We assist Italian and foreign companies and individuals in all areas of criminal law, through the defense in criminal proceedings at their different stages.

The Criminal Law Department is composed by lawyers specialized in criminal law with a high level of competence both in dealing with matters relating to substantive criminal law and to criminal procedure issues, including comparative law.

The Team has significant experience in assisting defendants, victims of crime and civil offenders in criminal proceedings for corporate and bankruptcy offences, tax offences, environmental and occupational health and safety offences, banking and financial offences, crimes against Public Administration, crimes against property and fraud, cybercrime, privacy offences, and medical liability offences. Our criminal law experts also assist companies involved in criminal proceedings arising from the commission of those crimes provided for by Legislative Decree no. 231/2001.

As part of its judicial activity, the Department of Criminal Law also offers full assistance to defendants and foreign companies, with a multi-disciplinary approach involving lawyers experienced in International and European Law and in criminal law of other European and non-European countries. LMS lawyers also face with cross-border criminal cases involving different jurisdictions concerning judicial cooperation and collection of evidence abroad at European and international level.

With a view to risk prevention, the Firm has also developed a solid background in assisting companies and investors in the assessment of potential criminal risks related to certain operations or practices and in management of any critical issues, developing a reliable expertise also in carrying out Corporate Investigations.