Sergio Spagnolo
Born in Milan, Italy on 14/9/1962.
He graduated from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. He started his professional activity in the law firm of Professor Federico Stella, in Milan, where he has been working for more than ten years.
In 2001 he co-founded the associated law firm “Studio Legale Brusa Spagnolo Tosoni Carelli”.
During the course of his professional activity, he specialized in criminal law in the field of financial and Corporate crimes (including laundering crimes, fiscal criminal law, bankruptcy), Public Administration crimes, intellectual property crimes and in general, in culpable crimes related to professional negligence (i.e. medical liability), and work accidents, corporate administrative liability (ex D.lgs. 231/01), environmental legislation, crimes related to privacy violation and protection of sensitive data.
In particular, he holds defence counsel position in the main criminal court cases of the past years such as: the court case for bankruptcy and market rigging by Parmalat, the court case for banking crimes by Banca Popular di Lodi, the so-called “Telecom affair” case, the court case for bankruptcy against the Chiefs of Capitalia, and many trials related to environmental law and health legislation violations (in particular about asbestos exposition).
He co-operates with several Italian and international law firms (USA, UK, Switzerland and France) and he provides assistance and criminal counselling – as well as in relation to the above matters – also in relation to proceedings brought by CONSOB and Bankitalia.
He is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy and member of IBA (International Bar Association).
He regularly holds conferences on corporate administrative liability (ex D.Lgs. 231/01), criminal liability of companies’ directors and statutory auditors, work accidents, trademark law and on public administration cases.
He provides consultancy activities about the corporate administrative liability (ex D.Lgs. 231/01), also participating in the drafting of the models for the prevention of crimes inside the corporation. He also provides consultancy activities for the
preparation of the models for the prevention of crimes connected to privacy regulations.
He has been the supervisor president (ex D.Lgs. 231/01) of an international food/no food company, and continues providing legal opinions on 231 law and in general 231 crimes.
He speaks English and French fluently.
