Federico Bracalente
Federico is an Of Counsel in the firm's Corporate Crime & Investigations practice.
As an experienced litigator and trial lawyer, Federico assists domestic and international companies across multiple industry sectors on all their white-collar and corporate crime matters.
He has extensive knowledge in the field of criminal litigation, risk and crisis management, compliance management systems and related organisational measures, as well as in conducting corporate internal investigations even across multiple jurisdictions.
Federico also has significant experience in the field of European sanctions regimes and related national implementation, advising primary international clients in this respect.
He currently serves as Chair of the Supervisory Bodies (Organismi di Vigilanza) of several leading multinational companies in the oil, steel, renewable energy and luxury goods sectors.
Frequent speaker at conferences on corporate criminal law and related corporate liability. Author of publications on corporate crime, compliance and investigations matters. Lecturer in postgraduate programs and professional training courses.
Federico is a member of the ECBA (European Criminal Bar Association) and of the Criminal Law Commission at the Milan Bar Council.
Accolades
- Recognised in the White Collar Crime – Elite ranking by Legalcommunity Under 40 2026 and 2025 – Italy & Iberia
- Recognised as "Rising star" for Dispute Resolution in Italy since 2020 by The Legal 500 EMEA
- Recommended in the compliance section of The Legal 500 EMEA 2021 rankings for Italy
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- the CEO of the Italian subsidiary of a world-leading US healthcare group in criminal proceedings concerning alleged bid-rigging in connection with COVID-19-related procurement. The proceedings have since concluded with a favourable outcome
- a world-leading French luxury group on a range of EU sanctions and compliance matters
- a leading Dutch multinational healthcare company on a complex internal investigation following the involvement of its employees in criminal proceedings concerning alleged offences against the public administration
- a leading French multinational banking group in connection with a EUR 150 million dispute involving European sanctions regimes
- a leading Japanese multinational logistics group involved as a victim of alleged fraud in criminal proceedings
- companies across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, banking, oil, steel, telecommunications, logistics, manufacturing, energy and luxury goods, on assessing and managing compliance risks and adopting organisational models designed to prevent corporate criminal liability.
Background
Federico graduated at the University of Bologna and attended a second-level university master’s degree in corporate crime at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.
