes, also in light of the most recent legislation on business crises. We often work to provide assistance to company management in both structuring preventive risk mitigation actions and managing emergency situations that require assistance aimed at containing the risk of repetition or conducting internal investigations and audits aimed at implementing corrective actions and gathering defensive evidence.

The professionals at Studio Pisapia Pozzi Weiss possess extensive experience in this field, having dealt with the drafting of Models 231 and compliance programs or providing consultancy on corporate structures and governance for numerous companies in the industrial, financial, energy, healthcare, pharmaceutical sectors, as well as start-ups (with the design of lightweight and progressively growing compliance systems) and international groups with the related regulation of risk prevention tools concerning group dynamics and cross-border risks. We are also members of many Supervisory Bodies and provide legal representation to entities accused of violations under 231 regulations.

Studio Pisapia Pozzi Weiss provides consultancy services to SGRs (Asset Management Companies) and other financial institutions, assisting them in investigations and trials for market abuse offenses committed in regulated securities markets. The assistance provided is often carried out with a simultaneous consideration of the potential 231 aspects connected to the contested crimes or subject to consultancy, in order to strengthen the compliance tools adopted by coordinating them with the measures imposed by regulatory standards, that often overlap or otherwise deserve careful coordination. Additionally, we participate as members of broader teams in criminal-231 due diligence activities in favor of SGRs managing private equity funds or in the context of company acquisition operations.

We provide consultancy and judicial assistance to professionals and companies holding industrial and intellectual property rights that have been infringed, often within criminological dynamics that fall under unfair competition practices and therefore need to be managed from this particular perspective. This involves the parallel activation of precautionary measures or measures applied by customs authorities.

The Studio provides legal assistance to individuals, legal entities, professionals, and public officials involved in criminal proceedings for offenses against public administration. We also prepare anti-corruption compliance tools in both private contexts (by adopting 231 systems) and for public entities (by participating in instrumental activities for the adoption of Anti-Corruption Plans and related measures). Furthermore, we have participated in the defense of public officials involved in proceedings for bid rigging or disputes related to the management of public tenders. We are often called upon to conduct training activities, for personnel both public and private, on prevention of corrupt practices in business contexts.

We handle the defence of companies, professionals, and private individuals accused of construction-related offenses. Additionally, we handle, in a preventive or defensive manner, all criminal risks characterizing companies operating in the construction sector or conduct preliminary risk assessments associated with real estate projects.

We provide consultancy to companies and professionals, including other law firms and consulting firms, on issues of tax and customs criminal law and provide judicial assistance to entities and individuals accused of the same offenses. From this perspective we have also conducted tax and 231 risk assessment activities for large multinational industrial groups to assess the adequacy of existing measures and to structure additional reinforcement tools.

The Studio possess particular expertise in environmental criminal law, assisting individuals and legal entities involved in proceedings for environmental offenses with the support of a network of specialized technical consultants, and providing consultancy services, including 231 compliance, to multinational energy companies and waste management groups regarding environmental risks potentially associated with their specific business activities.

Many professionals in the Studio have participated over the years in the most notable healthcare-related trials held at the Milan Court. We specialize extensively in cases of medical malpractice, often undertaking the defense of professionals or, when the technical prerequisites are met, for the protection of injured parties. Given the specificity of the subject, we rely on a network of specialists and forensic doctors who can assist us in the necessary technical investigations.

Over the years, we have gained significant experience in the field of information criminal law, with particular attention to offenses such as defamation through press or internet, as well as offenses related to privacy violations. We have participated in nationally significant proceedings and collaborated with representative associations and specialized journals. We provide consultancy and assistance to individuals and legal entities involved in criminal proceedings both as defendants or injured parties. We also assist companies operating in the e-commerce and software development sectors, helping them assess and manage the risks associated with their activities. We have also been involved in criminal proceedings for offenses such as unauthorized access to computer systems and managed the related defensive investigation activities through the acquisition of forensic copies of company files or emails, according to the strict legal provisions allowing such technical activities.

The Studio undertakes the defense of juvenile offenders. We have acquired specific expertise and knowledge of the peculiarities of juvenile proceedings, necessary to ensure the best assistance to the minor. We are prepared to help them understand the seriousness of entering the criminal justice system and facilitate a swift exit through dialogue with all involved parties, with constant attention to upholding the principles of due process.

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