Maria
Sardelli

Counsel
The best ideas do not come from reason, but from a lucid, visionary folly. Erasmus of Rotterdam

Maria mainly deals with corporate criminal law and provides judicial and non-litigation assistance to national-level public companies, as well as to companies operating in heterogeneous economic fields, ranging from sports to steel, from real estate to banking, advising on criminal issues characterizing the business activity.

Maria has gained considerable experience in criminal proceedings mainly concerning bankruptcy crimes, crimes relating to financial intermediation, tax crimes, banking crimes, crimes against the Public Administration, environmental and urban planning crimes, crimes relating to public procurement and privatization of public companies, crimes relating to safety and hygiene in the workplace, administrative offenses pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 231/01.

She has developed significant experience in the sector of Corporate Liability pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 231/01 and in the techniques for preparing suitable Organization, Management and Control Models, as well as the specific protocols required by the same decree, through a methodological approach aimed at identifying offense risk areas, assessing internal control systems and identifying corrective options. She also provides assistance in safety-at-work matters pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 81/2008 and in privacy issues. She finally holds the role of Supervisory Body and member of the Board of Statutory Auditors for several companies, including public ones.

By virtue of the international networks of firms she has collaborated with, she has acquired particular expertise in several matters involving multi-jurisdictional issues.

Maria has been a member of the firm since January, 2021. Her professional experience, which began in Rome at a major firm mainly dealing with white criminal law, has continued in Milan since 2002 as of counsel for “Coccia De Angelis Vecchio e Associati Law Firm”. In 2008, she became a partner of such firm and was entrusted with the management of the Criminal Law Department.
From 1990 to 2001, she worked as an expert for the Institute of Roman Law at the La Sapienza University of Rome.

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