Francesco Isolabella

Practice Areas

Bank and Financial

Corporate and Bankruptcy

Tax

Crimes against the Public Administration

Corporate liability pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/01 (defence of the entity pursuant to Law 231/01, 231 models, compliance programmes, prevention of corruption)

Medical, Hospital and Pharmaceutical

Environmental Crime and Workplace Safety

Image, Honour and Reputation

Navigation

Artistic Heritage Protection

Family and Sexual Integrity

Career

Francesco Isolabella is a criminal lawyer and partner of the law firm Studio Isolabella, founded in the 1960’s by his father Lodovico.

He specialises in corporate criminal law and focuses specifically on in- and out-o-court defence and consultancy for both Italian and foreign companies and physical persons, in connection with financial, banking, bankruptcy, tax and environmental crimes, libel and medical liability.

He has acted as defense counsel for directors and officers of foreign banks and rating agencies in several major Italian cases of market manipulation and bankruptcy, as well as in major cases involving other financial and corporate crimes.

Francesco has also gained significant experience in the field of criminal liability for legal entities (pursuant to Law 231/01): he has defended primary international groups under trial in connection with Law 231/01 (in cases focusing on financial crime, corporate crime, international corruption, etc.). He is a consultant on “231 Principles and Models”, internal investigation activities, and on the implementation of compliance programmes, also acting under “emergency” conditions.

He provides assistance to foreign clients in the implementation of criminal corporate liability regulations in their various forms (for example, USFCPA, UK Bribery Act, Italian Law 231/01, Ley Organica in Spain, etc.), drafting 231 cross-border Organizational Models applicable to foreign and multinational companies aimed at the prevention of crime in connection with cross-border and transnational operations.

Francesco Isolabella has often lectured as keynote speaker in conferences and seminars. He is a member of the Scientific Committee for the master course “Criminal Liability for Collective Entities Pursuant to Law 231/01” organised by the University of Milan. He also teaches the master course “Financial Markets Law” at the University of Milan, and the Law & Business Master at the Il Sole 24 Ore Business School.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association

American Bar Association

Annual participation at Global Forum on Corporate Criminal Liability

AIAS - Associazione Italiana Ambiente e Sicurezza (Italian Environment and Safety Association)

Personal

He has been identified as “Thought Leader” by Who’s Who Legal Rankings in “Investigations” category.

From 2020 to 2023 Studio Isolabella was selected by Sole24Ore and Statista among the “Studi legali dell’Anno – Diritto Penale” (Law Firms of the Year – Criminal Law).

Languages Spoken

Italian, English