Member Profile

Studio Legale Pulitanò - Zanchetti was founded by Professors and Attorneys Domenico Pulitanò and Mario Zanchetti in 2006, and is the result of a long and successful collaboration that lasts for over thirty years.

The Firm embodies the definitive union of the personality and professionalism of the two Professors, each of whom has a long experience in providing judicial and extra-judicial assistance to natural and legal persons involved (or potentially involved) in various ways in criminal proceedings, with particular reference to cases of a legal and economic nature.

The experience of the two professors was built on the double foundation of a solid interest in theoretical study and a constant daily contact with the evolution of techniques and instruments of the economic, financial and corporate world.

PRACTISE  The firm has important expertise in all areas of criminal law. Therefore, it is recognized as one of the most important Italian law firms of criminal law. Thanks to the language skills of the lawyers, the firm is able to provide legal assistance even in the event of cross-border events. The firm has a deep knowledge of criminal investigation and criminal defense and is able to provide legal assistance at every stage of the criminal process. The firm's activities include legal translations, transactions, legal advice and out-of-court assistance. The firm works with other professionals (accountants, engineers, economists, economists, forensics) to provide a high level of assistance. The firm has achieved considerable success in the most important Italian criminal proceedings.

The firm has important skills in each area of criminal law. Our firm is recognised as one of the most important Italian law firm by reference to criminal law. Because of language skills of lawyers, the firm can also guarantee legal aid for cross border events. The firm has an intimate knowledge of criminal investigation and criminal defense and it’s able to provide legal assistance for every step of criminal trial. The firm’s activities include legal translations, settlements, legal advices, extrajudicial assistance. The firm collaborates with other professionals (accountants, engineers, economists, forensic experts) to provide a high-level aid. The firm has obtained notable successes in the most important Italian criminal trials.

Banking and Finance.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Insurance

Transports and Logistics

Pharmaceuticas, Health Care and Life Sciences

Industrial & Manufacturing

IT & Digital Economy

The firm has extensive experience in proceedings that require a link between judicial, investigative and supervisory authorities of different countries and has built up long-standing and successful cooperation with leading international law firms. The firm's scientific and professional language skills and expertise in cross-border and cross-border white-collar crime enable it to offer high quality legal assistance and advice. The firm has participated in relevant multijurisdictional investigations, assisting Italian and international companies both as defence lawyers in court and in the conduct of internal investigations.

White collar crimes and Investigations. Bankruptcy crimes.Corporate crimes.Banking crimes.

Financial crimes. Tax crimes.Employment law crimes.

Criminal and Administrative Liability of corporations (Italian Legislative Decree no. 231 of 2001and connected International legislation)

Anti Bribery and AML

Corporate and commercial frauds

Crimes against the Public Administration and the public trust. Environmental crimes.Cyber crimes.

 A licensed attorney in Italy for 30 years, Mario Zanchetti is a full Professor of criminal law at the Carlo Cattaneo University of Castellanza, Italy, and is the founding partner of Studio Legale Pulitanò Zanchetti, located in Milan. Mr. Zanchetti practices extensively in business criminal law, criminal liability of corporations, banking and money laundering law and regulations, environmental crimes and criminal liability for industrial accidents. Over the top 30 years, as a Trial lawyer he has represented some of the top managers of Italian and multinational corporations, and the corporations themselves, in several high-profile cases. He is also a member of the national committee for AIDS and infectious and epidemic diseases at the Ministry of Health until 2000. Between 1992 and 1998 he was a criminal law researcher at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. Between 1998 and 2000 he was associate professor of criminal law at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Bari. Since 2000 he has been full professor of criminal law at the Carlo Cattaneo University of Castellanza. He was Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Carlo Cattaneo University of Castellanza from 2000 to 2012. He has been a member of the scientific committee of the Master in Pharmacology at the University of Milan since 2003 and is the author of over 60 publications on criminal law.

Is the author of more than 60 publications; the most recent ones are: " “Italy, in The International Investigations Review”, ed. Nicolas Bourtin, Law Business Research, 6a ed. London, 2016, pp. 168-180;

“Sanzioni e profili penali della disciplina degli abusi di mercato, la nuova Direttiva sulle sanzioni penali”, in Stefano Vincenzi, Mario Zanchetti, Andrea Zoppini, Market Abuse Regulation, le nuove regole sugli abusi di mercato, Amaranta, 2016, pp. 216-321.

Most recent conferences:

- La giustizia penale dopo la legge “Orlando”, 20.10.2017, Castellanza;

- Antiriciclaggio: obblighi, responsabilità, sistemi di gestione ed esperienze nella prospettiva della IV direttiva europea, 15.05.2017, Milano;

- Ne bis in idem: fra diritto penale e diritto amministrativo, diritto interno e diritto sovranazionale, 18.05.2016, Castellanza.

TopLegal Awards 2017 - Domenico Pulitanò

Professionista dell’anno: Ambientale

TopLegal Awards 2015 - Studio Legale Pulitanò Zanchetti

Studio dell’anno: Finanziario

TopLegal Awards 2014 – Studio Legale Pulitanò Zanchetti

Studio dell’anno: Ambientale

Le Fonti Awards 2018 – Law Firm of the Year – White Collar Crimes